10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D. C. 20549

FORM 10-K

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File Number: 1-6926

C. R. BARD, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

New Jersey	730 Central Avenue Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974	22-1454160
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Address of principal executive offices)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 277-8000

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock - $.25 par value	New York Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer  x	Accelerated filer  ¨	Non-accelerated filer  ¨	Smaller reporting company  ¨
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by nonaffiliates of the registrant was approximately $9,518,963,287 based on the closing price of stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange on June 30, 2011. As of January 31, 2012, there were 84,058,643 shares of Common Stock, $.25 par value per share, outstanding.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the company’s definitive Proxy Statement in connection with its 2012 annual meeting of shareholders are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

C. R. BARD, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	PART I
Item 1.	Business	I-1
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	I-7
Item 1B.	Unresolved Staff Comments	I-11
Item 2.	Properties	I-11
Item 3.	Legal Proceedings	I-12
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	I-15
	PART II
Item 5.	Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities	II-1
Item 6.	Selected Financial Data	II-2
Item 7.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	II-3
Item 7A.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	II-17
Item 8.	Financial Statements and Supplementary Data	II-18
Item 9.	Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure	II-60
Item 9A.	Controls and Procedures	II-60
Item 9B.	Other Information	II-60
	PART III
Item 10.	Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance	III-1
Item 11.	Executive Compensation	III-1
Item 12.	Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters	III-1
Item 13.	Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence	III-1
Item 14.	Principal Accounting Fees and Services	III-1
	PART IV
Item 15.	Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules	IV-1
EXHIBIT INDEX		IV-2
Exhibit 10bb	Stock Equivalent Plan for Outside Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated), effective as of December 14, 2011
Exhibit 10cg	Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Certificate and Form of Restricted Stock Units Terms and Conditions under the Company’s 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan
Exhibit 12.1	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
Exhibit 21	Subsidiaries of the Registrant
Exhibit 23.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Exhibit 31.1	Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 31.2	Rule 13a-14(a) / 15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer
Exhibit 32.1	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer
Exhibit 32.2	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
SIGNATURES		IV-6

PART I

Item 1. Business

General

C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “company” or “Bard”) are engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. Charles Russell Bard founded the company in 1907. In 1923, the company was incorporated as C. R. Bard, Inc. and distributed an assortment of urological and surgical products. Bard became a publicly traded company in 1963 and began trading on the New York Stock Exchange five years later. Currently, the company sells a broad range of products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities on a global basis. In general, Bard’s products are intended to be used once and then discarded or implanted either temporarily or permanently. The company participates in the markets for vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialty products. Bard’s product strategy is based on the following tenets, which are designed to position the company for continued growth:

• Clinician Preference - Bard targets markets where clinicians drive purchasing decisions based on the benefits a product provides to patients;

• Product Leadership - The company pursues opportunities in markets where products that consistently provide superior clinical outcomes and medical economic value can attain a leadership position;

• Market Growth - Bard focuses its investments in fast growing and/or under-served markets;

• Competitive Advantage - The company strives to achieve a sustainable competitive advantage through product quality and innovation, intellectual property protection and a core competency in managing complex clinical and regulatory requirements; and

• Product Diversity - Bard offers a broad, diverse product portfolio to balance the risks inherent in the highly competitive and complex medical device industry.

Bard’s execution of this strategy has helped the company establish market leadership positions across its four product group categories. In 2011, approximately 80% of the company’s net sales were derived from product lines in which the company holds a number one or number two market share position.

Product Group Information

The company reports its sales in four major product group categories: vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialties. The company also has a product group of other products. The following table sets forth for the three years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 the approximate percentage contribution by category to Bard’s consolidated net sales on a worldwide basis.

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Vascular		29	%		28	%		27	%
Urology		25	%		26	%		28	%
Oncology		27	%		27	%		27	%
Surgical Specialties		16	%		16	%		15	%
Other		3	%		3	%		3	%
Consolidated net sales		100	%		100	%		100	%

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Vascular Products

Bard’s vascular products cover a wide range of minimally invasive devices for the treatment of peripheral vascular disease (“PVD”) and heart arrhythmias. These products include: percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (“PTA”) catheters, chronic total occlusions (“CTO”) catheters, guidewires, introducers and accessories; peripheral vascular stents and stent grafts, vena cava filters and biopsy devices; electrophysiology products, including electrophysiology laboratory systems and diagnostic, therapeutic and temporary pacing electrode catheters; and fabrics, meshes and implantable vascular grafts. Bard’s low-profile catheter and high-pressure balloon technology has made Conquest^™, Atlas^® and Dorado^® PTA catheters leading choices of clinicians for the treatment of arterial venous access stenosis and other PVDs. In December 2011, Bard acquired Lutonix, Inc., a development stage company specializing in drug coated balloon technology for the treatment and prevention of vascular disease. Bard intends to start selling this device in Europe in 2012 and is conducting the first investigational device exemption trial in the United States. The company’s Ultraverse^® and VascuTrak^™ PTA catheters and Crosser^™ CTO catheter give Bard one of the broadest offerings in the rapidly growing small-vessel segment of the PVD market. Bard’s line of peripheral vascular stent and stent-graft devices includes the Flair^™ AV (arterial venous) Access Stent Graft, EŸLuminexx^™ Iliac Stent, and the LifeStent^® family of stents approved for use in the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries. Bard’s vena cava filters product line includes devices which can be either permanently implanted or retrieved after the threat of blood clots traveling from the lower extremities to a patient’s lungs has passed. Bard’s Vacora^® and Finesse^™ devices combine the benefits of a vacuum-assisted biopsy sample with a portable, self-contained needle system for the diagnosis of breast tumors. In July 2010, the company acquired SenoRx, Inc. whose product portfolio includes products such as the EnCor^® stereotactic-guided and MRI-guided breast biopsy systems, the Gel Mark^® line of breast tissue markers and the Contura^® brachytherapy catheter used in the treatment of breast cancer. With SenoRx, Bard offers products across percutaneous breast biopsy and marker segments, in addition to providing a therapeutic device for site-specific partial breast irradiation following lumpectomy procedures. In Europe, the company sells its HD (high-density) Mesh Ablation Catheter for the diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation, the most commonly diagnosed sustained cardiac arrhythmia.

Urology Products

Bard’s urology products include basic drainage products, continence products and urological specialty products. The Foley catheter, which Bard introduced in 1934, remains one of the most important products in the urology field. The company has a market-leading position in Foley catheters, including the infection control Foley catheter (Bardex^® I.C. Foley catheter), which has been proven to substantially reduce the rate of urinary tract infections. Other urology products include: surgical slings used to treat stress urinary incontinence; fecal incontinence products; natural and synthetic devices for the treatment of pelvic floor and vaginal prolapse; brachytherapy services, devices and radioactive seeds used to treat prostate cancer; intermittent urinary drainage catheters, urine monitoring and collection systems; ureteral stents; and specialty devices for ureteroscopic procedures and stone removal. The company also markets the proprietary line of StatLock^® catheter stabilization devices, which are used primarily to secure peripheral intravenous catheters, thereby reducing restarts and other complications. These devices are also used to secure many other types of catheters sold by Bard and other companies, including Foley catheters. In November 2011, the company acquired Medivance, Inc. whose Arctic Sun^® system with the proprietary ArcticGel^™ pads provides Targeted Temperature Management^™ therapy to patients requiring therapeutic hypothermia.

Oncology Products

Bard’s oncology products cover a wide range of devices used in the treatment and management of various cancers and other diseases and disorders. These include specialty vascular access catheters and ports, vascular access ultrasound devices, dialysis access catheters and enteral feeding devices. The company’s specialty vascular access products, used primarily for chemotherapy, serve a well-established market in which Bard holds a leading position. The features and benefits of the company’s broad line of peripherally inserted central

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catheters (“PICCs”) have allowed Bard to capitalize on this important segment of the specialty vascular access market. The company’s PowerPICC^® catheters and PowerPort^® devices can also be used to inject contrast media at high flow rates. These devices eliminate the need to place an additional catheter in the significant number of PICC and port recipients who also require contrast enhanced CT (computed tomography) scans. Bard’s Site-Rite^® vascular access ultrasound device and Sherlock^™ tip locator system help nurses place a PICC at a patient’s bedside, making PICCs a more convenient and cost-effective treatment option. The company’s Sapiens Tip Confirmation System can be used in place of x-rays to confirm proper placement of the PICC prior to treatment.

Surgical Specialty Products

Bard’s surgical specialty products include implanted patches and fixation systems for hernia and other soft tissue repairs, irrigation devices for orthopedic, laparoscopic and gynecological procedures and products for topical hemostasis. The company’s soft tissue repair products consist primarily of hernia repair implants, including both synthetic and natural-tissue configurations, and hernia implant fixation devices. Within the hernia implants line, products such as Bard’s PerFix^® plug and 3D Max^® are used for inguinal (groin) hernia repair procedures. The company also markets products for the repair of ventral (abdominal) hernias including the Ventrio^™, Ventrio^™ ST, Ventralex^®, Ventralex^™ ST and Composix^® LP hernia patches. The company also produces the ECHO PS^® Positioning System which helps facilitate mesh deployment laparoscopically. Bard’s line of natural-tissue hernia products, including the Collamend FM^® and Allomax^™ patches, are used to repair complex ventral hernias. In complex hernias, pre-existing infections or high risk of infection often preclude the use of synthetic mesh for the repair. In 2009, the company acquired the rights to the XenMatrix^™ product, a non-crosslinked xenograft patch for complex hernia repair, giving Bard an enhanced offering of natural-tissue hernia repair patches. Also in 2009, the company acquired the rights to sell the Allomax^™ patch for breast reconstruction following mastectomy procedures. In 2009, the company launched its SorbaFix^™ device, a next-generation bioresorbable-tack fixation device for use in laparoscopic and open surgical procedures. In 2010, the company launched its PermaFix^™ product, a permanent anchor fixation device built on the SorbaFix^™ platform.

International

Through subsidiaries and a joint venture, Bard markets its products to customers in over 100 countries outside the United States. The products sold in the international markets include many of the products described above. However, the principal markets, products and methods of distribution in the company’s international businesses vary with market size and stage of development. The company’s principal international markets are currently in Europe and Japan and the company expects to continue investing to expand sales and marketing resources in order to capitalize on opportunities in other markets, such as certain emerging markets in Asia and Latin America. Generally, the company maintains a geographically-based sales organization that it believes gives it greater flexibility in international markets. Approximately 76% of international sales are of products manufactured by Bard in the United States, Puerto Rico or Mexico. For financial reporting purposes, revenues and long-lived assets in significant geographic areas are presented in Note 14 of the notes to consolidated financial statements included in this Form 10-K.

Bard’s foreign operations are subject to certain financial and other risks, and international operations in general present complex tax and cash management issues. Relationships with customers and effective terms of sale frequently vary by country. Trade receivable balances outside the United States generally are outstanding for longer periods than in the United States, particularly in Europe. Inventory management is also an important business concern due to the potential for rapidly changing business conditions and currency exposure. Foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations can affect income and cash flows of international operations. The company attempts to hedge some of these currency exposures to help reduce the effects of foreign exchange fluctuations on the business. For more information, see Item 7A. “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk”, Note 6 of the notes to consolidated financial statements and Item 1A. “Risk Factors” included in this Form 10-K.

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Competition

The company competes in therapeutic and diagnostic medical device markets around the world. These global markets are characterized by rapid change resulting from technological advances and scientific discoveries. The company’s market position depends on its reliable product quality, dependable service, value proposition and ability to develop products to meet evolving market needs. The company faces a mix of competitors ranging from large manufacturers with multiple business lines to smaller manufacturers that offer a limited selection of products, and to a lesser extent reprocessors of single-use medical devices. Many of Bard’s products are patented or are the subject of patent applications. Patent protection also affects the company’s market position.

In keeping with the increased emphasis on cost-effectiveness in healthcare delivery, the trend among hospitals and other customers of medical device manufacturers is to consolidate purchases to enhance purchasing power. The medical device industry has also experienced some consolidation, partly in order to offer a broader range of products to large purchasers. As a result, sales transactions are more complex and tend to involve more significant contracts than in the past. This enhanced purchasing power has placed pressure on product pricing. For more information, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Marketing

The company’s products are distributed domestically directly to hospitals and other healthcare institutions, as well as through numerous hospital/surgical supply and other medical specialty distributors with whom the company has distribution agreements. In international markets, products are distributed either directly or through distributors, with the practice varying by country. Full-time representatives of the company in domestic and international markets engage in sales promotion. Sales to distributors, which supply the company’s products to many end-users, accounted for approximately 33%, 32% and 33% of the company’s net sales for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and the five largest distributors combined accounted for approximately 68%, 66% and 65%, respectively, of distributors’ sales for the corresponding years. One large distributor accounted for approximately 9% of the company’s net sales in 2011 and 2010 and approximately 10% in 2009.

In order to service its customers, optimize logistics, lower facilities costs and reduce finished goods inventory levels, the company operates consolidated distribution facilities in both the United States and Europe. Orders are normally shipped within a matter of days after receipt. Backlog is not currently considered a significant issue for the company.

Most of the products sold by the company, whether manufactured by the company or by others, are sold under the BARD^® trade name or trademark and/or other trademarks owned by the company. Products manufactured for the company by outside suppliers are generally produced according to the company’s specifications.

Available Information

The company makes available, free of charge, on its website located at www.crbard.com, its annual reports to shareholders, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements and any amendments to these reports, as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed with, or furnished to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”).

The company has adopted, and has posted on its website, a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that applies to the company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and controller. To the extent required, the company intends to disclose any amendments to, or waivers of, the Code of Ethics on its website. In addition, the company’s audit committee charter, compensation committee charter, governance committee charter, corporate

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governance guidelines and business ethics policy are also posted on the company’s website. From time-to-time Bard uses its website to distribute company information, including material information. Financial and other information, including material information regarding the company is routinely posted on and accessible at http://investorrelations.crbard.com. In addition, shareholders or interested parties may enroll to automatically receive email alerts and other information about Bard by visiting the “Email Alert Service” section at http://investorrelations.crbard.com. Shareholders, employees or other interested parties may communicate directly with the Board of Directors, the non-management members of the Board of Directors or the Audit Committee. The process for doing so is described on the company’s website.

Regulation

The development, manufacture, sale and distribution of the company’s products are subject to comprehensive government regulation both within and outside the United States. Government regulation, including detailed inspection of and controls over research and laboratory procedures, clinical investigations, manufacturing, marketing, sampling, distribution, recordkeeping and storage and disposal practices, substantially increases the time, difficulty and costs incurred in obtaining and maintaining the approval to market newly developed and existing products. Government regulatory actions can result in the seizure or recall of products, suspension or revocation of the authority necessary for their production and sale, and other civil or criminal sanctions.

Medical device laws are in effect in many of the countries in which the company does business outside the United States. These range from comprehensive device approval requirements for some or all of the company’s medical device products to requests for product data or certifications. Inspection of and controls over manufacturing as well as monitoring of device-related adverse events are also components of most of these regulatory systems. The number and scope of these requirements are increasing.

For more information, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Third-Party Reimbursement and Healthcare Cost Containment

Reimbursement remains an important strategic consideration in the development and marketing of medical devices and procedures. Difficulty in obtaining coverage, coding and payment can be a significant barrier to the commercial success of a new product or procedure. The consequences can include slow adoption in the marketplace and inadequate payment levels that can continue for months or even years.

Bard’s products are purchased principally by hospitals or physicians, which typically bill various third-party payors, such as governmental programs (e.g., Medicare and Medicaid), private insurance plans and managed care plans, for the healthcare services provided to their patients. The ability of customers to obtain appropriate reimbursement for products and services from third-party payors is critical to the success of medical device companies because it can affect the products customers purchase and the prices they are willing to pay. Manufacturers such as Bard rely on insurance reimbursement to create favorable markets for their products, while providers depend on this reimbursement to incorporate new products into their medical practices. As the largest single insurer in the United States, Medicare has a profound influence on the healthcare market. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) formulates national and local coverage policy and sets payment rates for facilities and physician providers. Additionally, most private payors will follow the lead of CMS when developing their policies and payment rates. Technology assessment organizations, including the one run by the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, are consulted by public and private payors to evaluate the relative merits of new technologies and their impact on net health outcomes in an effort to get as much value for the healthcare dollar as possible.

The processes necessary for a manufacturer to obtain appropriate levels of reimbursement are complex and usually vary from payor to payor. Third-party reimbursements to hospitals and ambulatory care facilities are

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typically made for procedures or episodes of care, which include the costs of devices, supplies and equipment, and provide an incentive for efficient care and careful use of more expensive technologies.

Third-party payors for hospital services in the United States and abroad are increasingly focused on strategies to control spending on healthcare and reward improvements in quality and patient outcomes. In addition, in an effort to better align incentives for providers, CMS and several large commercial payors have recently adopted policies that will cease to pay for certain preventable, hospital-acquired infections such as catheter-associated urinary tract infections. The company believes that the Bardex^® IC products are well-positioned to help its customers prevent certain hospital acquired infections. However, the uncertainty and complexity of future legislation seeking to reform the health insurance market and the healthcare delivery system make it difficult to ultimately predict the impact on Bard’s business.

