BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2019

Segment Reconciliation of Operating Income to Consolidated [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

The table below represents information about the Company’s reporting segments for the three months ended March 31, 2019, and 2018:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2019			2018
Revenues:
LCD	$	1,722.0		$	1,770.2
CDD	1,074.7			1,078.5
Intercompany eliminations	(5.5		)	(0.4		)
Revenues	2,791.2			2,848.3
Operating earnings:
LCD	268.3			303.4
CDD	88.0			38.6
Unallocated corporate expenses	(38.1		)	(36.6		)
Total operating income	318.2			305.4
Other income (expense), net	(63.5		)	(63.9		)
Earnings before income taxes	254.7			241.5
Provision for income taxes	68.8			69.0
Net earnings	185.9			172.5
Less (earnings) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	(0.3		)	0.7
Net income attributable to Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings	$	185.6		$	173.2