Total Equity (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Schedule of Stockholders Equity

Condensed consolidated statements of changes in equity are presented below for the three months ended March 30, 2012 and April 1, 2011 (in millions):

				General Cable Total Equity
	Total Equity			Preferred Stock Amount		Common Stock Amount		Add’l Paid in Capital		Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)			Non-controlling Interest
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	1,461.7		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	666.7	$	(136.5	)	$	912.8		$	(99.0	)	$	113.3
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss) including non-controlling interest	24.1												22.8						1.3
Foreign currency translation adj.	42.3															39.2			3.1
Gain (loss) defined benefit plan	—															0.1			(0.1		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments	6.0															5.9			0.1
Comprehensive income (loss)	72.4
Preferred stock dividend	(0.1		)										(0.1		)
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation	0.1							0.1
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest	(0.6		)																(0.6		)
Other – Issuance pursuant to restricted stock, stock options and other	3.1							2.1		1.0
Balance, March 30, 2012	$	1,536.6		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	668.9	$	(135.5	)	$	935.5		$	(53.8	)	$	117.1

				General Cable Total Equity
	Total Equity			Preferred Stock Amount		Common Stock Amount		Add’l Paid in Capital		Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income/(Loss)			Non-controlling Interest
Balance, December 31, 2010	$	1,567.3		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	652.8	$	(74.0	)	$	847.1		$	13.7		$	123.3
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income including noncontrolling interest	34.9												34.1						0.8
Foreign currency translation adj.	41.6															41.8			(0.2		)
Gain (loss) defined benefit plan	—															0.4			(0.4		)
Unrealized gain (loss) on financial instruments	(14.5		)													(14.5		)	—
Comprehensive income (loss)	62.0
Preferred stock dividend	(0.1		)										(0.1		)
Dividends paid to non-controlling interests	—
Excess tax benefit from stock compensation	0.7							0.7
Other – Issuance pursuant to restricted stock, stock options and other	1.0							3.0		(0.7		)							(1.3		)
Balance, April 1, 2011	$	1,630.9		$	3.8	$	0.6	$	656.5	$	(74.7	)	$	881.1		$	41.4		$	122.2

Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as of March 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, consisted of the following (in millions):

	March 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Company common shareholders			Non-controlling interest			Company common shareholders			Non-controlling interest
Foreign currency translation adjustment	$	23.3		$	(15.2	)	$	(15.9	)	$	(18.3	)
Pension adjustments, net of tax	(62.9		)	(3.3		)	(63.0		)	(3.2		)
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax	(21.8		)	(0.5		)	(27.7		)	(0.6		)
Company deferred stock held in rabbi trust, net of tax	7.3			—			7.3			—
Other	0.3			—			0.3			—
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	$	(53.8	)	$	(19.0	)	$	(99.0	)	$	(22.1	)

Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income consists of the following (in millions):

	Three Fiscal Months Ended
	March 30, 2012					April 1, 2011
	Company common shareholders		Non-controlling interest			Company common shareholders			Non-controlling interest
Net income (1)	$	22.8	$	1.3		$	34.1		$	0.8
Currency translation gain (loss)	39.2		3.1			41.8			(0.2		)
Change in fair value of pension plan benefit, net of tax	0.1		(0.1		)	0.4			(0.4		)
Change in fair value of derivatives, net of tax	5.9		0.1			(14.5		)	—
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	68.0	$	4.4		$	61.8		$	0.2

(1) Net income before preferred stock dividend payments.