For more information, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Raw Materials

The company uses a wide variety of readily available oil-based resins, textiles, alloys and latex materials for the manufacture of its devices. These materials are primarily purchased from external suppliers. Most of the raw materials are available and/or purchased only from single-source suppliers. Materials are purchased from selected suppliers for reasons of quality assurance, sole-source availability, cost effectiveness or constraints resulting from regulatory requirements. Bard works closely with its suppliers to assure continuity of supply while maintaining high quality and reliability. For more information, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Environment

The company is subject to various environmental laws and regulations both within and outside the United States. The operations of the company, like those of other medical device companies, involve the use of substances regulated under environmental laws, primarily in manufacturing and sterilization processes. While the company continues to make capital and operational expenditures relating to compliance with existing environmental laws and regulations, management believes that such compliance will not have a material effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity. For more information, see Item 3. “Legal Proceedings.”

Employees

The company had approximately 12,100 employees as of December 31, 2011.

Seasonality

The company’s business is not affected to any material extent by seasonal factors.

Research and Development

The company is engaged in both internal and external research and development in an effort to introduce new products, to enhance the effectiveness, ease of use, safety and reliability of its existing products, and to expand the applications for which the uses of its products are appropriate. The company is dedicated to developing and acquiring technologies that will furnish healthcare providers with a more complete line of products to treat medical conditions through less invasive procedures and in a cost-effective manner. The company’s research and development expenditures, including acquired in-process research and development, were $185.4 million in each of 2011 and 2010 and $179.6 million in 2009. The company evaluates developing technologies primarily in areas where it may have technological or marketing expertise for possible investment or acquisition.

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Intellectual Property

Patents and other proprietary rights are important to Bard’s business. The company also relies upon trade secrets, manufacturing know-how, continuing technological innovations and licensing opportunities to maintain and improve its competitive position.

The company owns an extensive portfolio of patents and has numerous patent applications pending in the United States and in certain foreign countries that relate to aspects of the technology used in many of the company’s products. The company’s policy is to file patent applications in the United States and foreign countries where rights are available and where the company believes it is commercially advantageous to do so. However, the standards for international protection of intellectual property vary widely. The company does not consider its business to be materially dependent upon any individual patent. For more information, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

Item 1A. Risk Factors

An investor should carefully consider the risks described below, as well as other information contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in evaluating our business. Additional risks not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also adversely affect our business. The occurrence of any of these events or circumstances could individually or in the aggregate have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

Defects or failures associated with our products could lead to recalls or safety alerts, negative publicity regarding the company and litigation, including product liability claims, that could adversely affect our business and reputation and result in loss of customers. Loss reserves are difficult to estimate.

The design, manufacture and marketing of medical devices of the types we produce entail inherent risks. Our products are often used in clinically demanding circumstances with seriously ill patients, and many of the medical devices we manufacture and sell are implanted in the human body for long periods of time or indefinitely. There are a number of factors that could result in an unsafe condition, injury or death of a patient with respect to products that we manufacture or sell, including component failures, manufacturing flaws, unanticipated or improper uses of our products, design defects or inadequate disclosure of product-related risks or product-related information.

These problems could lead to a recall of, or safety alert relating to, one or more of our products and could ultimately result in the removal of these products from the body and claims against us for costs associated with the removal. Any recall, whether voluntary or required by the United States Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) or similar governmental authorities in other countries, could result in significant costs and significant negative publicity. Negative publicity, whether accurate or inaccurate, could reduce market acceptance of our products, harm our reputation, decrease demand for our products, result in the loss of customers, lead to product withdrawals and/or harm our ability to market our products in the future. The foregoing problems could also result in product liability claims or lawsuits including those being brought by individuals or by groups seeking to represent a class or establish multi-district litigation proceedings. While we believe that many settlements and judgments, as well as legal defense costs, may be covered in whole or in part under our product liability insurance policies with a limited number of insurance companies, amounts recovered under these policies may be less than the stated coverage limits and may not be adequate to cover damages and/or costs. In addition, there is no guarantee that insurers will pay claims or that coverage will be otherwise available. See Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” below for a description of lawsuits filed or asserted against us, including the Hernia Product Claims, Women’s Health Product Claims and Filter Product Claims (each, as defined below). Moreover, in some circumstances adverse events arising from or associated with the design, manufacture or marketing of our products could result in the FDA suspending or delaying its review of our applications for new product approvals. Any of the foregoing problems could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

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Reserves established for estimated losses, including with respect to legal proceedings, do not represent an exact calculation of our actual liability but instead represent our estimate of the ultimate loss at the time the reserve is established. Due to the inherent uncertainty underlying loss reserve estimates, actual losses may be materially higher or lower than the related reserve. Liabilities in excess of our reserves could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

We face intense competition from other companies, and our inability to continue to effectively develop, acquire and/or market new products and technologies could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

The medical device business is intensely competitive and is characterized by rapid technological change. Our customers consider many factors when choosing among products, including product features and reliability, product quality, product technology, clinical outcomes, product availability, price and product services provided by the manufacturer. Product introductions, alternative therapies or enhancements by competitors that provide better features and/or lower pricing, may make our products or proposed products obsolete or less competitive.

As a result, we engage in product development and improvement programs to maintain and improve our competitive position. We may not, however, be successful in enhancing existing products or developing new products or technologies that will achieve regulatory approval or receive market acceptance. As part of our business strategy, we also pursue the acquisition of complementary businesses, technologies and products. We may not be able to identify appropriate acquisition candidates, consummate transactions or obtain agreements with favorable terms. Further, once a business is acquired, any inability to successfully integrate the business, failure to retain and develop its workforce or failure to establish and maintain appropriate controls could adversely affect our ability to realize the anticipated benefits of any acquisition. If we fail to develop new products, enhance existing products or identify, acquire and integrate complementary businesses, technologies and products, or otherwise compete effectively, our business, results of operations and/or financial condition could be adversely affected.

Domestic and foreign legislative or administrative reforms resulting in restrictive reimbursement practices of third-party payors and cost containment measures could decrease the demand for products purchased by our customers, the prices that our customers are willing to pay for those products and the number of procedures using our devices.

Our products are purchased principally by hospitals or physicians which typically bill various third-party payors, such as governmental programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid and comparable foreign programs), private insurance plans and managed care plans, for the healthcare services provided to their patients. The ability of our customers to obtain appropriate reimbursement for products and services from third-party payors is critical to the success of medical device companies because it affects which products customers purchase and the prices they are willing to pay. Reimbursement varies by country and can significantly impact the acceptance of new technology. Implementation of healthcare reforms or other governmental actions in the United States and in significant overseas markets such as Germany, Japan, France and other countries may limit, reduce or eliminate reimbursement for our products and adversely affect both our pricing flexibility and the demand for our products. Even when we develop or acquire a promising new product, we may find limited demand for the product unless reimbursement approval is obtained from private and governmental third-party payors.

Major third-party payors for hospital services in the United States and abroad continue to work to contain healthcare costs through, among other things, the introduction of cost containment incentives and closer scrutiny of healthcare expenditures by both private health insurers and employers. For example, in an effort to decrease costs, certain hospitals and other customers resterilize our products intended for a single use or purchase reprocessed products from third-party reprocessors in lieu of purchasing new products from us.

Further legislative or administrative reforms to the reimbursement systems in the United States and abroad, or adverse decisions relating to our products by administrators of these systems in coverage or reimbursement,

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could significantly reduce reimbursement for procedures using our medical devices or result in the denial of coverage for those procedures. Examples of these reforms or adverse decisions include price regulation, competitive pricing, coverage and payment policies, comparative effectiveness of therapies, technology assessments and managed-care arrangements. Any of such reforms or adverse decisions resulting in restrictive reimbursement practices or denials of coverage could have an adverse impact on the acceptance of our products and the prices that our customers are willing to pay for them. These outcomes, along with cost containment measures, could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.

An interruption in our ability to manufacture our products or an inability to obtain key components or raw materials may adversely affect our business and/or results of operations.

We manufacture our products at facilities located throughout the world, some of which are in areas that are prone to hurricanes and other natural disasters. In some cases, certain of our key products are manufactured at one facility. If an event occurred that resulted in damage to one or more of our facilities, we may be unable to manufacture the relevant products at previous levels or at all. In addition, we purchase many of the components and raw materials used in manufacturing our products from numerous suppliers in various countries. For reasons of quality assurance, sole source availability or cost effectiveness, most components and raw materials are available and/or purchased only from a sole supplier. Due to the stringent regulations and requirements of the FDA and other regulatory authorities regarding the manufacture of our products, we may not be able to quickly establish additional or replacement sources for these components or materials or do so without excessive cost. As a result, a reduction or interruption in manufacturing, or an inability to secure alternative sources of raw materials or components, could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.

We are subject to a comprehensive system of federal, state and international laws and regulations, and we could be the subject of an enforcement action or face lawsuits and monetary or equitable judgments.

We operate in many parts of the world, and our operations are affected by various state, federal and international healthcare, environmental, antitrust, anti-corruption and employment laws, including, for example, various FDA and international regulations, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) and the UK Bribery Act. We are subject to periodic inspections to determine compliance with the FDA’s Quality System Regulation requirements, current medical device adverse event reporting regulations, and foreign rules and regulations. The failure to comply with these laws and regulatory standards or the discovery of previously unknown problems with a product or manufacturer: (i) could result in FDA Form-483 notices and/or warning letters, fines, delays or suspensions of regulatory clearances, detainment, seizures or recalls of products (with the attendant expenses), the banning of a particular device, an order to replace or refund the cost of any device previously manufactured or distributed, operating restrictions and/or civil or criminal prosecution, and/or penalties, as well as decreased sales as a result of negative publicity and product liability claims; and (ii) could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

It can be costly and time-consuming to obtain regulatory approvals to market a medical device. Approvals might not be granted for new devices on a timely basis, if at all. Product approvals by the FDA and other foreign regulators can be withdrawn due to failure to comply with regulatory standards or the occurrence of unforeseen problems following initial approval. Regulations are also subject to change as a result of legislative, administrative or judicial action, which may further increase our costs or reduce sales. As an example, the FDA has proposed changes to the 510(k) process, which is the clearance process for medical devices that are substantially equivalent to other legally-marketed devices. If changes to the 510(k) process are adopted, the time and cost to get many of our medical devices to market could increase; however, at this time, the impact that any changes could have is uncertain. Our failure to maintain approvals or obtain approval for new products could adversely affect our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

The healthcare industry is under continued scrutiny from state governments and the federal government with respect to industry practices in the area of sales and marketing. If our marketing or sales activities fail to comply with the FDA’s regulations or guidelines, or other applicable laws, we may be subject to warnings from the FDA or

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enforcement actions from the FDA or other enforcement bodies. In the recent past, medical device manufacturers have been the subject of investigations from state and federal prosecutors related to their relationships with doctors and off-label promotion of products, among other activities or practices. See Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” below for a description of a matter relating to the company’s brachytherapy business. If an enforcement action involving the company were to occur, it could result in penalties, fines, the exclusion of our products from reimbursement under federally-funded programs and/or prohibitions on our ability to sell our products, and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

In addition, lawsuits by employees, customers, licensors, licensees, suppliers, business partners, distributors, shareholders or competitors with respect to how we conduct our business could be very costly and could substantially disrupt our business. Disputes from time-to-time with companies or individuals are not uncommon, and we cannot assure you that we will be able to resolve these disputes on terms favorable to us. See Item 3. “Legal Proceedings” below for a description of lawsuits against the company. The occurrence of an adverse monetary or equitable judgment or a large expenditure in connection with a settlement of any of these matters could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

We are substantially dependent on patent and proprietary rights and incur significant costs maintaining, defending and protecting these rights. We also may face restrictions or additional costs in connection with the sale of our products.

We operate in an industry characterized by extensive patent litigation. Patent litigation is generally expensive, complex and can result in significant damage awards (treble damages under certain circumstances), injunctions that could prevent the manufacture and sale of affected products, settlement payments or royalty payments to enable us to continue selling the products. At any given time, we are generally involved as either a plaintiff or a defendant in a number of patent infringement actions, the outcomes of which may not be known for prolonged periods of time. While it is not possible to predict the outcome of patent litigation incident to our business, we believe that an adverse outcome associated with any pending litigation could generally have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.

We rely on a combination of patents, trade secrets and nondisclosure agreements to protect our proprietary intellectual property and will continue to do so. Although these patents, trade secrets and nondisclosure agreements may not successfully protect our intellectual property, we intend to defend against threats to our intellectual property. Our pending patent applications may not result in patents issuing to us, and patents issued to or licensed by us in the past or in the future may be challenged, invalidated or circumvented and these patents may not be sufficiently broad to provide us with a competitive advantage. In addition, we operate in foreign markets where protection or enforcement of intellectual property rights may be weaker than in the United States, and inadequate patent protection in those markets may adversely affect our competitive position. Third parties could also obtain patents that may require us to negotiate licenses to conduct our business, and we cannot assure you that the required licenses would be available on reasonable terms or at all. Any inability to protect our intellectual property or obtain necessary licenses could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations and/or liquidity. For more information, see Item 3. “Legal Proceedings.”

Our international sales and operations are subject to risks and uncertainties that vary by country and which could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.

Sales outside the U.S. accounted for approximately 32% of our net sales in 2011. We anticipate that sales from international operations will continue to represent a significant portion of our total sales. In addition, many of our manufacturing facilities and suppliers are located outside of the United States. As a result, our sales and profitability from our international operations and our ability to implement our overall business strategy are subject to risks and uncertainties that can vary by country, including those related to political and economic conditions (such as those affecting certain countries in Europe), foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, changes in tax laws, regulatory and reimbursement programs and policies, and the protection of intellectual property rights.

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The adoption of healthcare reform in the United States may adversely affect our business, results of operations and/or financial condition.

In March 2010, significant reforms to the U.S. healthcare system were adopted in the form of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (the “PPACA”). The PPACA includes provisions that, among other things, reduce and/or limit Medicare reimbursement, require all individuals to have health insurance (with limited exceptions) and impose new and/or increased taxes. Specifically, the law requires the medical device industry to subsidize healthcare reform in the form of a 2.3% excise tax on U.S. sales of most medical devices beginning in 2013. While we continue to evaluate the impact of this tax on our overall business, in 2011 this would have equated to an excise tax of approximately $44 million. Various healthcare reform proposals have also emerged at the state level. The PPACA and these proposals could reduce medical procedure volumes and impact the demand for our products or the prices at which the company sells its products. In addition, the excise tax will increase our cost of doing business. The impact of the PPACA and these proposals could have a material adverse effect on our business and/or results of operations.

Current economic instability could continue to adversely affect the company.

Financial markets and the economies in the United States and internationally may continue to experience disruption and volatility as they have in recent years and conditions could worsen. As a result, the economic environment (including deteriorating economic conditions in certain countries in Europe) may, among other things:

• create downward pressure on the pricing of our products;

• affect the collection of accounts receivable in countries such as Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and certain other countries in Europe;

• increase the sales cycle for certain of our products;

• slow the adoption of new technology;

• adversely affect our customers, causing them to reduce spending and/or decrease utilization of our products;

• adversely affect our suppliers, which could disrupt our ability to produce our products; and

• limit our access to capital on terms acceptable to us.

These conditions may continue in the future. Any of these conditions could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity. See Note 6 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

None.

Item 2. Properties

The executive offices of the company are located in Murray Hill, New Jersey. Domestic manufacturing and development units are located in Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Montana, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, South Carolina and Utah. Sales offices are in many of these locations as well as others. Outside the United States, the company has plants or offices in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, India, Ireland, Italy, Jordan, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan and the United Kingdom.

The company owns approximately 2.5 million square feet of space in 17 locations and leases approximately 1.3 million square feet of space in 64 locations. All of these facilities are well-maintained and suitable for the operations conducted in them.

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Item 3. Legal Proceedings

General

In the ordinary course of business, the company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, including, for example, product liability matters, environmental matters, employment disputes, disputes on agreements and other commercial disputes. In addition, the company operates in an industry susceptible to significant patent legal claims. At any given time, in the ordinary course of business, the company is involved as either a plaintiff or defendant in a number of patent infringement actions. If a third party’s patent infringement claim were to be determined against the company, the company might be required to make significant royalty or other payments or might be subject to an injunction or other limitation on its ability to manufacture or distribute one or more products. If a patent owned by or licensed to the company were determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the company might be required to reduce the value of certain intangible assets on the company’s balance sheet and to record a corresponding charge, which could be significant in amount. The company believes that any of these proceedings and claims could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

Product Liability Matters

As of February 16, 2012, approximately 1,923 federal and 1,378 state lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 3,452 plaintiffs, as well as two putative class actions in the United States and four putative class actions in various Canadian provinces, have been filed or asserted against the company with respect to its Composix^® Kugel^® and certain other hernia repair implant products (collectively, the “Hernia Product Claims”). One of the U.S. class action lawsuits consolidates ten previously-filed U.S. class action lawsuits. The putative class actions, none of which has been certified, seek (i) medical monitoring, (ii) compensatory damages, (iii) punitive damages, (iv) a judicial finding of defect and causation and/or (v) attorneys’ fees. Approximately 1,358 of the state lawsuits, involving individual claims by a substantially equivalent number of plaintiffs, are pending in the Superior Court of the State of Rhode Island, with the remainder in various other jurisdictions. The Hernia Product Claims also generally seek damages for personal injury resulting from use of the products. The company voluntarily recalled certain sizes and lots of the Composix^® Kugel^® products beginning in December 2005.

