Impact Of ASC Topic 810 On Accounting For Whitehall	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Impact Of ASC Topic 810 On Accounting For Whitehall Group [Abstract]
Impact Of ASC Topic 810 On Accounting For Whitehall	3. Impact of ASC Topic 810 on accounting for Whitehall In June 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on variable interest entities. ASU 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810) Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities ("VIE"), amended prior guidance requiring an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise's variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a VIE. Determining who consolidates a VIE is based on two requirements: (i) who has the power over key decisions, and (ii) who has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. If one party has both, then that party consolidates the entity. Power is based on who controls the decisions that most significantly impact the economic activities of the entity. ASU 2009-17 was effective for the Company from January 1, 2010. Due to the revision of ASC Topic 810, including the redefining of 'control', and because the day-to-day control over the business has been delegated to the CEO—Mark Kaufman and the list of activities for which the Company has overview is limited, the Company changed the accounting treatment for its 49% voting interest in Whitehall from consolidation to the equity method of accounting. Adoption of the requirements of ASC Topic 810 resulted as of December 31, 2009 in a net decrease in assets of $108 million, liabilities of $85 million and non-controlling interest of $23 million As of December 31, 2010 the Company held 50% minus one vote of the voting power and 80% of the total economic shares of Whitehall. For details on Whitehall acquisition please refer to Note 2.

3. Impact of ASC Topic 810 on accounting for Whitehall

In June 2009, the FASB issued new guidance on variable interest entities. ASU 2009-17, Consolidations (Topic 810) Improvements to Financial Reporting by Enterprises Involved with Variable Interest Entities ("VIE"), amended prior guidance requiring an enterprise to perform an analysis to determine whether the enterprise's variable interest or interests give it a controlling financial interest in a VIE. Determining who consolidates a VIE is based on two requirements: (i) who has the power over key decisions, and (ii) who has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. If one party has both, then that party consolidates the entity. Power is based on who controls the decisions that most significantly impact the economic activities of the entity.

ASU 2009-17 was effective for the Company from January 1, 2010. Due to the revision of ASC Topic 810, including the redefining of 'control', and because the day-to-day control over the business has been delegated to the CEO—Mark Kaufman and the list of activities for which the Company has overview is limited, the Company changed the accounting treatment for its 49% voting interest in Whitehall from consolidation to the equity method of accounting.

Adoption of the requirements of ASC Topic 810 resulted as of December 31, 2009 in a net decrease in assets of $108 million, liabilities of $85 million and non-controlling interest of $23 million As of December 31, 2010 the Company held 50% minus one vote of the voting power and 80% of the total economic shares of Whitehall. For details on Whitehall acquisition please refer to Note 2.