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The lowest the total net leverage ratio will be under the senior secured credit facilities beginning the quarter ending September 30, 2017.

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Percent by which trading price of notes exceeds accreted principal resulting in contingent interest.

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For debt instruments within the scope of the Cash Conversion Subsections of ASC 470, this amount represents the difference between the fair value of the liability component of the debt instrument immediately before extinguishment and the net carrying amount of the liability component at the time of extinguishment.

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Minimum number of trading days. The holders of the 2007 Notes, 2010 Notes, and 2012 Notes may convert the notes into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of approximately $38.59 per share, $23.03 per share, and $31.175 per share, respectively, subject to adjustment, prior to the close of business on September 15, 2037 for the 2007 and 2010 Notes and March 1, 2042 for the 2012 Notes upon: during any calendar quarter if the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter.

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The net proceeds to the company from the debt offering after deducting underwriters discounts and fees.

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Number of consecutive trading days. The holders of the 2007 Notes, 2010 Notes, and 2012 Notes may convert the notes into shares of the Company's common stock at a conversion price of approximately $38.59 per share, $23.03 per share, and $31.175 per share, respectively, subject to adjustment, prior to the close of business on September 15, 2037 for the 2007 and 2010 Notes and March 1, 2042 for the 2012 Notes upon: during any calendar quarter if the last reported sale price of the Company's common stock exceeds 130% of the conversion price for at least 20 trading days in the 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day of the preceding calendar quarter.

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Number of days following an event of default. If an event of default, as defined, relates to the Company's failure to comply with the reporting obligations in the Convertible Notes, if the Company so elects, the sole remedy of the holders of the Convertible Notes for the first 90 days following such event of default consists exclusively of the right to receive an extension fee on the notes in an amount equal to 0.25% of the accreted principal amount of the Convertible Notes.

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Offering Price Of Principal Amount

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Represents the percent of capital stock of the company's first-tier foreign subsidiaries that is used to guarantee the company's obligations under its credit facilities.

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The percentage applied to the price of the principal amount of the Senior Notes at which the Company is required to repurchase the Senior Notes in the event there is a change-in-control.

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Percent that the trading price per note is less than product of the common stock price and conversion rate, allowing holders to convert notes to common shares.

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Percent Common Stock Exceeds Conversion Price.

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Aggregate principal of amounts borrowed under credit agreement.

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Adjustment to additional paid in capital resulting from the recognition of convertible debt instruments as two separate components - a debt component and an equity component. This bifurcation may result in a basis difference associated with the liability component that represents a temporary difference for purposes of applying accounting for income taxes. The initial recognition of deferred taxes for the tax effect of that temporary difference is as an adjustment to additional paid in capital.

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Amount of noncash expense included in interest expense to allocate debt discount and premium, and the costs to issue debt and obtain financing over the related debt instruments. Alternate captions include noncash interest expense.

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The percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The effective interest rate on the liability component of convertible debt instrument which may be settled in cash upon conversion, including partial cash settlement.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 28

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688