In June 2007, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) transferred Composix^® Kugel^® lawsuits pending in federal courts nationwide into one Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) for coordinated pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The MDL court subsequently determined to include other hernia repair products of the company in the MDL proceeding. The first MDL trial was completed in April 2010 and resulted in a judgment for the company based on the jury’s finding that the company was not liable for the plaintiff’s damages. The second MDL trial was completed in August 2010 and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff of $1.5 million. On June 30, 2011 the company announced that it had reached agreements in principle with various plaintiffs’ law firms to settle the majority of its existing Hernia Product Claims. Each agreement is subject to certain conditions, including requirements for participation in the proposed settlements by a certain minimum number of plaintiffs. In addition, the company is engaging in discussions with other plaintiffs’ law firms regarding potential resolution of unsettled Hernia Product Claims, and intends to vigorously defend Hernia Product Claims that do not settle, including through litigation. Additional trials are scheduled throughout 2012. Based on these events, the company incurred a charge of $184.3 million ($180.6 million after tax) in the second quarter of 2011, which recognized the estimated costs of settling all Hernia Product Claims, including asserted and unasserted claims, and costs to administer the settlements. The charge excludes any costs associated with pending putative class action lawsuits. The company cannot give any assurances that the actual costs incurred with respect to the Hernia Product Claims will not exceed the amount of the charge together with amounts previously accrued. The company cannot give any assurances that the resolution of the Hernia Product Claims that have not settled, including asserted and unasserted claims and the putative class action lawsuits, will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity. For more information, see Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

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As of February 16, 2012, product liability lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 532 plaintiffs have been filed or asserted against the company in various federal and state jurisdictions alleging personal injuries associated with the use of certain of the company’s surgical continence products for women, principally its Avaulta^® line of products (collectively, the “Women’s Health Product Claims”). The Women’s Health Product Claims generally seek damages for personal injury resulting from use of the products. With respect to certain of these claims, the company believes that one of its suppliers has an obligation to defend and indemnify the company. In February 2012, the JPML expanded the scope of and renamed the MDL pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to include lawsuits involving all women’s surgical continence products that are manufactured or distributed by the company. In total, approximately 411 of the Women’s Health Product Claims are pending in federal courts and have been or will be transferred to the MDL in West Virginia, with the remainder of the Women’s Health Product Claims in other jurisdictions. The company expects the first trial of a Women’s Health Product Claim to take place in the second quarter of 2012. While the company intends to vigorously defend the Women’s Health Product Claims, it cannot give any assurances that the resolution of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

As of February 16, 2012, product liability lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 48 plaintiffs have been filed or asserted against the company in various federal and state jurisdictions alleging personal injuries associated with the use of the company’s vena cava filter products. In addition, a putative class action lawsuit has been filed against the company in California state court on behalf of plaintiffs who are alleged to have no present injury (all lawsuits, collectively, the “Filter Product Claims”). The putative class action, which has not been certified, seeks: (i) medical monitoring; (ii) punitive damages; (iii) a judicial finding of defect and causation; and/or (iv) attorneys’ fees. The company expects certain trials of Filter Product Claims to take place over the next 12 months. While the company intends to vigorously defend the Filter Product Claims, it cannot give any assurances that the resolution of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

In most product liability litigations of this nature, including the Hernia Product Claims, the Women’s Health Product Claims and the Filter Product Claims, plaintiffs allege a wide variety of claims, ranging from allegations of serious injury caused by the products to efforts to obtain compensation notwithstanding the absence of any injury. In many of these cases, the company has not yet received and reviewed complete information regarding the plaintiffs and their medical conditions, and consequently, is unable to fully evaluate the claims. The company expects that it will receive and review additional information regarding the unsettled Hernia Product Claims, the Women’s Health Product Claims, the Filter Product Claims and related matters as these cases progress.

The company believes that many settlements and judgments, as well as legal defense costs, relating to product liability matters are or may be covered in whole or in part under its product liability insurance policies with a limited number of insurance carriers. In certain circumstances, insurance carriers reserve their rights with respect to coverage, or contest or deny coverage, as has occurred with respect to certain claims. When this occurs, the company intends to vigorously contest disputes with respect to its insurance coverage and to enforce its rights under the terms of its insurance policies, and accordingly, may record receivables with respect to amounts due under these policies, when appropriate. Amounts recovered under the company’s product liability insurance policies may be less than the stated coverage limits and may not be adequate to cover damages and/or costs relating to claims. In addition, there is no guarantee that insurers will pay claims or that coverage will otherwise be available.

In connection with the Hernia Products Claims, the company is in dispute with one of its excess insurance carriers relating to an aggregate of $25 million of insurance coverage. Regardless of the outcome of this dispute, the company’s insurance coverage with respect to the Hernia Product Claims has been depleted.

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Other Legal Matters

In November 2006, the company received a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), under the authority of the federal healthcare fraud and false claims statutes, seeking documents related to the company’s brachytherapy business (the “Brachytherapy Matter”). On January 27, 2012, the company announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with the civil and criminal divisions of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia to resolve claims with respect to the Brachytherapy Matter. In connection with this preliminary agreement, the company recorded a charge of approximately $51.0 million ($40.8 million after tax) in the fourth quarter of 2011. The ultimate settlement of this matter is subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, which will likely include civil settlement and non-prosecution agreements, and a corporate integrity agreement with the OIG. If the definitive agreements are not finalized, the eventual costs related to this matter could be materially different than this charge and the company cannot give any assurances that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

On February 21, 2007, Southeast Missouri Hospital (“Southeast”) filed a putative class action complaint on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated against the company and another manufacturer, Tyco International, Inc., which was subsequently dismissed from the action. The complaint was later amended to add St. Francis Medical Center (“St. Francis”) as an additional named plaintiff. The action was re-named as St. Francis Medical Center, et al. v. C. R. Bard, Inc., et al. (Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-00031, United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern District) when the court denied Southeast’s motion to serve as a class representative and dismissed Southeast from the lawsuit. In September 2008, the court granted St. Francis’s motion for class certification and determined the measurement period for any potential damages. St. Francis alleged that the company conspired to exclude competitors from the urological catheter market and that the company sought to maintain market share by engaging in conduct in violation of state and federal antitrust laws. In September 2009, the District Court granted the company’s summary judgment motion and dismissed with prejudice all counts in this action. St. Francis appealed the Court’s decision to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”). In August 2010, the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the District Court. In October 2010, the Court of Appeals granted St. Francis’s request for a re-hearing of its appeal. In June 2011, the Court of Appeals again affirmed the decision of the District Court. St. Francis filed another request for a re-hearing of its appeal to the Court of Appeals, which was denied in August 2011. St. Francis did not request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and, as a result, this action is now concluded.

In December 2007, a U.S. District Court jury in Arizona found that certain of W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.’s (“Gore”) ePTFE vascular grafts and stent-grafts infringe the company’s patent number 6,436,135. The jury upheld the validity of the patent and awarded the company $185 million in past damages. The jury also found that Gore willfully infringed the patent. In a second phase of the trial, the District Court ruled that Gore failed to prove that the patent is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. In March 2009, the District Court doubled the jury award to approximately $371 million for damages through June 2007. The District Court also awarded the company attorneys’ fees of $19 million and prejudgment interest of approximately $20 million. In addition, the District Court denied Gore’s remaining motions, including its motions for a new trial and to set aside the jury’s verdict. In July 2010, the District Court awarded the company approximately $109 million in additional damages for the period from July 2007 through March 2009. Gore has deposited or secured the foregoing amounts with the District Court. The District Court also assessed a royalty rate of between 12.5% and 20%, depending on the product, that will be used to calculate damages for Gore’s infringing sales from April 2009 through the expiration of the patent. Gore has made additional deposits with the District Court of approximately $332 million, representing Gore’s calculation of royalties for its infringing sales through December 2011. Gore appealed this matter to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Court of Appeals”), which on February 10, 2012 affirmed the decision of the District Court. Gore may request that the Court of Appeals re-hear its appeal and/or may request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Because the company considers this matter a gain contingency, no amounts have been recorded. Even if the company is ultimately successful in this lawsuit, it cannot give any assurances that royalties for Gore’s future infringing sales will remain at or near historic levels.

The company is subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign environmental protection laws governing, among other things, the generation, storage, use and transportation of hazardous materials and

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emissions or discharges into the ground, air or water. The company is or may become a party to proceedings brought under various federal laws including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and similar state or foreign laws. These proceedings seek to require the owners or operators of contaminated sites, transporters of hazardous materials to the sites and generators of hazardous materials disposed of at the sites to clean up the sites or to reimburse the government for cleanup costs. In most cases, there are other potentially responsible parties that may be liable for any remediation costs. In these cases, the government alleges that the defendants are jointly and severally liable for the cleanup costs; however, these proceedings are frequently resolved so that the allocation of cleanup costs among the parties more closely reflects the relative contributions of the parties to the site contamination. The company’s potential liability varies greatly from site to site. For some sites, the potential liability is de minimis and for others the costs of cleanup have not yet been determined. The company believes that the proceedings and claims described above will likely be resolved over an extended period of time. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of these proceedings, based upon the company’s experience, current information and applicable law, the company does not expect these proceedings to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and/or liquidity. However, one or more of the proceedings could be material to the company’s business and/or results of operations.

On January 3, 2012, the company received a letter from the FDA requiring post-market surveillance studies be conducted on certain surgical continence products for women. The company is corresponding with the FDA as to the extent of the required studies.

The company regularly monitors and evaluates the status of product liability and other legal matters, and may from time-to-time engage in settlement and mediation discussions taking into consideration developments in the matters and the risks and uncertainties surrounding litigation. These discussions could result in settlements of one or more of these claims at any time.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Executive Officers of the Registrant

Set forth below is the name, age, position, five-year business history and other information with respect to each executive officer of the company as of February 23, 2012. No family relationships exist among the officers or Board of Directors of the company. The Board of Directors elects all officers of the company annually.

Name	Age		Position
Timothy M. Ring		54	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director
John H. Weiland		56	President and Chief Operating Officer and Director
Todd C. Schermerhorn		51	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Sharon M. Alterio		49	Group Vice President
Jim C. Beasley		48	Group Vice President
Timothy P. Collins		51	Group Vice President
Brian P. Kelly		53	Group Vice President
John A. DeFord		50	Senior Vice President-Science, Technology and Clinical Affairs
Gary D. Dolch		64	Senior Vice President-Quality, Regulatory and Medical Affairs
Bronwen K. Kelly		59	Vice President-Human Resources
Jean F. Holloway		55	Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Frank Lupisella Jr.		51	Vice President and Controller

Timothy M. Ring joined Bard in 1992 as Vice President, Human Resources after 10 years with Abbott Laboratories, Inc. In 1993, Mr. Ring was promoted to Group Vice President, International Operations. He later assumed responsibility for Bard’s Interventional Cardiology and Electrophysiology Divisions, as well as Bard’s Cardiac Assist and Cardiopulmonary Divisions. In 1997, Mr. Ring was promoted to Group President for Coronary Vascular Products. In 1999, he was named Group President with oversight for Bard’s Corporate

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Healthcare Services, Peripheral Vascular, Access Systems and Electrophysiology Divisions, as well as Bard’s businesses in Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Mr. Ring was elected Chairman and Chief Executive Officer in 2003.

John H. Weiland joined Bard in 1996 as Group Vice President. He was promoted to Group President in 1997. From 1997 until 2003, Mr. Weiland had numerous responsibilities including for Bard’s Davol, Urological, Medical and Endoscopic Technologies Divisions, as well as responsibility for Bard’s businesses in Japan, Latin and Central America, Canada and Asia Pacific, and for Bard’s worldwide manufacturing operations. Mr. Weiland previously served as Senior Vice President of North American Operations for Dentsply International, President and Chief Executive Officer of Pharmacia Diagnostics, Inc. and was with American Hospital Supply and Baxter Healthcare. He served one year as a White House Fellow in the role of Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget as well as Special Assistant to the Secretary of Interior. Mr. Weiland was elected to the position of President and Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and to the Board of Directors in 2005.

Todd C. Schermerhorn joined Bard in 1985 as a cost analyst and has held various financial positions including Controller of the Vascular Systems Division and Vice President and Controller of the USCI division. In 1996, Mr. Schermerhorn was promoted to Vice President and Group Controller for Bard’s Global Cardiology Unit. He was promoted to Vice President and Treasurer in 1998. Mr. Schermerhorn was elected to the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2003. Mr. Schermerhorn intends to retire from Bard in 2012.

Sharon M. Alterio joined Bard in 2004 as President of Bard Medical Division. In 2009, Ms. Alterio was promoted to Group Vice President with responsibility for Bard’s international businesses. Prior to joining Bard, Ms. Alterio held positions at Baxter Healthcare including Vice President, Global Therapeutic Marketing for its Renal Division. In January 2012, Ms. Alterio assumed responsibility for Bard Medical Division while continuing to be responsible for Bard’s businesses in Europe, Latin America and China.

Jim C. Beasley joined Bard in 1989 as a territory sales manager for Bard Interventional Products. He has held a succession of management positions including President of Bard Access Systems division from 2003 to 2007 and President of Bard Peripheral Vascular division since 2007. In 2009, Mr. Beasley was promoted to Group Vice President and assumed responsibility for both divisions. In January 2012, Mr. Beasley assumed additional responsibilities for Bard’s businesses in Japan, Asia (excluding China) and Australia.

Timothy P. Collins joined Bard in 1986 as a facilities planner with the USCI Division. Over the next 12 years, he held positions of increasing responsibility including Director of Operations for Diagnostic Cardiology. Concurrent with the sale of Bard’s cardiology business, Mr. Collins joined Medtronic Vascular in 1998 as Vice President/Business Unit Manager in Medtronic/AVE and was later appointed Vice President, Global Operations, Vascular. In 2003, Mr. Collins returned to Bard as President of the Bard Electrophysiology Division. In 2008, Mr. Collins was promoted to Group Vice President responsible for worldwide manufacturing operations and also assumed responsibility for the Electrophysiology Division. In January 2012, Mr. Collins assumed additional responsibility for Bard’s businesses in Canada.

Brian P. Kelly joined Bard in 1983 as a territory sales manager for the Davol division. He has held a succession of management positions including Vice President of Sales for Bard Access Systems and in 1997 became President of the Davol division. Mr. Kelly was promoted to Group Vice President in 2003 with responsibility for Bard’s Davol, Urological and Electrophysiology divisions. In November 2008, Mr. Kelly changed positions and assumed responsibility for Corporate Healthcare Services.

John A. DeFord, Ph.D., joined Bard in 2004 as Vice President, Science & Technology after serving as Managing Director with Early Stage Partners, LLP (ESP), a venture capital fund, from 2002 until 2004. Before joining ESP he was President and CEO of Cook Incorporated, a privately-held medical device company. He was promoted to Senior Vice President-Science, Technology & Clinical Affairs in 2007.

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Gary D. Dolch joined Bard in 2008 as Senior Vice President-Quality, Regulatory and Medical Affairs. Prior to joining Bard, he was with Cardinal Health as Executive Vice President, Quality, Regulatory, and Operational Excellence since 2003. Previously, Mr. Dolch held executive positions with the Knoll Pharmaceutical Co. division of BASF and the American Red Cross.

Bronwen K. Kelly joined Bard in 2002 as Vice President-Human Resources. Prior to joining Bard, she was with American Home Products as Vice President, Human Resources for the Global Agricultural Products Group. Previously, Ms. Kelly held positions with American Cyanamid Company, including Director, Human Resources for the Cyanamid International, Agricultural Products and Shulton USA divisions.

Jean F. Holloway joined Bard in 2012 as Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Prior to joining Bard, she held executive positions at Medtronic, Inc. since 2008 and was most recently Vice President and Deputy General Counsel for the Cardiac and Vascular Group business units. Previously, she held executive positions at Boston Scientific Corporation and was a partner at Faegre & Benson LLP.

Frank Lupisella Jr. joined Bard in 1987 and has served in various capacities in the finance organization of the company. Mr. Lupisella served as Vice President and Controller of the Davol division from 1999 until 2005 when he was promoted to Assistant Corporate Controller, Manufacturing Operations. In 2006, he was elected to his present position of Vice President and Controller of the company.

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PART II

Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market and Market Prices of Common Stock

The company’s common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol BCR. The following table illustrates the high and low composite sale prices as reported on the New York Stock Exchange for each quarter during the last two years.

2011	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr		3rd Qtr		4th Qtr
High	$	99.40	$	113.13	$	113.84	$	89.61
Low	$	90.11	$	98.50	$	84.80	$	80.80
2010	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr		3rd Qtr		4th Qtr
High	$	87.10	$	90.00	$	82.20	$	95.72
Low	$	77.85	$	77.31	$	75.16	$	80.82

Title of Class	Number of record holders of the company’s common stock as of January 31, 2012
Common Stock - $.25 par value	3,835

Dividends

The company paid cash dividends of $64.6 million, or $0.74 per share, in 2011 and $66.9 million, or $0.70 per share, in 2010. The following table illustrates the dividends paid per share in each of the indicated quarters.

	1st Qtr		2nd  Qtr		3rd  Qtr		4th  Qtr		Year
2011	$	0.18	$	0.18	$	0.19	$	0.19	$	0.74
2010	$	0.17	$	0.17	$	0.18	$	0.18	$	0.70

The first quarter 2012 dividend of $0.19 per share was declared on December 14, 2011 and was paid on February 3, 2012 to shareholders of record on January 23, 2012.

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

	Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
	Total Number of Shares Purchased(1)(2)		Average Price Paid Per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Programs(2)		Maximum Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under Plans or Programs(2)
October 1 - October 31, 2011		294,863	$	84.96		290,210	$	347,153,661
November 1 - November 30, 2011		500,000		87.40		500,000		303,451,616
December 1 - December 31, 2011		619,770		85.49		614,800		250,900,787
Total		1,414,633	$	86.06		1,405,010	$	250,900,787

(1) The company repurchased 9,623 shares during the three-month period ended December 31, 2011 that were not part of the publicly announced share repurchase authorization. These shares were purchased from employees to satisfy tax withholding requirements on the vesting of restricted shares from equity-based awards.

