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REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST Notes
6 Months Ended
Jul. 02, 2011
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]  
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
REDEEMABLE NONCONTROLLING INTEREST
In the first quarter of 2009, the Company completed the acquisition of 75 percent of Vertical S.p.A.  The 25 percent noncontrolling interest was recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date.   The noncontrolling interest holders have the option, which is embedded in the noncontrolling interest, to require the Company to redeem their ownership interests between November 17, 2013 and January 16, 2014.  The combination of a noncontrolling interest and a redemption feature resulted in a redeemable noncontrolling interest.


In the second quarter of 2011, the Company completed the acquisition of 80 percent of Impo. The 20 percent noncontrolling interest was recorded at fair value as of the acquisition date. The noncontrolling interest holders have the option, which is embedded in the noncontrolling interest, to require the Company to redeem their ownership interests by May 2, 2014, three years after the original agreement was signed.


These noncontrolling interests are redeemable at other than fair value as the redemption value is determined based on a specified formula.  The noncontrolling interests become redeemable after the passage of time, and therefore the Company records the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interests at the greater of (1) the initial carrying amount, increased or decreased for each noncontrolling interest’s share of net income or loss and its share of other comprehensive income or loss and dividends (“carrying amount”) or (2) the redemption value which is determined based on the greater of the redemption floor value or the then-current specified earnings multiple.  As of July 2, 2011, the Vertical redeemable noncontrolling interest is recorded at the redemption value and the Impo redeemable noncontrolling interest is recorded at the carrying amount.


According to the authoritative accounting guidance for redeemable noncontrolling interests issued in the form of common securities, to the extent that the noncontrolling interest holder has a contractual right to receive an amount upon share redemption that is other than the fair value of such shares, then the noncontrolling interest holder has, in substance, received a dividend distribution that is different from other common shareholders. Therefore, adjustments to the noncontrolling interest to reflect the redemption amount should be reflected in the computation of earnings per share using the two-class method. Under the two-class method, the Company has elected to treat as a dividend only the portion of the periodic redemption value adjustment (if any) that reflects a redemption value in excess of fair value.  The Company adjusted the recorded amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interests for Vertical by $0.3 million for the six month period ended July 2, 2011. A resulting adjustment to the earnings per share computation was necessary in the second quarter 2011 (see Note 13 EARNINGS PER SHARE). There was no adjustment necessary in 2010.