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Comprehensive Earnings
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Comprehensive Earnings
Note 12.                  Comprehensive Earnings

Comprehensive earnings is defined as all changes in a company's net assets except changes resulting from transactions with stockholders.  It differs from net earnings in that certain items currently recorded to equity would be a part of comprehensive earnings.

The following table sets forth the computation of comprehensive earnings for the periods presented:
 
   
THREE MONTHS ENDED
   
NINE MONTHS ENDED
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Net earnings
  $ 65.4     $ 41.0     $ 170.5     $ 112.1  
Other comprehensive earnings:
                               
     Foreign exchange translation
                               
     and other adjustments
    (33.7 )     35.0       (0.8 )     (14.9 )
Comprehensive earnings
  $ 31.7     $ 76.0     $ 169.7     $ 97.2