(2) On June 9, 2010, the Board of Directors approved the repurchase of up to $500 million of the common stock of the company.

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Item 6. Selected Financial Data

Set forth below is selected financial data as of the end of and for each of the years ended December 31.

	2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
(dollars and shares in thousands except per share amounts)
Income Statement Data
Net sales	$	2,896,400		$	2,720,200		$	2,534,900		$	2,452,100		$	2,202,000
Net income(A)		328,000			509,600			461,400			419,300			408,500
Net income attributable to common shareholders(A)		328,000			509,200			460,100			416,500			406,400
Balance Sheet Data
Total assets	$	3,931,100		$	3,171,500		$	2,906,900		$	2,665,700		$	2,475,500
Working capital(A)		781,800			1,131,600			1,210,100			1,081,100			960,300
Long-term debt(B)		908,700			896,900			149,800			149,800			149,800
Total debt(B)		1,213,200			977,400			149,800			149,800			150,600
Shareholders’ investment(A)(B)		1,782,200			1,631,500			2,205,900			1,988,200			1,856,200
Common Stock Data
Basic earnings per share – Income from operations attributable to common shareholders(A)(B)	$	3.75		$	5.39		$	4.66		$	4.13		$	3.91
Diluted earnings per share – Income from operations attributable to common shareholders(A)(B)		3.69			5.32			4.60			4.05			3.82
Cash dividends paid per share		0.74			0.70			0.66			0.62			0.58
Shareholders’ investment per share(A)(B)		20.77			17.47			22.58			19.98			18.07
Weighted average common shares outstanding(B)		85,800			93,400			97,700			99,500			102,700
Shareholders of record		3,869			4,061			4,199			4,397			4,540
Supplementary Data
Return on shareholders’ investment(A)(B)		19.2	%		26.5	%		21.9	%		21.7	%		22.8	%
Net income attributable to common shareholders/net sales(A)		11.3	%		18.7	%		18.2	%		17.0	%		18.5	%
Days – accounts receivable		58.5			57.8			58.8			55.9			55.9
Days – inventory		104.7			109.0			110.9			104.3			102.1
Total debt/total capitalization(A)(B)		40.5	%		37.5	%		6.4	%		7.0	%		7.5	%
Interest expense(B)	$	36,400		$	12,700		$	11,800		$	12,100		$	11,900
Research and development expense		185,400			185,400			179,600			199,100			135,800
Number of employees		12,100			11,700			11,000			11,000			10,200
Net sales per employee	$	239.4		$	232.5		$	230.4		$	222.9		$	215.9
Net income attributable to common shareholders per employee(A)		27.1			43.5			41.8			37.9			39.8

^(A)  Amounts for 2011 include the impact of certain legal settlements. See Note 10 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

^(B) Amounts for 2011 and 2010 include the impact of the debt offering and accelerated share repurchase. See Note 9 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Executive Overview

The company designs, manufactures, packages, distributes and sells medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The company sells a broad range of products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities on a global basis. Outside the United States, Europe and Japan are the company’s largest markets, while certain emerging markets in Asia and Latin America are the company’s fastest growing markets. In general, the company’s products are intended to be used once and then discarded or implanted either temporarily or permanently. The company reports sales in four major product group categories: vascular, urology, oncology and surgical specialties. The company also has a product group of other products.

The company’s earnings are driven by its ability to continue to generate sales of its products and improve operating efficiency. Bard’s ability to increase sales over time depends upon its success in developing, acquiring and marketing differentiated products that meet the needs of clinicians and their patients. In 2011, the company’s research and development (“R&D”) expense as a percentage of net sales was 6.4%. The company expects R&D expense as a percentage of net sales to increase in future years. The company also makes selective acquisitions of businesses, products and technologies, generally focusing on small-to-medium sized transactions to provide ongoing growth opportunities. In addition, the company may from time-to-time consider acquisitions of larger, established companies. The company may also periodically divest lines of business in which it is not able to reasonably attain or maintain a leadership position in the market or for other strategic reasons. The company spent $557.2 million in 2011, including acquired in-process R&D (“IPR&D”), for the acquisition of businesses, products and technologies.

Acquisitions and Other Initiatives

On December 16, 2011, the company acquired Lutonix, Inc. (“Lutonix”), a development stage company specializing in drug coated balloon technology for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. The total purchase consideration of $298.0 million included an upfront cash payment of $228.0 million and the fair value of contingent consideration of $70.0 million. The contingent consideration, which could total $100 million, consists of a milestone payment related to Pre-Market Approval of Lutonix’s drug-coated percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon.

On November 10, 2011, the company acquired Medivance, Inc. (“Medivance”) for total consideration of $255.5 million. Medivance develops and sells critical care products in the Targeted Temperature Management^™ area. Medivance’s core product is the ArticSun^®, a noninvasive technology that utilizes a proprietary system that incorporates a hydrogel adhesive pad to control a patient’s core body temperature at a targeted level.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the company acquired all of the outstanding shares of ClearStream Technologies Group plc (“ClearStream”) for total consideration of $69.1 million. ClearStream, based in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland, develops and sells proprietary products used in angioplasty.

For more information on acquisitions, see Note 2 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

On February 10, 2012, the company announced that the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Court of Appeals”) affirmed the decision of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona in the company’s patent infringement suit against W.L. Gore & Associates (“Gore”), which found, among other things, that Gore willfully infringed the company’s patent number 6,436,135 by selling certain ePTFE vascular grafts and stent-grafts. Gore may request that the Court of Appeals re-hear its appeal and/or may request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.

On January 27, 2012, the company announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with the civil and criminal divisions of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia to resolve claims with respect to the investigation of the company’s brachytherapy business (the “Brachytherapy Matter”). In connection with this preliminary agreement, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a charge of approximately $51.0 million ($40.8 million after tax) in the fourth quarter of 2011. The ultimate settlement of this matter is subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, which will likely include civil

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settlement and non-prosecution agreements, and a corporate integrity agreement with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

During the second half of 2011, the company initiated certain restructuring actions in order to improve its overall cost structure and enhance operational effectiveness. These actions included the realignment of certain sales functions in the United States. In connection with these actions, the company recorded employee separation costs, net, under the company’s existing severance programs of $10.4 million ($6.9 million after tax). Substantially all of these costs are expected to be cash expenditures. The company expects these restructuring costs to result in pre-tax cost savings of approximately $16 million on an annual basis. See Note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

On June 30, 2011, the company announced that it had reached agreements in principle with various plaintiffs’ law firms to settle the majority of its existing Hernia Product Claims (see Note 10 of the notes to consolidated financial statements). Based on these events, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a charge of $184.3 million ($180.6 million after tax) in the second quarter of 2011 which recognized the estimated costs of settling all Hernia Product Claims, including asserted and unasserted claims, and costs to administer the settlements. The charge excludes any costs associated with pending putative class action lawsuits. During 2011, the company made payments of $149.2 million to qualified settlement funds (“QSFs”), subject to settlement conditions, for certain of these claims. Payments to QSFs were recorded as a component of restricted cash at December 31, 2011. Total payments of $2.1 million from these QSFs have been made to qualified claimants during 2011. All of the settlement amounts were funded or are expected to be funded using cash from a foreign subsidiary that manufactured these products.

Results of Operations

Net Sales

Bard’s 2011 consolidated net sales increased 6% on a reported basis (5% on a constant currency basis) over 2010 consolidated net sales. Bard’s 2010 consolidated net sales increased 7% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis over 2009 consolidated net sales. Net sales “on a constant currency basis” is a non-GAAP measure and should not be viewed as a replacement of GAAP results. See “Management’s Use of Non-GAAP Measures” below. Price changes had the effect of decreasing consolidated net sales by approximately 70 basis points and 30 basis points for 2011 and 2010, respectively, compared to the prior years. The primary exchange rate movement that impacts net sales is the movement of the Euro compared to the U.S. dollar. The impact of exchange rate movements on net sales is not indicative of the impact on net earnings due to the offsetting impact of exchange rate movements on operating costs and expenses, costs incurred in other currencies and the company’s hedging activities.

Bard’s 2011 United States net sales of $1,956.0 million increased 4% compared to $1,889.0 million in 2010. Bard’s 2011 international net sales of $940.4 million increased 13% on a reported basis (9% on a constant currency basis) compared to $831.2 million in 2010. Bard’s 2010 United States net sales increased 7% compared to $1,759.2 million in 2009. Bard’s 2010 international net sales increased 7% on a reported basis (6% on a constant currency basis) compared to $775.7 million in 2009.

Presented below is a summary of consolidated net sales by disease state.

Product Group Summary of Net Sales

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		Change		Constant Currency		2009		Change		Constant Currency
(dollars in millions)
Vascular	$	842.4	$	755.9		11%		10%	$	681.5		11%		11%
Urology		734.8		718.1		2%		1%		700.3		3%		2%
Oncology		779.5		724.8		8%		6%		678.7		7%		6%
Surgical Specialties		450.0		434.6		4%		3%		387.8		12%		12%
Other		89.7		86.8		3%		3%		86.6		—		—
Total net sales	$	2,896.4	$	2,720.2		6%		5%	$	2,534.9		7%		7%

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Vascular Products - Bard markets a wide range of products for the peripheral vascular market, including endovascular products, electrophysiology products and vascular graft products. United States net sales of vascular products in 2011 increased 9% compared to the prior year. International net sales of vascular products in 2011 increased 15% on a reported basis (10% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. The increase in consolidated net sales of vascular products in both 2011 and 2010 was due primarily to growth in endovascular products. United States net sales of vascular products in 2010 increased 14% compared to the prior year. International net sales in 2010 increased 7% on a reported basis (8% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year.

Consolidated net sales of endovascular products in 2011 increased 16% on a reported basis (14% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year (including 6 percentage points of growth on both a reported and constant currency basis from the SenoRx^® biopsy products acquired in July 2010). Consolidated net sales of endovascular products in 2010 increased 16% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year (including 5 percentage points of growth on both a reported basis and constant currency basis from the SenoRx biopsy products). Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty balloon catheters, stents and biopsy products were the primary contributors to the growth in this category in both 2011 and 2010.

Consolidated net sales of electrophysiology products in 2011 increased 2% on a reported basis (decreased 1% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of electrophysiology products in 2010 increased 2% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year. The net sales increase for both 2011 and 2010 was driven primarily by sales of electrophysiology laboratory systems and steerable diagnostic catheters.

Consolidated net sales of vascular graft products in 2011 decreased 2% on a reported basis (4% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of vascular graft products in 2010 decreased 4% on a reported basis (3% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Declining sales in peripheral vascular grafts were the primary drivers of the decrease in both 2011 and 2010.

Urology Products - Bard markets a wide range of products for the urology market, including basic drainage products, continence products and urological specialty products. Bard also markets StatLock^® catheter stabilization products, which are used to secure many types of catheters sold by Bard and other companies. The majority of basic drainage products, StatLock^® catheter stabilization devices and certain urological specialty products are sold through distributors. Bard also markets Targeted Temperature Management^™ products, acquired in November 2011, for therapeutic hypothermia. The increase in consolidated net sales of urology products in 2011 compared to the prior year was led by growth in sales of basic drainage products, StatLock^® products and the addition of Targeted Temperature Management^™ products partially offset by a decrease in sales of continence products. United States net sales in 2011 decreased 1% compared to the prior year. International net sales in 2011 increased 12% on a reported basis (8% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. The increase in consolidated net sales of urology products in 2010 compared to the prior year was led by growth in sales of StatLock^® products and basic drainage products. Net sales growth in urology products in 2010 was favorably impacted by inventory reductions made by U.S. distributors during 2009. United States net sales in 2010 increased 2% compared to the prior year. International net sales in 2010 increased 4% on a reported basis (2% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year.

Consolidated net sales of basic drainage products in 2011 increased 3% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of basic drainage products in 2010 increased 2% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of infection control Foley catheter products in 2011 remained flat on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of infection control Foley catheter products declined 1% in 2010 on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year.

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Consolidated net sales of urological specialty products in 2011 increased 2% on a reported basis (1% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of urological specialty products in 2010 decreased 3% on a reported basis (4% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. The growth in 2011 was primarily driven by an increase in brachytherapy sales internationally. The decrease in 2010 was primarily driven by a decline in brachytherapy sales in the United States. Despite growth in the current year, the brachytherapy market has been losing procedural share to alternative therapies in the United States, a trend that may continue.

Consolidated net sales of continence products in 2011 decreased 14% on a reported basis (15% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Net sales in 2011 were impacted by the discontinuation of sales of a bulking continence product and by a decline in sales of surgical continence products, a trend that may continue. Consolidated net sales of continence products in 2010 decreased 5% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year. Net sales in 2010 were impacted by a decline in sales of surgical continence products, partially offset by sales growth in fecal management products.

Consolidated net sales of the StatLock^® catheter stabilization product line in 2011 increased 6% on a reported basis (5% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of the StatLock^® catheter stabilization product line in 2010 increased 19% on a reported basis (18% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Net sales growth of the StatLock^® product line in 2010 was favorably impacted by inventory reductions made by U.S. distributors during 2009.

Oncology Products - Bard’s oncology business includes specialty vascular access products and enteral feeding devices. Specialty vascular access products include peripherally inserted central catheters (“PICCs”) used for intermediate to long-term central venous access, specialty access ports and accessories (“Ports”) used most commonly for chemotherapy, dialysis access catheters and vascular access ultrasound devices which help facilitate the placement of PICCs.

The increase in consolidated net sales of oncology products in 2011 compared to the prior year was due primarily to growth in net sales of PICCs and Ports. United States net sales of oncology products in 2011 increased 5% compared to the prior year. International net sales in 2011 increased 15% on a reported basis (9% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. The increase in consolidated net sales of oncology products in 2010 compared to the prior year was due primarily to growth in net sales of PICCs and Ports. Dialysis access catheters and vascular access ultrasound devices also contributed to growth in 2010 net sales. United States net sales of oncology products in 2010 increased 5% compared to the prior year. International net sales in 2010 increased 11% on a reported basis (8% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year.

Consolidated net sales of PICCs in 2011 increased 9% on a reported basis (8% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of Ports in 2011 increased 6% on a reported basis (5% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of PICCs in 2010 increased 8% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of Ports in 2010 increased 6% on both a reported basis and constant currency basis compared to the prior year.

Consolidated net sales of dialysis access catheters in 2011 increased 10% on a reported basis (8% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of vascular access ultrasound devices in 2011 increased 10% on a reported basis (9% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of dialysis access catheters in 2010 increased 10% on a reported basis (9% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Consolidated net sales of vascular access ultrasound devices in 2010 increased 15% on a reported basis (14% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year.

Surgical Specialty Products - Surgical specialty products include soft tissue repair, performance irrigation and hemostasis product lines. United States net sales in 2011 increased 2% compared to the prior year. International net sales in 2011 increased 10% on a reported basis (6% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. United States net sales in 2010 increased 14% compared to the prior year. International net sales in 2010 increased 6% on a reported basis (5% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. The increase in consolidated net sales of surgical specialty products in both 2011 and 2010 compared to the prior year was due to growth in soft tissue repair products.

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The soft tissue repair product line includes synthetic and natural-tissue hernia repair implants, natural-tissue breast reconstruction implants, and hernia fixation products. Consolidated net sales of soft tissue repair products in 2011 increased 6% on a reported basis (5% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Net sales in this category in 2011 were favorably impacted by growth in sales of synthetic and natural-tissue hernia repair implants and natural-tissue breast reconstruction implants, partially offset by declines in hernia fixation products, a trend that may continue. Consolidated net sales of soft tissue repair products in 2010 increased 17% on a reported basis (16% on a constant currency basis) compared to the prior year. Natural-tissue products for hernia repair implants and breast reconstruction implants, and hernia fixation products were the drivers of growth in this category in 2010.

Other Products - The other product group includes irrigation, wound drainage and certain original equipment manufacturers’ products.

Costs and Expenses

The following is a summary of costs and expenses as a percentage of net sales for the following years ended December 31:

	2011			2010			2009
Cost of goods sold		37.9	%		37.5	%		37.8	%
Marketing, selling and administrative expense		27.4	%		27.9	%		26.9	%
Research and development expense		6.4	%		6.8	%		7.1	%
Interest expense		1.3	%		0.5	%		0.5	%
Other (income) expense, net		9.4	%		0.9	%		1.2	%
Total costs and expenses		82.4	%		73.6	%		73.5	%

Cost of goods sold - Cost of goods sold consists principally of the manufacturing and distribution costs of the company’s products. The category also includes royalties, amortization of intangible assets and the impact of certain hedging activities. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales for 2011 increased 40 basis points compared to the prior year. Incremental amortization of intangible assets acquired in 2010 and 2011 increased cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales by approximately 40 basis points over the prior year. Cost of goods sold as a percentage of net sales for 2010 decreased 30 basis points from the prior year. This reduction was attributed primarily to cost improvements partially offset by the impact of approximately 50 basis points of incremental amortization of intangible assets acquired in 2009 and 2010.

Marketing, selling and administrative expense - Marketing, selling and administrative expense consists principally of the costs associated with the company’s sales and administrative organizations. These costs as a percentage of net sales for 2011 decreased 50 basis points from the prior year due primarily to company-wide spending controls, including the impact of the recent restructuring activities, partially offset by investments in emerging markets. These costs as a percentage of net sales for 2010 increased 100 basis points from the prior year primarily due to higher related costs from the acquired operations of SenoRx and FlowCardia.

