Consolidated Financial Statements

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Consolidated Financial Statements

Note 1. Consolidated Financial Statements:

Basis of Presentation

These interim statements and management's related discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Consolidated Financial Statements and their related notes and management's discussion and analysis of results of operations and financial condition included in our 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K ("2010 Form 10-K"). These interim statements are unaudited. The year-end balance sheet data included in this filing was derived from audited financial statements, but does not include all disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. We have historically operated on a 52/53 week fiscal year ending on the Friday closest to the last day of the quarter. For ease of presentation, December 31 and September 30 are utilized consistently throughout this report and these financial statements and notes to represent the period-end date. The unaudited interim financial statements include all adjustments (consisting only of normal recurring adjustments) and accruals necessary in the judgment of management for a fair statement of the results for the periods presented. When used in these notes, the terms "the Registrant", "IFF," "the Company," "we", "us" and "our" means International Flavors & Fragrances Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to the prior years' Consolidated Balance Sheet to conform to the 2011 presentation.

Revisions

The prior year's statement of cash flows has been revised to reflect adjustments to Changes in Other assets and Changes in Other liabilities to properly exclude certain non-cash activity on a gross basis. As a result, $8.1 million was reclassified from Changes in Other assets to Changes in Other liabilities in the statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2010. There were no changes to the balance sheet, operating cash flows, net income or stockholder's equity as a result of these revisions in the respective periods.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued revised guidance on the presentation of comprehensive income. This revised guidance eliminates the option to present the components of Other comprehensive income ("OCI") as part of the Consolidated Statement of Shareholder's Equity and provides two alternatives for presenting the components of net income and OCI, either: (i) in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or (ii) in two separate but consecutive financial statements, consisting of an income statement followed by a separate statement of comprehensive income. Additionally, items that are reclassified from OCI to net income must be presented on the face of the financial statements. Retrospective application will be required and is effective for the Company as of the beginning of 2012. The application of this revised guidance is not expected to have a significant impact on the Company's consolidated financial statements, but will result in a change in the presentation of the Company's consolidated statements of income and equity.

In September 2011, the FASB issued authoritative guidance allowing entities the option of first performing a qualitative assessment to determine whether or not it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying amount. If it is determined that it is more likely than not that the fair value exceeds the carrying amount, an entity does not have to perform step one of the goodwill impairment testing. This new guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning on or after December 15, 2011 with early adoption permitted. The Company expects to adopt this guidance when performing its annual goodwill impairment testing in the fourth quarter 2011. Adoption of this guidance is not expected to have an impact on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations.