BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

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	BUSINESS ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company acquired various businesses and related assets for approximately $47.3 in cash (net of cash acquired). The purchase consideration for all acquisitions year to date has been allocated to the estimated fair market value of the net assets acquired, including approximately $24.8 in identifiable intangible assets and a residual amount of goodwill of approximately $22.1. These acquisitions were made primarily to extend the Company's geographic reach in important market areas, enhance the Company's scientific differentiation and to expand the breadth and scope of the Company's CRO services.

The Company divested its food solutions and forensic testing services business in the U.K. and the U.S. in 2018. Total operating income for the three divested businesses was $2.0 for the three months ended March 31, 2018.