Research and development expense - Research and development expense consists principally of the costs related to internal research and development activities, milestone payments for third-party research and development activities, and IPR&D arising from business development activities. IPR&D payments may impact the comparability of the company’s results of operations between periods. The following table presents a summary of research and development expense for the following years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
Research and development	$	181.9	$	182.8	$	163.5
In-process research and development		3.5		2.6		16.1
Total research and development expense	$	185.4	$	185.4	$	179.6

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Research and development expense in 2011 remained flat compared to the prior year. Research and development expense in 2010 increased approximately 3% compared to the prior year. Included in research and development expense for 2009 was IPR&D of $16.1 million primarily associated with the acquisition of technology for laparoscopic hernia repair. The entire purchase price related to this asset acquisition was allocated to IPR&D in 2009.

Interest expense - Interest expense in 2011 was $36.4 million as compared with 2010 interest expense of $12.7 million and 2009 interest expense of $11.8 million. The increase in interest expense in 2011 was due to the issuance of $750 million of senior unsecured notes in December 2010.

Other (income) expense, net - Other (income) expense, net, was $271.9 million, $24.6 million and $30.5 million for 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Other (income) expense, net, in 2011 included charges related to legal settlements and commitments of $246.5 million, charges for the impairment of Greek bonds of $11.5 million and net restructuring costs of $7.8 million. Other (income) expense, net, in 2010 included restructuring costs of $16.7 million and acquisition related integration costs of $9.3 million. See Note 13 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Income Tax Provision

The company’s effective tax rate for 2011 was approximately 36% compared to approximately 29% in 2010. The effective tax rate for 2011 reflected the tax effect of a charge for legal settlements related to the Hernia Product Claims, which were incurred in a low tax jurisdiction, and a charge related to the Brachytherapy Matter, part of which is not expected to be tax deductible. The tax rate in 2011 also reflected a tax benefit of $17.6 million for certain tax positions being settled as a result of the completion of U.S. Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) examinations for the tax years from 2005 through 2007 and certain examinations in other jurisdictions.

The company’s effective tax rate for 2010 was approximately 29%, compared to approximately 31% in 2009. The effective tax rate for 2010 reflected the tax effect of a $10.4 million benefit associated with certain tax positions being remeasured as a result of new information related to the completion of IRS examinations of the tax years 2003 and 2004, reductions of tax positions related to the completion of certain foreign tax examinations, and the expiration of statutes of limitation in certain foreign jurisdictions. The $10.4 million benefit was partially offset by a charge of $5.6 million associated with a cash repatriation of approximately $62 million of earnings from operations in certain foreign jurisdictions as a result of tax legislation enacted in the third quarter. The tax rate in 2010 also reflected the tax effect of acquisition related items (primarily transaction and integration costs and IPR&D).

As a result of the retroactive application of the research tax credit under the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization and Job Creation Act of 2010, the income tax provision for the year was reduced by $3.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2010.

Net Income Attributable to Common Shareholders and Earnings per Share Available to Common Shareholders

The company reported 2011 net income attributable to common shareholders of $328.0 million, a decrease of 36% from 2010 net income attributable to common shareholders of $509.2 million. The company reported 2011 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders of $3.69, a decrease of 31% from 2010 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholder’s of $5.32. Net income attributable to common shareholders in 2011 reflects charges for legal settlements and commitments of $230.3 million, or $2.59 per diluted share, acquisition related items (primarily transaction and integration costs and IPR&D) of $11.7 million, or $0.13 per diluted share, and charges for the impairment of Greek bonds of $11.5 million, or $0.13 per diluted share. Net income for 2011 also reflects restructuring costs of $5.0 million, or $0.06 per diluted share and a decrease to the tax provision of $17.6 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, as a result of the reduction of certain tax positions as discussed above.

The company reported 2010 net income attributable to common shareholders of $509.2 million, an increase of 11% from 2009 net income attributable to common shareholders of $460.1 million. The company reported

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2010 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders of $5.32, an increase of 16% from 2009 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders of $4.60. Net income attributable to common shareholders in 2010 reflects restructuring costs of $11.4 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, and acquisition related items (primarily integration and transaction costs and IPR&D) of $16.1 million, or $0.17 per diluted share. Net income for 2010 also reflects bad debt expense of $3.8 million, or $0.04 per diluted share, related to the write-down of accounts receivable in Greece and a net decrease to the income tax provision of $4.8 million, or $0.05 per diluted share, as a result of the reductions of certain tax positions and the cash repatriation as discussed above.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The company assesses its liquidity in terms of its ability to generate cash to fund its operating, investing and financing activities. Significant factors affecting the management of liquidity are cash flows generated from operating activities, capital expenditures, acquisitions of businesses and technologies, cash dividends and common stock repurchases. Cash provided from operations continues to be the company’s primary source of funds. The company believes it could borrow adequate funds at competitive terms should it be necessary. The company also believes that its overall financial strength gives it sufficient financial flexibility. The table below summarizes liquidity measures for Bard for the following years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	596.4	$	641.4	$	674.4
Working capital		781.8		1,131.6		1,210.1
Current ratio		1.86/1		3.85/1		5.30/1

Cash and cash equivalents held by the company’s foreign subsidiaries were $586.9 million and $641.4 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. It is the company’s intention to permanently reinvest the majority of these funds outside the United States to finance foreign operations, and the company’s plans do not demonstrate a need to repatriate these funds. If these funds are needed for U.S. operations or can no longer be permanently reinvested outside the United States, the company would be required to accrue and pay U.S. taxes to repatriate these funds. In the United States, ongoing operating cash flows and available borrowings under the company’s committed syndicated bank credit facility provide it with sufficient liquidity.

For the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, net cash provided by operating activities was $721.5 million, $637.8 million and $619.3 million respectively. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities in 2011 reflects higher net income, excluding non-cash items and the timing of tax payments. The increase in net cash provided by operating activities in 2010 reflects higher net income, excluding non-cash items, partially offset by higher levels of inventory and the timing of tax payments.

During 2011, the company used $772.3 million in cash for investing activities, $417.2 million more than in 2010. During 2010, the company used $355.1 million in cash for investing activities, $165.9 million more than in 2009. Capital expenditures amounted to $71.4 million, $51.2 million and $48.1 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The current year reflects an increase of $147.1 million in restricted cash related to payments to QSFs pursuant to the proposed settlement of certain Hernia Product Claims. The company spent $557.2 million in 2011, $303.9 million in 2010 and $141.1 million in 2009 for the acquisition of businesses, products and technologies to augment existing product lines.

During 2011, cash provided by financing activities was $3.9 million, $314.5 million more than in 2010. During 2010, the company used $310.6 million in cash for financing activities, $67.8 million less than in 2009. Total debt was $1.2 billion and $977.4 million at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. Total debt to total capitalization was 40.5%, 37.5% and 6.4% at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The company spent approximately $221.8 million to repurchase 2,519,410 shares of common stock in 2011 compared to approximately $1.1 billion to repurchase 12,025,000 shares of common stock in 2010 and $342.2 million to repurchase 4,535,047 shares in 2009. In addition, a payment of $58.9 million in cash remitted to the bank

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counterparty upon final settlement under the accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) agreement is included in purchases of common stock in 2011. The repurchases of common stock in 2010 included $750.0 million to repurchase 8,100,000 shares upon initial settlement under the ASR agreement with the bank counterparty. The company paid cash dividends of $64.6 million, $66.9 million and $65.4 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In 2010, the company purchased the noncontrolling interest in its Malaysian operation for $25.9 million.

In October 2011, the company entered into a new $600 million five-year committed syndicated bank credit facility that expires in October 2016. The new credit facility replaced the company’s previous $400 million five-year credit facility that was scheduled to mature in June 2012. The new credit facility supports the company’s commercial paper program and can be used for general corporate purposes. The new facility includes pricing based on the company’s long-term credit rating and includes a financial covenant that limits the amount of total debt to total capitalization. The company had outstanding commercial paper borrowings of $304.5 million and $80.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Contractual Obligations

Payments due under contractual obligations at December 31, 2011, are as follows:

(dollars in millions)	Total		1 Year		2-3 Years		4-5 Years		5+ Years
Forward contracts	$	149.8	$	149.8	$	—	$	—	$	—
Short-term borrowings		304.5		304.5		—		—		—
Long-term debt		1,277.1		35.1		71.0		321.8		849.2
Operating lease obligations		130.4		22.7		38.2		26.5		43.0
Acquisition and related milestones		121.1		16.0		5.1		100.0		—
Purchase obligations		185.6		160.4		22.9		0.6		1.7
Legal settlements		147.1		147.1		—		—		—
Other long-term liabilities		86.3		9.3		12.2		13.0		51.8
	$	2,401.9	$	844.9	$	149.4	$	461.9	$	945.7

The table above does not include $45.0 million of the total unrecognized tax benefits for uncertain tax positions and $5.0 million of associated accrued interest. Due to the high degree of uncertainty regarding the timing of potential future cash flows, the company is unable to make a reasonable estimate of the amount and period in which these liabilities might be paid.

Forward contracts - Forward contracts obligate the company for the forward purchase of currencies in which the company has known or anticipated sales or payments.

Short-term borrowings - Short-term borrowings consist of commercial paper.

Long-term debt - Long-term debt includes expected principal and interest payments, including the effect of an interest rate swap contract.

Operating lease obligations - The company is committed under noncancelable operating leases involving certain facilities and equipment.

Acquisition and related milestones - The company may make payments to third parties when milestones are achieved, such as the achievement of research and development targets, receipt of regulatory approvals or achievement of performance or operational targets under various acquisition and related arrangements. The table above excludes amounts for these milestone payments unless the payments are deemed reasonably likely to occur.

Purchase obligations - The company’s business creates a need to enter into commitments with suppliers. These inventory purchase commitments do not exceed the company’s projected requirements over the related terms and are entered into in the normal course of business.

Legal settlements - Payments to claimants for Hernia Product Claims, subject to certain settlement conditions, may be made from QSFs.

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Other long-term liabilities - The company estimates required funding obligations related to its pension and postretirement benefit plans and deferred compensation.

Management’s Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Net sales “on a constant currency basis” is a non-GAAP measure. The company analyzes net sales on a constant currency basis to better measure the comparability of results between periods. Because changes in foreign currency exchange rates have a non-operating impact on net sales, the company believes that evaluating growth in net sales on a constant currency basis provides an additional and meaningful assessment of net sales to both management and the company’s investors. Constant currency growth rates are calculated by translating the prior year’s local currency sales by the current period’s exchange rate. Constant currency growth rates are not indicative of changes in corresponding cash flows. The limitation of these non-GAAP measures is that they do not reflect results on a standardized reporting basis. Non-GAAP measures are intended to supplement the applicable GAAP disclosures and should not be viewed as replacements of GAAP results.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

The preparation of financial statements requires the company’s management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities and 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. Critical accounting policies are those that require application of management’s most difficult, subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain and may change in subsequent periods. The following is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all of the company’s accounting policies. The company’s significant accounting policies are more fully described in the company’s notes to consolidated financial statements. See Note 1 of the notes to consolidated financial statements. The critical accounting policies described below are areas in which management’s judgment in determining estimates and assumptions might produce a materially different result.

Revenue Recognition - Generally, sales to end-user customers and European distributors are recognized at the point of delivery, and sales to domestic distributors are recognized at the time of shipment. In certain circumstances, end-user customers may require the company to maintain consignment inventory at the customer’s location. In the case of consignment inventories, revenues and associated costs are recognized upon the notification of usage by the customer.

Share-Based Compensation - Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. Generally, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period. In order to determine the fair value of stock options on the grant date, the company utilizes a binomial model. Inherent in the binomial model are assumptions related to expected stock-price volatility, option life, risk-free interest rate and dividend yield. The expected stock-price volatility is based upon weightings of the historical volatility of the company’s stock and the implied volatility from publicly traded options. The company reviews the trading volumes and option life of its publicly traded options in order to determine the appropriate weighting of implied volatility. This approach is used as a predictor of future realized and implied volatilities and is directly related to stock option valuations. With respect to expected future exercise behavior, the company considers the exercise behavior of past grants and models the pattern of aggregate exercises. The risk-free interest rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the grant date with a term equal to the contractual term of the stock option.

As share-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, the amount of expense has been reduced for estimated forfeitures. The company estimates forfeitures at the time of grant based on historical experience and revises estimates, if necessary, in subsequent periods if actual forfeitures differ from those estimates.

Contingencies - The company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, including, for example, product liability matters, environmental matters, employment disputes, disputes on agreements and other

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commercial disputes, the outcomes of which are not within the company’s complete control and may not be known for extended periods of time. In some cases, the claimants seek damages, as well as other relief, which, if granted, could require significant expenditures. The company records a liability in its consolidated financial statements for damages and/or costs related to claims, settlements and judgments where the company has assessed that the loss is probable and an amount can be reasonably estimated. If the estimate of a probable loss is a range and no amount within the range is more likely, the company accrues the minimum amount of the range. The company records a receivable from its product liability insurance carriers when those recoveries are probable and collectible. Amounts recovered under these policies may be less than the stated coverage limits and may not be adequate to cover damages and/or costs. In addition, there is no guarantee that insurers will pay claims or that coverage will be otherwise available. Legal costs associated with these matters are expensed as incurred. See Note 10 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Income Taxes - The company operates in multiple taxing jurisdictions, both within the United States and internationally. The company regularly assesses its tax positions and includes reserves for uncertain tax positions. These positions relate to transfer pricing, the deductibility of certain expenses, intercompany transactions and other matters. Although the outcome of tax audits is uncertain, in management’s opinion, adequate provisions for income taxes have been made for potential liabilities resulting from such matters. The recognition and measurement of a tax position is based on the company’s best judgment given the facts, circumstances and information available at the reporting date. The reserves are used or reversed once the statutes of limitation have expired or the position is effectively settled. The company believes that the ultimate outcome of these matters will not have a material impact on its financial condition and/or liquidity but may be material to its income tax provision and results of operations.

Allowance for Doubtful Accounts, Customer Rebates and Inventory Writedowns - The company makes estimates of the uncollectibility of the company’s accounts receivable, amounts that are rebated to specific customers in accordance with contractual requirements and inventory adjustments to reflect inventory valuation at the lower of cost or market. In estimating the reserves necessary for the allowance for doubtful accounts, management considers historical bad debt trends, customer concentrations, the average length of time to collect receivables, customer creditworthiness and current economic trends. The company establishes an allowance for doubtful accounts for estimated amounts that are uncollectible from customers. In estimating the allowance for customer rebates, management considers the lag time between the point of sale and the payment of the customer’s rebate claim, customer specific trend analysis and contractual commitments including the stated rebate rate. The company establishes an allowance for customer rebates and reduces sales for such rebate amounts. In estimating the adjustment for inventory writedowns, management considers product obsolescence, quantity on hand, future demand for the product and other market-related conditions. The company records an adjustment for inventory writedowns when such conditions cause the inventory market value to be below carrying value. The company records such adjustments to cost of sales in the period in which the condition exists.

It is possible that the underlying factors discussed above for the allowance for doubtful accounts, customer rebates and inventory writedowns could change. Depending on the extent and nature of the change to the underlying factors, the impact to the company’s results of operations and financial condition could be material in the period of change.

Acquisitions - In a business combination, the acquisition method of accounting requires that the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed be measured at their fair value, with goodwill being the excess value of consideration paid over the fair value of the net identifiable assets acquired. IPR&D is capitalized and recorded as an indefinite-lived intangible asset at the acquisition date, contingent consideration is recorded at fair value at the acquisition date, and transaction costs are expensed as incurred. The amount of the purchase price allocated to IPR&D and other intangible assets is determined by estimating the future cash flows of each project or technology and discounting the net cash flows back to their present values. The discount rate used is determined at the time of the acquisition in accordance with accepted valuation methods. For IPR&D, these methodologies include consideration of the risk of a project not achieving commercial feasibility. Amounts allocated to IPR&D are subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment of a project. Upon successful completion, a

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separate determination will be made as to the useful life of the asset and amortization will begin. When the company acquires net assets that are not accounted for as a business combination, no goodwill is recognized. The judgments made in determining fair value assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed, as well as asset lives, can materially impact results of operations.

Goodwill - Goodwill is tested for impairment annually at December 31 or more frequently if impairment indicators arise using a fair value based test. The company assigns goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions to its four reporting units, each of which is one level below the company’s single reporting segment. The fair value of each reporting unit is calculated and compared to its carrying value. In determining the fair value of each reporting unit, the company uses a weighted-average combination of both market and income approaches. The market approach to estimating fair value is based primarily on applying external market information to a historical earnings measure. The income approach to estimating fair value is based on a discounted value of estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the company will record an impairment loss for the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over its implied fair value.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets - Intangible assets with finite lives and other long-lived assets, such as property, plant and equipment, are reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The company evaluates the recoverability of assets to be held and used by comparing the carrying amount of an asset to estimated undiscounted future cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If the carrying amount of an asset exceeds its estimated future cash flows, an impairment charge is recognized in the amount by which the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the asset.

