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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 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:

 

Liability Derivatives    Balance Sheet Location    Fair Value as of  
      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

 

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships   

Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Other

(Effective Portion)

 
   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:

 

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments    Location of  Gain
or (Loss)
Recognized in
Income on
Derivatives
   Amount of Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in Income on
Derivatives
 
      Three Months Ended March 31,  
      2012     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.