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Financial Instruments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 29, 2012
Financial Instruments [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments

14.  Financial Instruments

At June 29, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s financial instruments consisted primarily of cash and cash equivalents, billed receivables, trade accounts payable, long-term debt (i.e., Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes and CODES) and foreign currency forward contracts. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, billed receivables and trade accounts payable are representative of their respective fair values because of the short-term maturities or expected settlement dates of these instruments. The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s long-term debt and foreign currency forward contracts are presented in the table below.

 

                                 
    June 29, 2012     December 31, 2011  
    Carrying
  Amount  
    Estimated
  Fair Value  
    Carrying
  Amount  
    Estimated
  Fair Value  
 
    (in millions)  

Senior Notes (1)

  $   2,939      $   3,168      $   2,938      $   2,940   

Senior Subordinated Notes (1)

    498        511        498        513   

CODES(1)

    689        673        689        658   

Foreign currency forward contracts (2)

                       

 

 

(1) 

The Company measures the fair value of its long-term debt using Level 2 inputs based primarily on current market yields for its existing debt traded in the secondary market.

(2) 

See Note 15 for additional disclosures regarding the notional amounts and fair values of foreign currency forward contracts.