Pension Plans - The company sponsors pension plans covering substantially all domestic employees and certain foreign employees who meet eligibility requirements. Several statistical and other factors that attempt to anticipate future events are used in calculating the expense and liability related to the plans. These factors include assumptions about the discount rate, expected return on plan assets and rate of future compensation increases as determined by the company. In addition, the company’s actuarial consultants also use subjective factors, such as withdrawal and mortality rates, to estimate these factors. The actuarial assumptions used by the company may differ materially from actual results due to changing market and economic conditions, higher or lower withdrawal rates or longer or shorter life spans of the participants. A change of plus (minus) 25 basis points in the discount rate assumption, with other assumptions held constant, would have an estimated $0.9 million favorable (unfavorable) impact on the company’s net pension cost. A change of plus (minus) 25 basis points in the expected rate of return on plan assets assumption, with other assumptions held constant, would have an estimated $0.8 million favorable (unfavorable) impact on the company’s net pension cost.

New Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued a new statement that eliminates the current option to report other comprehensive income and its components in the consolidated statements of shareholders’ investment. Under this statement, the company can elect to present items of net income and other comprehensive income in one continuous statement or in two separate, but consecutive statements. This FASB statement will be effective as of the beginning of the company’s 2012 fiscal year, with the exception of the deferral of a certain provision, and will be retrospectively applied to all prior periods presented.

Risks and Uncertainties; Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information

Certain statements contained herein or in other company documents and certain statements that may be made by management of the company orally may contain forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. You can identify these statements by the fact that they do not relate

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strictly to historical or current facts. They use words such as “anticipate,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “intend,” “forecast,” “plan,” “believe” and other words and terms of similar meaning in connection with any discussion of future operating or financial performance. In particular, these include statements relating to product approvals, future performance of current and anticipated products, sales efforts, expenses, the outcome of contingencies, such as legal proceedings, and financial results. The company’s forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report or as of the date they are made, and the company undertakes no obligation to update its forward-looking statements.

In addition, there are substantial risks inherent in the medical device business. The company’s business involves the design, development, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of life-sustaining medical devices. These devices are often used on, or permanently or temporarily implanted in, patients in clinically demanding circumstances, such as operating rooms, emergency units, intensive care and critical care settings, among others. These circumstances, among other factors, can cause the products to become associated with adverse clinical events, including patient mortality and injury, and could lead to product liability claims (including lawsuits seeking class action status or seeking to establish multi-district litigation proceedings) and other litigation, product withdrawals, warning letters, recalls, field corrections or regulatory enforcement actions relating to one or more of the company’s products, any of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

Because actual results are affected by these and other risks and uncertainties, the company cautions investors that actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied. It is not possible to predict or identify all risks and uncertainties, but the most significant factors, in addition to those addressed above and those under Item 1A. “Risk Factors,” that could adversely affect our business or cause the actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied include, but are not limited to:

Effective management of and reaction to risks involved in our business, including:

• the ability to achieve manufacturing or administrative efficiencies, including gross margin benefits from our manufacturing processes and supply chain programs or in connection with the integration of acquired businesses;

• the effects of negative publicity concerning our products, which could result in product withdrawals or decreased product demand and which could reduce market or governmental acceptance of our products;

• the ability to identify appropriate companies, businesses and technologies as potential acquisition candidates, to consummate and successfully integrate such transactions or to obtain agreements for such transactions on favorable terms;

• the reduction in the number of procedures using our devices caused by customers’ cost-containment pressures or preferences for alternate therapies;

• the ability to maintain or increase research and development expenditures;

• the uncertainty of whether increased research and development expenditures and sales force expansion will result in increased sales;

• the ability to reduce exposure and uncertainty related to tax audits, appeals and litigation;

• internal factors, such as retention of key employees, including sales force employees;

• the ability to achieve earnings forecasts, which are generated based, among other things, on projected volumes and sales of many product types, some of which are more profitable than others;

• changes in factors and assumptions or actual results that differ from our assumptions on stock valuation and employee stock option exercise patterns, which could cause compensation expense recorded in future periods to differ significantly from the compensation expense recorded in the current period;

• changes in factors and assumptions could cause pension cost recorded in future periods to differ from the pension cost recorded in the current period;

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• the effect of market fluctuations on the value of assets in the company’s pension plans and the possibility that the company may need to make additional contributions to the plans as a result of any decline in the fair value of such assets;

• damage to a facility where our products are manufactured or from which they are distributed, which could render the company unable to manufacture or distribute one or more products and may require the company to reduce the output of products at the damaged facility thereby making it difficult to meet product shipping targets;

• the potential impairment of goodwill and intangible assets of the company resulting from insufficient cash flow generated from such assets specifically, or our business more broadly, so as to not allow the company to justify the carrying value of the assets;

• the ability to obtain appropriate levels of product liability insurance on reasonable terms;

• the ability to recover for claims made to our insurance companies; and

• the ability to realize the anticipated benefits of the 2011 restructuring activities to improve its overall cost structure and improve efficiency.

Competitive factors, including:

• the trend of consolidation in the medical device industry as well as among our customers, resulting in potentially greater pricing pressures and more significant and complex contracts than in the past, both in the United States and abroad;

• development of new products or technologies by competitors having superior performance compared to our current products or products under development which could negatively impact sales of our products or render one or more of our products obsolete;

• technological advances, patents and registrations obtained by competitors that would have the effect of excluding the company from new market segments or preventing the company from selling a product or including key features in the company’s products;

• attempts by competitors to gain market share through aggressive marketing programs; and

• reprocessing by third-party reprocessors of our products designed and labeled for single use.

Difficulties and delays inherent in the development, manufacturing, marketing and sale of medical products, including:

• the ability to complete planned and/or ongoing clinical trials successfully, to develop and obtain regulatory approval for products on a timely basis and to launch products on a timely basis within cost estimates;

• lengthy and costly regulatory approval processes, which may result in lost market opportunities and/or delayed product launches;

• delays or denials of, or grants of low or reduced levels of reimbursement for, procedures using newly developed products;

• the suspension or revocation of authority to manufacture, market or distribute existing products;

• the imposition of additional or different regulatory requirements, such as those affecting manufacturing and labeling;

• performance, efficacy or safety concerns for existing products, whether scientifically justified or not, that may lead to product discontinuations, product withdrawals, recalls, field corrections, regulatory enforcement actions, litigation or declining sales, including adverse events and/or concerns relating to the company’s vena cava filters, pelvic floor repair products and hernia repair products;

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• FDA inspections resulting in Form-483 notices and/or warning letters identifying deficiencies in the company’s manufacturing practices and/or quality systems; warning letters identifying violations of FDA regulations that could result in product holds, recalls, restrictions on future clearances by the FDA and/or civil penalties;

• the failure to obtain, limitations on the use of, or the loss of, patent and other intellectual property rights, and the failure of efforts to protect our intellectual property rights against infringement and legal challenges that can increase our costs;

• difficulties obtaining necessary components or raw materials used in the company’s products and/or price increases from the company’s suppliers of critical components or raw materials, including oil-based resins, or other interruptions of the supply chain; and

• customers that may limit the number of manufacturers or vendors from which they will purchase products, which can result in the company’s inability to sell products to or contract with large hospital systems, integrated delivery networks or group purchasing organizations.

Governmental action, including:

• the impact of continued healthcare cost containment;

• new laws and judicial decisions related to healthcare availability, healthcare reform, payment for healthcare products and services or the marketing and distribution of products, including legislative or administrative reforms to the United States Medicare and Medicaid systems or other United States or international reimbursement systems in a manner that would significantly reduce or eliminate reimbursements for procedures that use the company’s products;

• changes in the FDA and/or foreign regulatory approval processes that may delay or prevent the approval of new products and result in lost market opportunity;

• the impact of more vigorous compliance and enforcement activities affecting the healthcare industry in general or the company in particular;

• changes in the tax laws affecting our business, such as the excise tax in Puerto Rico;

• changes in the environmental laws or standards affecting our business;

• changes in laws that could require facility upgrades or process changes and could affect production rates and output; and

• compliance costs and potential penalties and remediation obligations in connection with environmental laws, including regulations regarding air emissions, waste water discharges and solid waste.

Legal disputes, including:

• disputes over intellectual property rights;

• product liability claims, which may involve lawsuits seeking class action status or seeking to establish multi-district litigation proceedings, including the Hernia Product Claims, the Women’s Health Product Claims and the Filter Product Claims;

• claims asserting securities law violations;

• claims asserting, and/or subpoenas seeking information regarding, violations of law in connection with federal and/or state healthcare programs such as Medicare or Medicaid;

• derivative shareholder actions;

• claims and subpoenas asserting antitrust violations;

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• environmental claims, including risks relating to accidental contamination or injury from the use of hazardous materials in the company’s manufacturing, sterilization and research activities and the potential for the company to be held liable for any resulting damages; and

• commercial disputes, including disputes over distribution agreements, license agreements, manufacturing/supply agreements, development/research agreements, acquisition or sale agreements, and insurance policies.

General economic conditions, including:

• international and domestic business conditions;

• political or economic instability in foreign countries;

• interest rates;

• foreign currency exchange rates;

• changes in the rate of inflation; and

• instability of global financial markets and economies including Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal and other countries in Europe.

Other factors beyond our control, including catastrophes, both natural and man-made, earthquakes, floods, fires, explosions, acts of terrorism or war.

Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Bard operates on a global basis and therefore is subject to the exposures that arise from foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. The company manages these exposures using operational and economic hedges as well as derivative financial instruments. The company’s foreign currency exposures may change over time as changes occur in the company’s international operations. The company’s objective in managing its exposures to foreign currency fluctuations is to minimize earnings and cash flow volatility associated with assets, liabilities, net investments and probable commitments denominated in foreign currencies. In order to reduce the risk of foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations, the company will from time-to-time enter into derivative financial instruments to hedge a portion of its expected foreign currency denominated cash flow from operations. The instruments that the company uses for hedging are forward contracts and options with major financial institutions. The company expects that the changes in fair market value of such contracts will have a high correlation to the price changes in the related hedged cash flow. The principal currencies the company hedges are the Euro, the British Pound, the Mexican Peso, the Canadian Dollar, the Australian Dollar and the Japanese Yen. Any gains and losses on these hedge contracts are expected to offset changes in the value of the related exposure. Bard’s risk management guidelines prohibit entering into financial instruments for speculative purposes. The company enters into foreign currency transactions only to the extent that foreign currency exposure exists. A sensitivity analysis of changes in the fair value of all foreign exchange derivative contracts at December 31, 2011 indicates that if the U.S. dollar uniformly strengthened by 10% against all currencies, the fair value of these contracts would decrease by $1.9 million, and if the U.S. dollar uniformly weakened by 10% against all currencies, the fair value of these contracts would increase by $5.0 million. Any gains and losses on the fair value of derivative contracts would be largely offset by gains and losses on the underlying transactions. These offsetting gains and losses are not reflected in the above analysis.

The company’s investment portfolio primarily includes cash equivalents, for which the market values are not significantly affected by changes in interest rates. The market value of the company’s fixed-rate debt is affected by a change in the medium- to long-term U.S. interest rates because the borrowings generally have longer maturities. The market value of the company’s fixed-rate debt including the effect of the related interest rate swap contract effectively converting the 2.875% fixed-rate notes to floating-rate instruments approximated $1,038.7 million at December 31, 2011. A sensitivity analysis, assuming a 100 basis point increase or decrease in U.S. interest rates and assuming that the debt and related swap are held to maturity, indicates that the market value of the debt and related swap would have approximated $966.8 million or $1,113.1 million, respectively, on December 31, 2011.

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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON

INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

Management of the company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that:

• pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company;

• provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and

• provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Management assessed the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework.

Based on its assessment and those criteria, management believes that the company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011.

The company’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the company’s internal control over financial reporting. That report appears on page II-21.

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Index to Consolidated Financial Statements

	Page
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	II-20
Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009	II-22
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2011 and 2010	II-23
Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Investment for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009	II-24
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009	II-25
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.	II-26

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

C. R. Bard, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of C. R. Bard, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ investment, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited the consolidated financial statement schedule. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of C. R. Bard, Inc.’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of C. R. Bard, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), C. R. Bard, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated February 23, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of C. R. Bard, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey

February 23, 2012

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

C. R. Bard, Inc.:

We have audited C. R. Bard, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)”. C. R. Bard, Inc.’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying “Management’s Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting”. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the effectiveness of C. R. Bard, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that: (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, C. R. Bard, Inc. maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011, based on criteria established in “Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)”.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of C. R. Bard, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ investment, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011, and our report dated February 23, 2012 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/    KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey

February 23, 2012

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(dollars in thousands except per share amounts)

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Net sales	$	2,896,400	$	2,720,200	$	2,534,900
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold		1,097,300		1,020,000		959,000
Marketing, selling and administrative expense		794,600		759,800		682,500
Research and development expense		185,400		185,400		179,600
Interest expense		36,400		12,700		11,800
Other (income) expense, net		271,900		24,600		30,500
Total costs and expenses		2,385,600		2,002,500		1,863,400
Income from operations before income taxes		510,800		717,700		671,500
Income tax provision		182,800		208,100		210,100
Net income		328,000		509,600		461,400
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest		—		400		1,300
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	328,000	$	509,200	$	460,100
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders	$	3.75	$	5.39	$	4.66
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders	$	3.69	$	5.32	$	4.60

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

	December 31,
	2011			2010
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	596,400		$	641,400
Restricted cash		147,100			—
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $10,000 and $10,500, respectively		488,900			460,800
Inventories		319,200			308,900
Short-term deferred tax assets		61,200			42,700
Other current assets		73,100			75,500
Total current assets		1,685,900			1,529,300
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land		14,200			14,100
Buildings and improvements		233,200			215,900
Machinery and equipment		380,100			368,800
		627,500			598,800
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization		272,100			270,900
Net property, plant and equipment		355,400			327,900
Goodwill		916,700			607,400
Core technologies, net		498,700			397,500
Other intangible assets, net		352,600			142,800
Deferred tax assets		19,700			78,400
Other assets		102,100			88,200
Total assets	$	3,931,100		$	3,171,500
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	$	304,500		$	80,500
Accounts payable		86,400			51,400
Accrued expenses		380,400			142,300
Accrued compensation and benefits		124,400			121,600
Income taxes payable		8,400			1,900
Total current liabilities		904,100			397,700
Long-term debt		908,700			896,900
Other long-term liabilities		319,600			230,400
Deferred income taxes		16,500			15,000
Commitments and contingencies		—			—
Shareholders’ investment:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued		—			—
Common stock, $.25 par value, authorized 600,000,000 shares in 2011 and 2010; issued and outstanding 84,543,338 shares in 2011 and 84,973,586 shares in 2010		21,200			21,300
Capital in excess of par value		1,349,800			1,146,400
Retained earnings		477,800			520,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss		(66,600	)		(56,200	)
Total shareholders’ investment		1,782,200			1,631,500
Total liabilities and shareholders’ investment	$	3,931,100		$	3,171,500

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ INVESTMENT

(dollars in thousands except share and per share amounts)

	Common Stock						Capital In Excess Of Par Value			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comp. (Loss) Inc.			Noncontrolling Interest			Total
	Shares			Amount
Balance at December 31, 2008		99,393,020		$	24,800		$	966,600		$	1,080,200		$	(94,400	)	$	11,000		$	1,988,200
Net income		—			—			—			460,100			—			1,300			461,400
Change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges (net of $400 taxes)		—			—			—			—			(4,800	)		—			(4,800	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—			—			—			83,500			—			83,500
Benefit plan adjustments (net of $4,000 taxes)		—			—			—			—			(9,000	)		—			(9,000	)
Total comprehensive income																				531,100
Cash dividends declared ($0.67 per share)		—			—			—			(65,800	)		—			—			(65,800	)
Issuance of common stock		1,059,122			300			29,400			—			—			—			29,700
Share-based compensation		—			—			52,300			—			—			—			52,300
Purchases of common stock		(4,535,047	)		(1,100	)		—			(341,100	)		—			—			(342,200	)
Tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans		—			—			12,600			—			—			—			12,600
Balance at December 31, 2009		95,917,095		$	24,000		$	1,060,900		$	1,133,400		$	(24,700	)	$	12,300		$	2,205,900
Net income		—			—			—			509,200			—			400			509,600
Change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges (net of $500 taxes)		—			—			—			—			900			—			900
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—			—			—			(38,400	)		—			(38,400	)
Benefit plan adjustments (net of $3,500 taxes)		—			—			—			—			6,000			—			6,000
Total comprehensive income																				478,100
Cash dividends declared ($0.71 per share)		—			—			—			(65,900	)		—			—			(65,900	)
Issuance of common stock		1,081,491			300			43,000			—			—			—			43,300
Share-based compensation		—			—			58,100			—			—			—			58,100
Purchases of common stock		(12,025,000	)		(3,000	)		(10,200	)		(1,056,700	)		—			—			(1,069,900	)
Tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans		—			—			7,800			—			—			—			7,800
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		—			—			(13,200	)		—			—			(12,700	)		(25,900	)
Balance at December 31, 2010		84,973,586		$	21,300		$	1,146,400		$	520,000		$	(56,200	)	$	—		$	1,631,500
Net income		—			—			—			328,000			—			—			328,000
Change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges (net of $2,000 taxes)		—			—			—			—			(1,400	)		—			(1,400	)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		—			—			—			—			12,100			—			12,100
Benefit plan adjustments (net of $9,600 taxes)		—			—			—			—			(21,100	)		—			(21,100	)
Total comprehensive income																				317,600
Cash dividends declared ($0.75 per share)		—			—			—			(65,600	)		—			—			(65,600	)
Issuance of common stock		2,257,762			600			109,600			—			—			—			110,200
Share-based compensation		—			—			55,400			—			—			—			55,400
Purchases of common stock		(2,688,010	)		(700	)		10,200			(304,600	)		—			—			(295,100	)
Tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans		—			—			28,200			—			—			—			28,200
Balance at December 31, 2011		84,543,338		$	21,200		$	1,349,800		$	477,800		$	(66,600	)	$	—		$	1,782,200

