Interest Expense (Income)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Interest Expense (Income) [Abstract]

Interest Expense (Income)

19. Interest Expense (Income)

The components of net interest expense are as follows (in thousands):

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Interest expense	$	178,812		$	161,140		$	149,922
Interest income		(12,718	)		(8,047	)		(15,170	)
Interest expense, net	$	166,094		$	153,093		$	134,752

Interest paid was $177.6 million in 2011 ($151.8 million in 2010 and $158.7 million in 2009).