Comprehensive (Loss) Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive (Loss) Income/Capital Stock [Abstract]

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Note 8 — Comprehensive (Loss) Income

     Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to Amscan Holdings, Inc. consisted of the following:

	Three months ended						Nine months ended
	September 30,						September 30,
	2011			2010			2011			2010
Net (loss) income attributable to Amscan Holdings, Inc.	$	(5,922	)	$	4,603		$	6,046		$	20,651
Net change in cumulative translation adjustment		(8,212	)		2,993			(4,662	)		886
Change in fair value of interest rate swap contracts, net of income tax expense of $-, $804, $830, and $1,040		—			1,370			1,414			1,771
Change in fair value of foreign exchange contracts, net of income tax expense (benefit) of $22, $(206), $(107), and $135		38			(351	)		(182	)		230
Comprehensive (loss) income	$	(14,096	)	$	8,615		$	2,616		$	23,538