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Fair Value Measurement
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value Measurement [Abstract] 
Fair Value Measurement

16. Fair Value Measurement

Certain assets and liabilities are required to be recorded at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company's only assets and liabilities adjusted to fair value on a recurring basis are pension and other postretirement plan assets, foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps. See Note 15 for further discussion on the fair value of the Company's foreign exchange forward contracts and interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.

In addition to assets and liabilities that are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis, the Company is required to record certain assets and liabilities at fair value on a nonrecurring basis, generally as a result of acquisitions or the remeasurement of assets resulting in impairment charges. See Note 2 for further discussion on the fair value of assets and liabilities associated with acquisitions. Assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis subsequent to initial recognition during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are summarized below:

 

See Note 14 for the fair value of the Company's debt.