Venezuela Currency Remeasurement	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
Venezuela Currency Remeasurement	17. Venezuela Currency Remeasurement Since January 1, 2010, the three-year cumulative inflation for Venezuela using the blended Consumer Price Index and National Consumer Price Index has exceeded 100%. As a result, Venezuela’s economy is considered highly inflationary and the financial statements of the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries are remeasured as if the functional currency were the U.S. Dollar. Prior to March 31, 2014, the financial statements were remeasured based on the official rate determined by the government of Venezuela. On February 8, 2013, the government of Venezuela changed its primary fixed exchange rate from 4.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, devaluing the Bolivar by 32%. This devaluation resulted in a pre-tax loss of $3.2 million ($2.0 million after-tax), of which $1.0 million was recognized as a loss attributable to noncontrolling interests during the six months ended June 30, 2013. During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Venezuelan government expanded the operation of the Supplementary System for the Administration of Foreign Currency (“SICAD 1”) currency exchange mechanism for use with certain transactions. In addition, the Venezuelan government also began operating the SICAD 2 exchange which the government indicated is available to all entities for all transactions. The Venezuelan government has indicated that the official rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar will be reserved only for settlement of U.S. Dollar denominated purchases of “essential goods and services.” As of June 30, 2014, the SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 exchange rates were 10.6 and 50.0 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, respectively. While there is considerable uncertainty as to the nature, amount and timing of transactions that will be settled through SICAD 1 and SICAD 2, beginning March 31, 2014, certain assets of the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries were remeasured at the SICAD 2 rate as the Company believes those assets will ultimately be utilized to settle U.S. Dollar denominated liabilities using SICAD 2. Remaining net monetary assets were remeasured at the SICAD 1 rate, as the Company believes SICAD 1 will be applicable for future transactions, and dividend remittances, if any, from the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, certain transactions pending approval at the official rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar were approved, resulting in foreign exchange gains. As a result of the remeasurement at the SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 rates and foreign exchange gains resulting from certain transactions approved at the official rate during the three months ended June 30, 2014, a net pre-tax gain of $3.2 million ($0.9 million after-tax) was recognized in net investment and other expense, of which $0.7 million was included in income attributable to noncontrolling interests. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, a pre-tax loss, net of foreign exchange gains, of $18.6 million ($14.0 million after-tax) was recognized in net investment and other expense, of which $6.4 million was included in loss attributable to noncontrolling interests as a result of the remeasurement at the SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 rates. Because the SICAD exchanges are auction-based and auctions are held periodically during each quarter, the exchange rates available through SICAD will fluctuate over time, which will cause additional remeasurements of the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries’ local currency-denominated net monetary assets and further impact ongoing results. The operating results of the Venezuelan subsidiaries, one of which is the operating entity and a 50.1% owned joint venture, are not significant to the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

Venezuela Currency Remeasurement

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

17. Venezuela Currency Remeasurement

Since January 1, 2010, the three-year cumulative inflation for Venezuela using the blended Consumer Price Index and National Consumer Price Index has exceeded 100%. As a result, Venezuela’s economy is considered highly inflationary and the financial statements of the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries are remeasured as if the functional currency were the U.S. Dollar. Prior to March 31, 2014, the financial statements were remeasured based on the official rate determined by the government of Venezuela. On February 8, 2013, the government of Venezuela changed its primary fixed exchange rate from 4.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar to 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, devaluing the Bolivar by 32%. This devaluation resulted in a pre-tax loss of $3.2 million ($2.0 million after-tax), of which $1.0 million was recognized as a loss attributable to noncontrolling interests during the six months ended June 30, 2013.

During the three months ended March 31, 2014, the Venezuelan government expanded the operation of the Supplementary System for the Administration of Foreign Currency (“SICAD 1”) currency exchange mechanism for use with certain transactions. In addition, the Venezuelan government also began operating the SICAD 2 exchange which the government indicated is available to all entities for all transactions. The Venezuelan government has indicated that the official rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar will be reserved only for settlement of U.S. Dollar denominated purchases of “essential goods and services.” As of June 30, 2014, the SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 exchange rates were 10.6 and 50.0 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar, respectively. While there is considerable uncertainty as to the nature, amount and timing of transactions that will be settled through SICAD 1 and SICAD 2, beginning March 31, 2014, certain assets of the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries were remeasured at the SICAD 2 rate as the Company believes those assets will ultimately be utilized to settle U.S. Dollar denominated liabilities using SICAD 2. Remaining net monetary assets were remeasured at the SICAD 1 rate, as the Company believes SICAD 1 will be applicable for future transactions, and dividend remittances, if any, from the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries. During the three months ended June 30, 2014, certain transactions pending approval at the official rate of 6.3 Bolivars per U.S. Dollar were approved, resulting in foreign exchange gains. As a result of the remeasurement at the SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 rates and foreign exchange gains resulting from certain transactions approved at the official rate during the three months ended June 30, 2014, a net pre-tax gain of $3.2 million ($0.9 million after-tax) was recognized in net investment and other expense, of which $0.7 million was included in income attributable to noncontrolling interests. During the six months ended June 30, 2014, a pre-tax loss, net of foreign exchange gains, of $18.6 million ($14.0 million after-tax) was recognized in net investment and other expense, of which $6.4 million was included in loss attributable to noncontrolling interests as a result of the remeasurement at the SICAD 1 and SICAD 2 rates.

Because the SICAD exchanges are auction-based and auctions are held periodically during each quarter, the exchange rates available through SICAD will fluctuate over time, which will cause additional remeasurements of the Company’s Venezuelan subsidiaries’ local currency-denominated net monetary assets and further impact ongoing results. The operating results of the Venezuelan subsidiaries, one of which is the operating entity and a 50.1% owned joint venture, are not significant to the Company’s consolidated results of operations.

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The entire disclosure for foreign currency transactions and translation. This may include description of foreign currency transactions, foreign currency gains and losses, explanation of change in cumulative translation adjustment, description of effect of subsequent foreign currency exchange rate change, cumulative translation adjustment movement, foreign currency translation adjustment by component movement, translation adjustment for net investment hedge movement, adjustment for long-term intercompany transactions, schedule of long-term intercompany balances and any other foreign currency transactions and translation related items.

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