Contingent Consideration Liability Fair Value Disclosure

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- Definition

Long-Term Debt, Carrying Value.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities. Used to reflect the current portion of the liabilities (due within one year or within the normal operating cycle if longer).

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-Number 210

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This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 22

-Article 5

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 2.58% Senior Euro Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 Senior Notes	Jun. 30, 2012 4.2% Senior Notes	Feb. 29, 2012 At Films
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Contingent consideration						$ 1,500,000
Accrued expenses	124,167,000	130,696,000				1,500,000
Stated interest rate			2.58%	4.50%	4.20%
Fair value of our revolving facility and senior debt	782,600,000
Carrying value of our revolving facility and senior debt	$ 748,700,000