LONG-TERM DEBT (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

LONG-TERM DEBT.

Schedule of long-term debt

		Maturity Date	As of September 30 2011			As of December 31 2010
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility(a)		December 2011	$	590,000		$	—
Revolving Credit Facility		December 2012		200,000			—
Term Loan A Facility				—			975,000
Revolving Credit Lines(b)		May 2012		4,943			—
Term Loan Facility(b)		May 2014		45,312			—
Senior Notes:
	6.50%	July 2016		950,000			—
	6.75%	October 2017		497,860			497,589
	6.875%	December 2018		993,210			992,498
	7.00%	October 2020		696,066			695,735
	6.75%	August 2021		650,000			—
	7.25%	July 2022		540,200			—
Convertible Notes:
	4.00%	November 2013		—			220,792
	5.375%(c)	August 2014		41,798			196,763
Other				17,522			16,900
				5,226,911			3,595,277
Less current portion				(38,943	)		(116,900	)
			$	5,187,968		$	3,478,377

(a)

This amount has been classified as Long-term debt as of September 30, 2011, as the Company has repaid the outstanding balance under the senior secured term loan facility with a portion of the net proceeds from the refinancing on October 20, 2011, as described below under "SUBSEQUENT EVENTS AND PENDING ACQUISITIONS — Senior Secured Credit Facilities".

(b)

Represents obligations of Sanitas.

(c)

Refer to note 12 — Securities Repurchase Program.