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(dollars in thousands)

	For the Years Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$	328,000		$	509,600		$	461,400
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities, net of acquired businesses:
Depreciation and amortization		115,100			104,900			93,500
Legal settlements and commitments, net of payments		230,900			—			—
Impairment charge for foreign government bonds		11,500			—			—
Restructuring, net of payments		4,600			16,700			—
Acquired in-process research and development		3,500			2,600			16,100
Non-cash charges related to asset dispositions		—			—			8,400
Insurance settlements, net		—			—			7,000
Deferred income taxes		(18,300	)		(2,300	)		(15,000	)
Share-based compensation		55,500			58,200			52,400
Inventory reserves and provision for doubtful accounts		18,400			21,900			17,400
Other noncash items		(1,100	)		(2,800	)		200
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquired businesses:
Accounts receivable		(45,000	)		(29,600	)		(25,600	)
Inventories		(14,600	)		(32,900	)		(18,500	)
Current liabilities		31,100			17,900			13,700
Taxes		(1,900	)		(28,800	)		16,000
Other, net		3,800			2,400			(7,700	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		721,500			637,800			619,300
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures		(71,400	)		(51,200	)		(48,100	)
Change in restricted cash		(147,100	)		—			—
Payments made for purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired		(539,300	)		(290,300	)		(112,600	)
Payments made for intangibles		(17,900	)		(13,600	)		(28,500	)
Proceeds from sale of foreign government bonds		3,400			—			—
Net cash used in investing activities		(772,300	)		(355,100	)		(189,200	)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in short-term borrowings, net		224,000			80,500			—
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount		—			746,300			—
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		—			(25,900	)		—
Proceeds from exercises under share-based compensation plans, net		102,300			32,100			18,500
Excess tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans		25,100			7,900			10,700
Purchases of common stock		(280,700	)		(1,069,900	)		(342,200	)
Dividends paid		(64,600	)		(66,900	)		(65,400	)
Other		(2,200	)		(14,700	)		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		3,900			(310,600	)		(378,400	)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents		1,900			(5,100	)		30,600
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents during the year		(45,000	)		(33,000	)		82,300
Balance at January 1		641,400			674,400			592,100
Balance at December 31	$	596,400		$	641,400		$	674,400
Supplemental cash flow information
Cash paid for:
Interest	$	25,600		$	11,900		$	11,800
Income taxes		177,900			230,800			200,400
Noncash transactions:
Purchases of businesses and related costs	$	70,200		$	5,700		$	10,500
Receipt of foreign government bonds		16,800			—			—
Dividends declared, not paid		16,500			15,500			16,500
Purchase of common stock not settled		14,400			—			—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations - C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “company” or “Bard”) are engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The company markets its products worldwide to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities.

Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The accounts of most foreign subsidiaries are consolidated as of November 30. No events occurred related to these foreign subsidiaries during the months of December 2011, 2010 or 2009 that materially affected the financial position or results of operations of the company. The company has no material interests in variable interest entities and none that require consolidation.

Related Parties - The company and Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. are parties to an equally-owned joint venture, Medicon Inc. (“Medicon”), which distributes Bard’s products in Japan. Bard accounts for the joint venture under the equity method of accounting. All transactions with Medicon are denominated in U.S. dollars. Bard recorded sales to Medicon of $139.0 million, $128.7 million and $122.5 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard eliminates the intercompany profits on sales to Medicon until Medicon sells Bard’s products to a third party. Bard recorded Medicon equity income of $3.8 million, $3.6 million and $2.3 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard received dividends from Medicon of $7.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard’s investment in Medicon was $15.9 million and $20.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Included in accounts receivable are trade receivables due from Medicon for purchases of Bard’s products of $37.4 million and $33.4 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements - The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the company to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The company evaluates these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and bases its estimates on historical experience, current conditions and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities as well as identifying and assessing the accounting treatment with respect to commitments and contingencies. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Foreign Currency - Net assets of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at current year-end rates, and revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average monthly rates during each monthly period. Net exchange gains or losses resulting from the translation of foreign financial statements and the effect of exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions of a long-term investment nature are accumulated and credited or charged directly to a separate component of shareholders’ investment. Any foreign currency gains or losses related to monetary assets are charged to other (income) expense, net. Foreign currency translation gains included in accumulated other comprehensive loss were $41.1 million and $29.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Revenue Recognition - The company’s net sales represent gross sales invoiced to both end-user customers and independent distributors, less certain related charges, including discounts, returns, rebates and other allowances. The company recognizes product revenue when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, title and risk of loss

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have transferred, the selling price is fixed or determinable, contractual obligations have been satisfied and collectibility is reasonably assured. Generally, sales to end-user customers and European distributors are recognized at the point of delivery, and sales to domestic distributors are recognized at the time of shipment. In certain circumstances, end-user customers may require the company to maintain consignment inventory at the customer’s location. In the case of consignment inventories, revenue and associated cost are recognized upon the notification of usage by the customer.

Charges for discounts, returns, rebates and other allowances are recognized as a deduction from revenue on an accrual basis in the period in which the revenue is recorded. The accrual for product returns, discounts and other allowances is based on the company’s history. The company allows customers to return defective or damaged products. Historically, product returns have not been material. The company grants sales rebates to independent distributors based upon the distributor’s reporting of end-user sales and pricing. Sales rebates are accrued by the company in the period in which the sale is recorded. The company’s rebate accrual is based on its history of actual rebates paid. In estimating rebate accruals, the company considers the lag time between the point of sale and the payment of the distributor’s rebate claim, distributor-specific trend analysis and contractual commitments including stated rebate rates. The company’s reserves for rebates are reviewed at each reporting period and adjusted to reflect data available at that time. The company adjusts reserves to reflect any differences between estimated and actual amounts. Such adjustments impact the amount of net product sales revenue recognized by the company in the period of adjustment.

Shipping and Handling Costs - Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold.

Advertising Costs - Costs related to advertising are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $3.0 million, $3.3 million and $2.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and is included in marketing, selling and administrative expense.

Research and Development - Research and development expense is comprised of costs related to internal research and development activities, milestone payments for third-party research and development activities, and acquired in-process research and development (“IPR&D”) arising from acquisitions not accounted for as a business combination. IPR&D arising from a business combination are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets, subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment of a project. Upon successful completion, a separate determination will be made as to the useful life of the asset and amortization will begin.

Share-Based Compensation - Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. Generally, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period. As share-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, the amount of expense has been reduced for estimated forfeitures.

Cash Equivalents - Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less and amounted to $526.6 million and $588.1 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Accounts Receivable - In addition to trade receivables, accounts receivable included $39.3 million and $37.1 million of non-trade receivables at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. For most domestic businesses, cost is determined using the last-in-first-out (“LIFO”) method. For all other inventories, cost is determined using the first-in-first-out (“FIFO”) method. The difference between the inventory valuation under the LIFO method and the FIFO method is not significant.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Depreciation - Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of depreciable assets using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives primarily range from three to 40 years for buildings and improvements and three to 20 years for machinery and equipment. Depreciation expense was $43.2 million, $41.1 million and $39.9 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively.

Software Capitalization and Amortization - Internally used software, whether purchased or developed, is capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of five to seven years. Capitalized software costs are included in machinery and equipment. The company capitalizes certain costs associated with internal-use software such as the payroll costs of employees devoting time to the projects and external direct costs for materials and services. Costs associated with internal-use software are expensed during the design phase until the point at which the project has reached the application development stage. Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to perform a task it previously did not perform. Software maintenance and training costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. The company capitalized $6.4 million, $4.7 million and $4.5 million of internal-use software for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense for capitalized software was $8.6 million, $10.7 million and $11.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Goodwill - Goodwill is tested for impairment annually at December 31 or more frequently if impairment indicators arise using a fair value based test. The company assigns goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions to its four reporting units, each of which is one level below the company’s single reporting segment. The fair value of each reporting unit is calculated and compared to its carrying value. In determining the fair value of each reporting unit, the company uses a weighted-average combination of both market and income approaches. The market approach to estimating fair value is based primarily on applying external market information to a historical earnings measure. The income approach to estimating fair value is based on a discounted value of estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the company will record an impairment charge for the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over its implied fair value.

Other Intangible Assets - Other intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to 22 years with a weighted average of 13 years. When events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of intangible assets may not be recoverable, the company will assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows derived from the lowest appropriate asset groupings. To the extent carrying value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, impairments are recognized in operating results to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value, which is determined based on the net present value of estimated future cash flows.

Income Taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes.

The company regularly assesses its tax positions to determine whether the benefits of tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit. These positions relate to transfer pricing, the deductibility of certain expenses, intercompany transactions and other matters. Although the outcome of tax audits is uncertain, provisions for income taxes have been made for potential liabilities resulting from such matters. Any reserves are used or reversed once the statutes of limitation have expired or the tax position is effectively settled. The company’s policy is to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions as income tax expense.

Income Statement Presentation of Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Government Authorities - The company follows a net basis policy with regard to sales, use, value added or any other tax collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, which excludes them from both net sales and expenses.

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS—(Continued)

Treasury Stock - The company accounts for treasury stock purchases as retirements by reducing retained earnings for the cost of the repurchase. Reissuances of previously repurchased shares are accounted for as new issuances. There were 31.4 million and 30.8 million of previously repurchased shares at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Derivative Instruments - The company recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in its consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments are recorded in each period in current earnings or accumulated other comprehensive loss depending on whether the derivative instrument is designated as part of a hedged transaction, and if so, the type of hedge transaction.

The company’s objective in managing its exposures to foreign currency fluctuations is to minimize earnings and cash flow volatility associated with future intercompany receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies. These risks are managed using derivative instruments, mainly through forward currency and option contracts. The company does not utilize derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. No derivative instruments extend beyond December 2012. All of these derivative instruments are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments’ gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings on the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. At December 31, 2011, all of these derivative instruments were highly effective hedging instruments because they were denominated in the same currency as the hedged item and because the maturities of the derivative instruments matched the timing of the hedged items.

When applicable, foreign currency exposures that arise from remeasuring intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are mitigated through the use of forward contracts. Hedges of these foreign exchange exposures are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. The gains or losses on these instruments are recognized in earnings and are effectively offset by the gains or losses on the underlying hedged items.

The company may use interest rate swap contracts to manage interest rate exposure on its long-term debt. The company entered into an interest rate swap contract with respect to its $250 million tranche of senior unsecured notes. Under this interest rate swap contract, the company exchanges, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts calculated by reference to a notional principal amount of this tranche. The company’s swap contract is designated and qualifies as a fair value hedge. Changes in the fair value of the swap contract offset changes in the fair value of the fixed rate debt due to changes in market interest rates.

Reclassifications - Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

2. Acquisitions

The company acquires businesses, products and technologies to augment its existing product lines and from time-to-time may divest product lines for strategic reasons. Unaudited pro forma financial information has not been presented because the effects of acquisitions were not material on either an individual or aggregate basis.

On December 16, 2011, the company acquired Lutonix, Inc. (“Lutonix”), a development stage company specializing in drug coated balloon technology for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. The total purchase consideration of $298.0 million included an upfront cash payment of $228.0 million and the fair value of contingent consideration of $70.0 million. The contingent consideration, which could total $100 million, consists of a milestone payment related to Pre-Market Approval (“PMA”) of Lutonix’s drug-coated percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (“PTA”) balloon. Lutonix is conducting the first and only investigational device

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exemption (“IDE”) trial approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) using drug-coated balloons for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. The Lutonix LEVANT 2 study is a prospective, randomized, single-blinded, multi-center pivotal IDE trial comparing the Lutonix drug-coated balloon to standard balloon angioplasty. Lutonix received the European Conformity regulatory approval (“CE mark”) in 2011, and Bard expects to start selling the device in Europe in 2012. The company plans to begin a larger registry study concurrent with the European launch to support broader marketing claims and obtain additional clinical data. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since the acquisition date.

The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: IPR&D of $131.5 million; core technologies of $33.4 million; deferred tax assets of $24.7 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; deferred tax liabilities of $59.5 million, primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $1.6 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $166.3 million. The goodwill recognized includes the value of a large potential market for drug-coated PTA balloons in alternate and expanded indications, and other cost synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 12 years. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $1.4 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. The company has not yet finalized the purchase accounting, which may be adjusted as further information about conditions existing at the acquisition date become available.

The IPR&D assets, which are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets, represent the development of drug-coated balloons and the LEVANT 2 clinical trial for use of these balloons in the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries. The launch of this device in the United States is currently expected to occur in 2015, subject to regulatory approvals. The fair value of this intangible asset was determined based upon the present value of expected future cash flows adjusted for the probability of technological and commercial risk, utilizing a risk-adjusted discount rate. The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined by utilizing a probability weighted estimated cash flow stream adjusted for the expected timing of the payment. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the contingent consideration liability will be remeasured at current fair value with changes recorded in earnings.

On November 10, 2011, the company acquired Medivance, Inc. (“Medivance”) for total cash consideration of $255.5 million. Medivance develops and sells critical care products in the Targeted Temperature Management^™ area. Medivance’s core product is the ArticSun^®, a noninvasive technology that utilizes a proprietary system that incorporates a hydrogel adhesive pad to control a patient’s core body temperature at a targeted level. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $25.0 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; customer relationships of $88.7 million; core technologies of $75.9 million; deferred tax liabilities of $63.3 million, primarily associated with intangible assets; and other net assets of $17.0 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $112.2 million. The goodwill recognized includes the value of expanding the market for Medivance’s products. Synergies are expected to result from the alignment of critical care sales call points and other manufacturing efficiencies. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Customer relationships and core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 13 and 14 years, respectively. Customer relationships are recorded as a component of other intangible assets. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $1.7 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. In connection with this

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acquisition, the company recorded a charge of $1.8 million ($1.1 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, associated with integration costs. The company has not yet finalized the purchase accounting, which may be adjusted as further information about conditions existing at the acquisition date become available.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the company acquired all of the outstanding shares of ClearStream Technologies Group plc (“ClearStream”) for total consideration of $69.1 million. ClearStream, based in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland, develops and sells proprietary products used in angioplasty. The acquisition complements Bard’s core competencies and enhances Bard’s vascular product portfolio. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since October 12, 2011, the date on which a controlling interest was obtained. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $3.3 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies and other intangible assets of $29.1 million; deferred tax liabilities of $3.8 million, primarily associated with intangible assets; and other net assets of $11.0 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $29.5 million. The goodwill recognized is attributable to expected cost synergies and other benefits created by the expanded peripheral vascular product portfolio of the company as a result of the acquisition. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies and other intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 10 years. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $2.6 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. In connection with this acquisition, the company recorded a charge of $2.0 million ($1.8 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, associated with integration costs. The company has not yet finalized the purchase accounting, which may be adjusted as further information about conditions existing at the acquisition date become available.

On July 6, 2010, the company acquired all of the outstanding stock of SenoRx, Inc. (“SenoRx”) for a purchase price of $11.00 per share in cash, totaling $213.5 million. SenoRx was a public company engaged in the manufacture and sale of minimally-invasive medical devices used in the percutaneous diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. SenoRx’s products expand Bard’s existing biopsy product portfolio to include the EnCor^® stereotactic-guided and MRI-guided breast biopsy systems, the Gel Mark^® line of breast tissue markers and the Contura^® brachytherapy catheter used in the treatment of breast cancer. Substantially all of the purchase price for the acquisition was funded through the issuance of commercial paper. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $42.3 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies of $95.1 million; deferred tax liabilities of $44.0 million, primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $23.5 million consisting of cash, accounts receivable and inventories. An IPR&D asset of $12.8 million was also recorded primarily for the next generation of the EnCor^® stereotactic-guided breast biopsy system. The fair value of this intangible asset was determined based upon the present value of expected future cash flows adjusted for the probability of technological and commercial risk, utilizing a risk-adjusted discount rate. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $83.8 million. The goodwill recognized is attributable to expected cost synergies and other benefits created by the expanded and more comprehensive biopsy product portfolio of the company as a result of the acquisition. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 10 years. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $3.2 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. In connection with this acquisition, the company recorded charges of $6.9 million ($4.2 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, associated with the termination of existing SenoRx commercial agreements, the settlement of disputes that arose under certain of these agreements and integration costs.

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On May 20, 2010, the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bard Holdings Limited, acquired the remaining 15% of the common shares that it did not already own of its Malaysian manufacturing operation, Bard Sendirian Berhad, for $25.9 million. In connection with the transaction, Bard’s shareholder’s investment was reduced by $13.2 million, which represented the excess of the cash paid over the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest.

On April 12, 2010, the company acquired all of the outstanding stock of FlowCardia, Inc. (“FlowCardia”), a privately-held company engaged in the design and manufacture of endovascular products used in the treatment of chronic total occlusions (“CTOs”), for total consideration of $80.1 million. FlowCardia’s products complement Bard’s percutaneous transluminal angioplasty products and peripheral stents. FlowCardia’s Crosser^® product line of clinically-proven catheters deliver vibrational energy, enabling physicians to cross CTOs and allow for subsequent therapies, such as balloon angioplasty, stent implantation and atherectomy. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $18.1 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies of $46.4 million; deferred tax liabilities of $19.3 million primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $3.0 million. In addition, an IPR&D asset of $4.7 million was recorded for follow-on product applications for CTOs. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $27.2 million. The goodwill recognized is attributable to complementary product sales opportunities and expected cost synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 11 years.

