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DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2012
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES [Abstract]  
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES
Note 8:                      DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

As a multinational corporation with operations throughout the world, we are subject to certain market risks. We use a variety of practices to manage these market risks, including, when considered appropriate, derivative financial instruments. We use derivative financial instruments only for risk management and not for trading or speculative purposes.

The following table sets forth the fair values of our derivative instruments and where they are recorded within our condensed consolidated balance sheet:

   
Fair Value as of
 
Liability Derivatives
Balance Sheet Location
 
March 31, 2012
  
December 31, 2011
 
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
        
          
Interest rate swaps
Other long-term liabilities
 $(8.7) $(9.0)

Cash flow hedges

 
  
Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Other
Comprehensive Income on Derivatives
(Effective Portion)
 
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
 Three Months Ended March 31, 
   2012  2011 
        
Interest rate swaps, net of tax
 $0.2  $0.5 

 
We use interest rate swaps to manage floating interest rate risk on debt securities.  Interest rate differentials are paid or received on these arrangements over the life of the swap.  As of March 31, 2012 and 2011, we had interest rate swaps outstanding which effectively hedge the variable interest rate on $30.0 of our senior notes to a fixed rate of 5.6% per annum and $33.0 of our borrowings under our revolving credit agreement to a fixed rate of 3.3% per annum, plus credit spread.

Other

We are exposed to potential gains or losses from foreign currency fluctuations affecting net investments and earnings denominated in foreign currencies.  We are particularly sensitive to currency exchange rate fluctuations between the following currency pairs: a) the Euro to the British pound (GBP) and the Polish Zloty (PLN), b) the South African Rand (ZAR) to the USD and the Australian dollar (AUD), c) the GBP to the Danish kroner (DKK) and the Swiss franc (SEK), and d) the USD to the Indian rupee (INR), the Thai baht (THB), and the Turkish lira (TRY).  When considered appropriate, we enter into foreign exchange derivative contracts to mitigate the risk of fluctuations on these exposures.

We have not designated our foreign currency derivative contracts for hedge accounting treatment and therefore, changes in fair value of these contracts are recorded in earnings as follows:
 
   Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives 
    Three Months Ended March 31, 
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
 
Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives
  2012
Restated
   2011 
Foreign currency exchange contracts
Other, net
 $(0.4) $(1.1)

We did not have any significant foreign exchange derivative instruments outstanding as of March 31, 2012 or December 31, 2011.