Derivative Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Derivative Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Derivative Financial Instruments

Note 23. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company, based on market conditions, enters into forward contracts to manage foreign exchange risk. The Company enters into forward contracts to hedge forecasted transactions based in certain foreign currencies, including the Euro, Canadian Dollar and Yen. These forward contracts have been designated and qualify as cash flow hedges, and their change in fair value is recorded as a component of other comprehensive income and reclassified into earnings in the same period or periods in which the forecasted transaction occurs. To qualify as a hedge, the Company needs to formally document, designate and assess the effectiveness of the transactions that receive hedge accounting. The notional dollar amount of the outstanding Euro forward contracts at December 31, 2011 are $34 million, with average exchange rates of 1.4, with terms of primarily less than one year. The Yen forward contracts expired during 2011. The Company reviews the effectiveness of its hedging instruments on a quarterly basis and records any ineffectiveness into earnings. The Company discontinues hedge accounting for any hedge that is no longer evaluated to be highly effective. From time to time, the Company may choose to de-designate portions of hedges when changes in estimates of forecasted transactions occur. Each of these hedges was highly effective in offsetting fluctuations in foreign currencies.

The Company also enters into forward contracts to manage foreign exchange risk on intercompany loans that are not deemed permanently invested. These forward contracts are not designated as hedges, and their change in fair value is recorded in the Company’s consolidated statements of income during each reporting period.

The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to manage interest expense. The Company’s objective is to manage the impact of interest rates on the results of operations, cash flows and the market value of the Company’s debt. At December 31, 2011, the Company had six interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $400 million under which the Company pays floating rates and receives fixed rates of interest (“Fair Value Swaps”). The Fair Value Swaps hedge the change in fair value of certain fixed rate debt related to fluctuations in interest rates and mature in 2013 and 2014. The Fair Value Swaps modify the Company’s interest rate exposure by effectively converting debt with a fixed rate to a floating rate. These interest rate swaps have been designated and qualify as fair value hedges. During the fourth quarter of 2011, the Company terminated its 2012 interest rate swap agreements, resulting in a gain of approximately $2 million, through interest expense.

The counterparties to the Company’s derivative financial instruments are major financial institutions. The Company evaluates the bond ratings of the financial institutions and believes that credit risk is at an acceptable level.

The following tables summarize the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments, the effect of derivative instruments on its Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income, the amounts reclassified from “Other comprehensive income” and the effect on the Consolidated Statements of Income during the year.

Fair Value of Derivative Instruments

(in millions)

	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments
Asset Derivatives
Forward contracts	Prepaid and other current assets	$	3	Prepaid and other current assets	$	—
Interest rate swaps	Other assets		12	Other assets		16
Total assets		$	15		$	16

	December 31, 2011			December 31, 2010
	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value		Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments
Asset Derivatives
Forward contracts	Prepaid and other current assets	$	—	Prepaid and other current assets	$	—
Total assets		$	—		$	—
Liability Derivatives
Forward contracts	Accrued expenses	$	—	Accrued expenses	$	9
Total liabilities		$	—		$	9

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

For the Years Ended December 31, 2011 and 2010

(in millions)

Balance at December 31, 2009	$	—
Mark-to-market loss (gain) on forward exchange contracts		1
Reclassification of gain (loss) from OCI to management fees, franchise fees, and other income		(1	)
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	—
Balance at December 31, 2010	$	—
Mark-to-market loss (gain) on forward exchange contracts		(1	)
Reclassification of gain (loss) from OCI to management fees, franchise fees, and other income		(2	)
Balance at December 31, 2011	$	(3	)

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain or  (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative		Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
			Year Ended December 31,
			2011		2010			2009
Foreign forward exchange contracts		Interest expense, net	$	5	$	(45	)	$	(15	)
Total (loss) gain included in income			$	5	$	(45	)	$	(15	)