DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES [Abstract]

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

Note 7:                          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	September 30, 2013			December 31, 2012
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments:
Interest rate swaps	Other long-term liabilities	$	(5.9	)	$	(8.4	)
Interest rate swaps	Accrued liabilities		(0.5	)		-

Cash flow hedges

	Amount of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives
	(Effective Portion)
	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Three Months Ended September 30,
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest rate swaps, net of tax	$	1.4	$	-	$	0.2	$	-

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 September 30, 2013 and 2012, 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 for the following currencies: British pound sterling (GBP), Chinese renminbi (CYN), Danish kroner (DKK),  Euro, India rupee (INR), Malaysian ringgit (MYR), Norwegian krone (NOK), Polish Zloty (PLN), South African rand (ZAR), Swiss franc (SEK), and Thai baht (THB).  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
		Nine Months Ended September 30,					Three Months Ended September 30,
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments	Location of Gain or (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivatives	2013			2012		2013			2012
Foreign currency exchange contracts	Other, net	$	(2.8	)	$	-	$	(1.9	)	$	(0.3	)

We did not have any significant foreign exchange derivative instruments outstanding as of September 30, 2013 or December 31, 2012.