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Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
9 Months Ended
Sep. 29, 2012
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Note 1.       Nature of Operations and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations

       Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the company) enables customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer by providing analytical instruments, equipment, reagents and consumables, software and services for research, manufacturing, analysis, discovery and diagnostics. Markets served include pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions and government agencies, as well as environmental and industrial process control settings.

Interim Financial Statements

       The interim consolidated financial statements presented herein have been prepared by Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (the company or Thermo Fisher), are unaudited and, in the opinion of management, reflect all adjustments of a normal recurring nature necessary for a fair statement of the financial position at September 29, 2012, the results of operations for the three- and nine-month periods ended September 29, 2012, and October 1, 2011, and the cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 29, 2012, and October 1, 2011. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of results for a full year.

       The consolidated balance sheet presented as of December 31, 2011, has been derived from the audited consolidated financial statements as of that date. The consolidated financial statements and notes are presented as permitted by Form 10-Q and do not contain all of the information that is included in the annual financial statements and notes of the company. The consolidated financial statements and notes included in this report should be read in conjunction with the 2011 financial statements and notes included in the company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on August 10, 2012.

       Note 1 to the consolidated financial statements for 2011 describes the significant accounting estimates and policies used in preparation of the consolidated financial statements. There have been no material changes in the company's significant accounting policies during the nine months ended September 29, 2012.

Presentation

       The results of the company's laboratory workstations business have been classified and presented as discontinued operations in the accompanying financial statements (Note 14). Prior period results have been adjusted to conform to this presentation. The discontinued operations have been excluded from the following notes unless they were material. In such instances, the amounts related to the discontinued operations have been separately disclosed.

       Certain reclassifications of prior year amounts have been made to conform to the current year presentation.

Warranty Obligations

       Product warranties are included in other accrued expenses in the accompanying balance sheet. The changes in the carrying amount of warranty obligations are as follows:

      Nine Months Ended
     September 29,October 1,
(In millions) 2012 2011
       
Beginning Balance $ 42.2 $ 41.7
 Provision charged to income   48.7   39.5
 Usage   (42.5)   (41.3)
 Acquisitions     3.0
 Adjustments to previously provided warranties, net   (0.4)   (1.5)
 Other, net   (0.2)   0.5
           
Ending Balance $ 47.8 $ 41.9

Inventories

       The components of inventories are as follows:

     September 29, December 31,
(In millions)  2012 2011
       
Raw Materials $ 380.5 $ 335.2
Work in Process   163.4   129.3
Finished Goods   973.1   865.6
           
  $ 1,517.0 $ 1,330.1

Property, Plant and Equipment

       Property, plant and equipment consists of the following:

     September 29, December 31,
(In millions)  2012 2011
       
Land $ 213.8 $ 179.9
Buildings and Improvements   789.1   747.4
Machinery, Equipment and Leasehold Improvements   1,750.8   1,647.6
           
        2,753.7   2,574.9
Less: Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization   1,083.8   963.6
           
  $ 1,669.9 $ 1,611.3

Acquisition-related Intangible Assets

       Acquisition-related intangible assets are as follows:

    September 29, 2012 December 31, 2011
      Accumulated      Accumulated   
(In millions) Gross Amortization Net Gross Amortization Net
                    
Definite Lives $ 10,362.9 $ (3,738.7) $ 6,624.2 $ 9,637.2 $ (3,169.3) $ 6,467.9
Indefinite Lives   1,348.0     1,348.0   1,348.0     1,348.0
                     
    $ 11,710.9 $ (3,738.7) $ 7,972.2 $ 10,985.2 $ (3,169.3) $ 7,815.9
                     

Use of Estimates

       The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. In addition, significant estimates were made in estimating future cash flows to assess potential impairment of assets, and in determining the ultimate loss from selling discontinued operations and abandoning leases at facilities being exited (Note 13). Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

       In July 2012, the FASB modified existing rules to allow entities to use a qualitative approach to test indefinite-lived intangible asset for impairment. The revised standard allows an entity the option to first assess qualitatively whether it is more likely than not (that is, a likelihood of more than 50 percent) that an indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. An entity is not required to calculate the fair value of an indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test unless the entity determines that it is more likely than not that the asset is impaired. This guidance will be effective for the company in 2013, however, early adoption is permitted. Adoption of this standard will not have an impact on the company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

       In December 2011, the FASB issued new guidance which requires enhanced disclosures on offsetting amounts within the balance sheet, including disclosing gross and net information about instruments and transactions eligible for offset or subject to a master netting or similar agreement. The guidance is effective for the company beginning January 1, 2013 and is to be applied retrospectively. The adoption of this guidance, which is related to disclosure only, will not have an impact on the company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

       In September 2011, the FASB modified existing rules to allow entities to use a qualitative approach to test goodwill for impairment. The revised guidance permits an entity to perform a qualitative assessment to determine whether it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than its carrying value. If impairment is deemed more likely than not, management would perform the currently prescribed two-step goodwill impairment test. Otherwise, the two-step goodwill impairment test is not required. This guidance was effective for the company on January 1, 2012. Adoption of this standard did not have an impact on the company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

       In June 2011, the FASB issued new guidance pertaining to the presentation of comprehensive income. The new rule eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the statement of changes in equity. The standard is intended to provide a more consistent method of presenting non-owner transactions that affect the company's equity. Under the new guidance, an entity can present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive, statements. The new guidance was effective for the company on January 1, 2012 and did not have an impact on the company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

       In May 2011, the FASB amended existing rules covering fair value measurement and disclosure to clarify guidance and minimize differences between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). The new guidance requires entities to provide information about valuation techniques and unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements and provide a narrative description of the sensitivity of Level 3 measurements to changes in unobservable inputs. The guidance was effective for the company on January 1, 2012 and did not have an impact on the company's consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.