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GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, NET

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

20. GAIN (LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS, NET

The components of gain (loss) on investments, net for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 were as follows:

	2011		2010			2009

Loss on auction rate securities	$	—	$	(5,552	)	$	(5,210	)
Gain on auction rate securities settlement		—		—			22,000
Gain on disposal of investments		22,776		—			804

	$	22,776	$	(5,552	)	$	17,594

In March 2011, in connection with an offer to acquire Cephalon, Inc. ("Cephalon"), the Company had invested $60.0 million to acquire 1,034,908 shares of common stock of Cephalon, which represented 1.366% of the issued and outstanding common stock of Cephalon as of March 14, 2011. On May 2, 2011, Cephalon announced that it had agreed to be acquired by Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. and, consequently, the Company disposed of its entire equity investment in Cephalon for net proceeds of $81.3 million, which resulted in a net realized gain of $21.3 million recognized in earnings in the second quarter of 2011.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for equity investment, or group of investments, for which combined disclosure is appropriate, including: (a) the name of each investee and percentage of ownership of common stock, (b) accounting policies for investments in common stock, (c) difference between the amount at which the investment is carried and the amount of underlying equity in net assets and the accounting treatment of the difference, (d) the total fair value of each identified investment for which a market value is available, (e) summarized information as to assets, liabilities, and results of operations of the investees (for investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, common stock of joint ventures, or other investments using the equity method), and (f) material effects of possible conversions, exercises, or contingent issuances of the investee. Other disclosures include (a) the names of any investee in which the investor owns 20 percent or more of the voting stock and investment is not accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why not, and (b) the names of any investee in which the investor owns less than 20 percent of the voting stock and the investment is accounted for using the equity method, and the reasons why it is.

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