On November 18, 2009, the company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Y-Med, Inc. (“Y-Med”), a privately-held company focused on the development and manufacture of specialty PTA catheters, for total consideration of $35.3 million. Y-Med’s products complement Bard’s peripheral stents and existing PTA products. Y-Med’s VascuTrak^TM PTA dilatation catheter product line is designed to treat highly stenotic and calcified lesions in patients with lower-limb arterial disease. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in: the recognition of deferred tax assets of $2.3 million consisting of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies of $28.4 million; deferred tax liabilities of $10.8 million primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $2.7 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $12.7 million. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 10 years. In connection with this acquisition, the company recorded a cost of $3.2 million ($2.0 million after tax) associated with the termination of certain existing Y-Med agreements. This termination cost was recorded to other (income) expense, net.

On June 15, 2009, the company acquired worldwide rights and related assets of the hernia products business of Brennen Medical, LLC for $17.0 million. The acquisition included technology for a non-crosslinked xenograft device, which expanded Bard’s product offerings in hernia repair. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of core technologies of $15.5 million and other assets of $1.5 million, which includes $0.9 million of goodwill. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 13 years. In connection with this acquisition, the company discontinued the sale of an existing xenograft device and recorded a related non-cash charge of $5.7 million ($5.2 million after tax). This charge consisted of acceleration of remaining depreciation costs related to property, plant and equipment of $4.5 million, which was recorded to other (income) expense, net, and the write-off of inventory of $1.2 million, which was recorded to cost of goods sold.

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On January 11, 2008, the company acquired the assets of the LifeStent^® family of stents from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation for a net cash payment of $73.3 million, plus direct acquisition costs of $3.6 million, and up to $65.0 million in contingent milestone payments. The contingent milestone payments consisted of $50.0 million related to regulatory approvals and $15.0 million related to the transfer of manufacturing operations to Bard. The acquisition was a strategic addition to Bard’s portfolio of non-coronary stent and stent graft products that is complementary to the company’s current products, call points and technology platforms. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company’s results since the acquisition date. The fair value of the assets acquired was approximately $102.3 million. The difference between the fair value of the assets acquired and the initial payments was recognized as an acquisition related liability. This liability was reduced upon the payment of the contingent milestone payments with the remaining amounts recorded as a deferred tax asset and goodwill.

The contingent milestone payment related to regulatory approvals was amended, which resulted in $23.0 million being paid in December 2008. This payment resulted in a decrease to the acquisition related liability of $14.5 million and an increase to deferred tax assets of $8.5 million. The company received a PMA in February 2009 for use of the LifeStent^® in the superficial femoral artery and proximal popliteal artery, which resulted in a contingent milestone payment of $27.0 million. This payment resulted in a decrease to the acquisition related liability of $10.9 million, an increase to deferred tax assets of $7.8 million, and an increase to goodwill of $8.3 million. The $15.0 million contingent milestone payment related to the transfer of manufacturing operations to Bard was paid in September 2009. The payment resulted in an increase to goodwill.

3. Restructuring

During the second half of 2011, the company initiated certain restructuring actions in order to improve its overall cost structure and enhance operational effectiveness. These actions included the realignment of certain sales functions in the United States. In connection with these actions, the company recorded employee separation costs under the company’s existing severance programs of $12.0 million ($8.1 million after tax). Substantially all of these costs are expected to be cash expenditures. At December 31, 2011, the remaining liability related to this restructuring charge was $7.4 million, which reflects cash payments of $3.0 million and a reversal of $1.6 million of these costs. The company expects activities under these actions to be substantially complete by the end of 2012.

In December 2010, the company committed to a plan (the “2010 Restructuring Plan”) to improve its overall cost structure and enhance operational effectiveness. The 2010 Restructuring Plan included the realignment of certain manufacturing, sales and marketing, and administrative functions. In connection with this plan, the company recorded employee separation costs under the company’s existing severance programs and other costs related to one-time employee termination benefits of $16.7 million ($11.4 million after tax). Substantially all of these costs were cash expenditures paid during 2011. In addition, $2.6 million of these restructuring costs were reversed in 2011.

In April 2009, the company announced a plan (the “2009 Restructuring Plan”) to reduce its overall cost structure and improve efficiency. The 2009 Restructuring Plan included the consolidation of certain businesses in the United States and the realignment of certain sales and marketing functions outside the United States. The 2009 Restructuring Plan resulted in the elimination of certain positions and other employee terminations worldwide. The company recorded employee separation costs under the company’s existing severance programs and other costs primarily related to one-time termination benefits offered under this plan. The total cost of the 2009 Restructuring Plan was $15.4 million ($10.2 million after tax). Substantially all of these costs were cash expenditures and were paid during 2010.

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4. Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes for the following years ended December 31 consisted of:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
United States	$	425.1	$	455.8	$	481.3
Foreign		85.7		261.9		190.2
	$	510.8	$	717.7	$	671.5

The income tax provision for the following years ended December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Current provision
Federal	$	170.0		$	168.3		$	182.8
Foreign		23.3			31.8			33.6
State		7.8			10.3			8.7
		201.1			210.4			225.1
Deferred (benefit) provision
Federal		(18.9	)		3.7			(13.3	)
Foreign		(2.7	)		(7.2	)		(0.1	)
State		3.3			1.2			(1.6	)
		(18.3	)		(2.3	)		(15.0	)
	$	182.8		$	208.1		$	210.1

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Deferred tax assets
Employee benefits	$	168.8		$	158.2
Inventory		19.3			13.8
Receivables and rebates		25.8			24.2
Accrued expenses		30.5			16.6
Loss carryforwards and credits		112.4			73.8
Gross deferred tax assets		356.8			286.6
Valuation allowance		(32.2	)		(36.2	)
		324.6			250.4
Deferred tax liabilities
Intangibles		234.2			111.8
Accelerated depreciation		22.8			25.4
Other		3.2			7.1
		260.2			144.3
	$	64.4		$	106.1

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At December 31, 2011, the company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $206.5 million, which expire between 2013 and 2032, state net operating loss carryforwards of $296.5 million, which expire between 2012 and 2032, and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $41.8 million, which generally expire between 2012 and 2019. The company also had various tax credits of $8.6 million with an indefinite life and $7.9 million, which expire between 2013 and 2032.

The company records valuation allowances to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that it believes is more likely than not to be realized. The company considers future taxable income and the periods over which it must be earned in assessing the need for valuation allowances. In the event the company determines it would not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to expense in the period such determination was made. At December 31, 2011, the valuation allowance primarily related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforward and credits, and to certain other state deferred tax assets.

A reconciliation between the effective income tax rate and the federal statutory rate for the following years ended December 31 is:

	2011			2010			2009
Federal statutory rate		35	%		35	%		35	%
State taxes, net of federal benefit		2	%		2	%		1	%
Operations taxed at less than U.S. rate		(2	)%		(9	)%		(5	)%
Legal settlement, non-deductible portion		2	%		—	%		—	%
Other, net		(1	)%		1	%		—	%
		36	%		29	%		31	%

The company’s foreign tax incentives consist of incentive tax grants in Puerto Rico and Malaysia. The company’s grant in Malaysia was entered into on March 1, 2010 and will expire in 2015. The incentive tax grant in Puerto Rico will expire in 2016. The approximate dollar and per share effects of the Puerto Rican and Malaysian tax grants are as follows:

	2011(A)		2010		2009
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Tax benefit	$	3.7	$	44.6	$	24.0
Per share benefit	$	0.04	$	0.47	$	0.24

(A) No tax benefit was recognized from the incentive tax grant in Puerto Rico due to the charge for Hernia Product Claims.

A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. A reconciliation of the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Balance, January 1	$	53.6		$	53.2
Additions related to prior year tax positions		4.5			2.1
Reductions related to prior year tax positions		(9.0	)		(7.4	)
Additions for tax positions of the current year		8.1			8.9
Settlements		(11.3	)		(0.7	)
Lapse of statutes of limitation		(0.9	)		(2.5	)
Balance, December 31	$	45.0		$	53.6

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The company operates in multiple taxing jurisdictions and faces audits from various tax authorities regarding transfer pricing, the deductibility of certain expenses, intercompany transactions and other matters. As of December 31, 2011, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes was $45.0 million (of which $36.0 million would impact the effective tax rate if recognized), plus $5.0 million of accrued interest. As of December 31, 2010, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $53.6 million plus $11.4 million of accrued interest. Interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions amounted to a $1.6 million credit in 2011, $0.7 million of expense in 2010, and $2.6 million of expense in 2009.

The company is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions and remains subject to examination until the statutes of limitation expire for the applicable tax jurisdiction. Within specific countries, the company may be subject to audit by various tax authorities, or subsidiaries operating within the country may be subject to different statutes of limitation expiration dates. As of December 31, 2011, a summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in the company’s major tax jurisdictions are:

United States – federal	2008 and forward
United States – states	2003 and forward
Germany	2006 and forward
Malaysia	2006 and forward
Puerto Rico	2007 and forward
United Kingdom	2010 and forward

In 2011, the company’s income tax provision was reduced by $17.6 million as a result of the completion of the U.S Internal Revenue Service examinations for the tax years from 2005 through 2007 and certain examinations in other jurisdictions. Depending upon open tax examinations and/or the expiration of applicable statutes of limitation, the company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by up to $7.3 million within the next 12 months.

At December 31, 2011, the company did not provide for income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign operations of approximately $1.4 billion as it is the company’s intention to permanently reinvest these undistributed earnings outside of the United States. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to these permanently reinvested earnings is not practicable.

5. Earnings per Common Share

Earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed under the two-class method, which requires nonvested share-based payment awards that have non-forfeitable rights to dividend or dividend equivalents to be treated as a separate class of securities in calculating EPS. Participating securities include nonvested restricted stock and units, nonvested shares or units under the management stock purchase program, and certain other nonvested stock-based awards.

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EPS is computed using the following common share information for the following years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars and shares in millions)
EPS Numerator:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	328.0	$	509.2	$	460.1
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		6.1		5.5		5.0
Net income available to common shareholders	$	321.9	$	503.7	$	455.1
EPS Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		85.8		93.4		97.7
Dilutive common share equivalents from share-based compensation plans		1.5		1.2		1.3
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding, assuming dilution		87.3		94.6		99.0

6. Financial Instruments

Foreign Exchange Derivative Instruments

The company enters into readily marketable forward and option contracts with financial institutions to help reduce its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These contracts limit volatility because gains and losses associated with foreign exchange rate movements are generally offset by movements in the underlying hedged item. The notional value of the company’s forward currency and option contracts was $205.2 million and $182.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Interest Rate Derivative Instruments

On December 20, 2010, the company entered into an interest rate swap contract in connection with its debt offering. See Note 9 of the notes to consolidated financial statements. The swap contract effectively converts the 2.875% fixed-rate notes to a floating-rate instrument. The notional value of the company’s interest rate swap contract is $250.0 million.

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The location and fair values of derivative instruments segregated between those derivatives that are designated as hedging instruments and those that are not designated as hedging instruments at December 31, are as follows:

	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value of Derivatives
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Forward currency contracts	Other current assets	$	1.5	$	2.8
Option currency contracts	Other current assets		4.3		1.5
Interest rate swap contract	Other assets		12.1		0.7
		$	17.9	$	5.0
Forward currency contracts	Accrued expenses	$	6.4	$	1.1
		$	6.4	$	1.1
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
(dollars in millions)
Forward currency contracts	Other current assets	$	3.8	$	—
Forward currency contracts	Other assets		—		1.8
		$	3.8	$	1.8

The location and amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and the impact on the consolidated statement of shareholders’ investment for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

	Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income								Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income	Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income
(dollars in millions)	2011			2010		2009				2011			2010			2009
Forward currency contracts	$	(3.9	)	$	0.1	$	3.6		Costs of goods sold	$	1.0		$	0.4		$	(2.0	)
Option currency contracts		2.5			0.8		(8.4	)	Costs of goods sold		—			0.4			5.0
	$	(1.4	)	$	0.9	$	(4.8	)		$	1.0	(A)	$	0.8	(A)	$	3.0	(A)

^(A)  The tax effect of the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to income was $1.0 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

At December 31, 2011, the company had losses of approximately $1.4 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheet that are expected to be reclassified into earnings in 2012.

The location and amounts of gains and losses on the derivative instrument designated as a fair value hedge for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

		Gain Recognized on Swap				(Loss) Recognized on Long-Term Debt
(dollars in millions)	Income Statement Location	2011		2010		2011			2010
Interest rate swap contract	Interest expense	$	11.4	$	0.7	$	(11.4	)	$	(0.7	)

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The location and amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

		Gain Recognized in Earnings
(dollars in millions)	Income Statement Location	2011		2010
Forward currency contracts(A)	Other (income) expense, net	$	2.0	$	1.8

^(A)  These derivative contracts mitigate changes in the value of remeasured foreign currency denominated monetary loans attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Fair value is defined as the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability. Fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The fair value guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The levels within the hierarchy range from Level 1 having the highest priority to Level 3 having the lowest.

The following table summarizes financial instrument assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Greek government bonds	$	3.6		$	—
Forward currency contracts		(1.1	)		3.5
Option currency contracts		4.3			1.5
Interest rate swap contract		12.1			0.7

The fair values were measured using significant other observable inputs and valued by reference to similar financial instruments, adjusted for restrictions and other terms specific to each contract. All of these financial instruments are categorized as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.

Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value

The fair value of commercial paper borrowings of $304.5 million at December 31, 2011 approximates carrying value.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt including the effect of the related swap contract was $1,038.7 million and $937.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The fair value was estimated using dealer quotes for similarly-rated debt instruments over the remaining contractual term of the company’s obligation. Long-term debt is categorized as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.

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Concentration Risks

The company is potentially subject to concentration of credit risk through its cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure with any one institution. Concentrations of risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of customers dispersed across many geographic areas. However, accounts receivable balances include sales to government-supported healthcare systems outside the United States. The company continues to monitor sovereign debt issues and economic conditions in Europe and evaluates accounts receivable in certain countries for potential collection risks. Deteriorating economic conditions, and other factors in these countries have resulted in, and may continue to result in, an increase in the average length of time that it takes to collect these accounts receivable and may require the company to re-evaluate the collectability of these receivables in future periods. The company is experiencing significant delays in the collection of accounts receivable associated with the national healthcare systems in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. At December 31, 2011, the company’s accounts receivable, net of allowances, from the national healthcare systems in these countries and amounts past due greater than 365 days were as follows:

	Accounts receivable, net		Greater than 365 days past due
(dollars in millions)
Spain	$	35.0	$	11.5
Italy		29.6		4.0
Greece		10.0		2.4
Portugal		5.6		2.2
	$	80.2	$	20.1

During 2010, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a write-down of Greece receivables of $3.8 million based on a proposal that the Greek government announced to settle its outstanding debts from 2007 through 2009, primarily by issuing non-interest bearing bonds with maturities of one to three years. During 2011, the company received $16.8 million of bonds, net of discount, in settlement of 2007 through 2009 accounts receivable. These bonds are classified as available-for-sale investments and reported at fair value. During 2011, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, charges totaling $11.5 million related to other-than-temporary impairments of these bonds.

Sales to distributors, which supply the company’s products to many end-users, accounted for approximately 33% of the company’s net sales in 2011, and the five largest distributors combined, including the company’s Medicon joint venture, accounted for approximately 68% of distributors’ sales. One large distributor accounted for approximately 9% of the company’s net sales in 2011 and 2010 and approximately 10% in 2009. This distributor represented gross receivables of approximately $41.6 million and $39.1 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

7. Inventories

Inventories at December 31 consisted of:

	2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Finished goods	$	189.9	$	176.3
Work in process		21.3		18.6
Raw materials		108.0		114.0
	$	319.2	$	308.9

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Approximately 67% of the company’s inventory costs are determined using LIFO. Consigned inventory was $41.3 million and $29.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

8. Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets at December 31 consisted of:

	2011					2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
(dollars in millions)
Core technologies	$	660.2	$	(161.5	)	$	515.8	$	(118.3	)
Customer relationships		144.6		(25.7	)		43.8		(19.7	)
In-process research and development(A)		136.2		—			21.9		—
Other intangibles		202.6		(105.1	)		187.7		(90.9	)
	$	1,143.6	$	(292.3	)	$	769.2	$	(228.9	)

^(A)  Amounts capitalized as in-process research and development are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Amortization expense was $63.3 million, $53.1 million and $42.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the years 2012 through 2016 based on the company’s amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 is as follows: 2012 - $83.1 million; 2013 - $83.0 million; 2014 - $80.2 million; 2015 - $77.7 million; and 2016 - $74.3 million.

9. Debt

Long-term debt at December 31 consisted of:

	2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
4.40% notes due 2021	$	496.8	$	496.4
2.875% notes due 2016		262.1		250.7
6.70% notes due 2026		149.8		149.8
	$	908.7	$	896.9

On December 20, 2010, the company issued $750 million senior unsecured notes consisting of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875% notes due 2016 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.40% notes due 2021. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually. The notes are redeemable in whole or in part at any time, at the company’s option at specified redemption prices or, at the holder’s option, upon a change of control triggering event, as defined in the applicable indenture. Net proceeds from this offering were $740.0 million, after deducting debt offering costs, consisting of underwriting commissions and offering expenses of $6.3 million, which were capitalized and recorded to other assets, and a debt issuance discount of $3.7 million, which was recorded to long-term debt. The debt offering costs have been allocated proportionately to each tranche of the notes and will be amortized over their respective terms. The debt issuance discount will be amortized over the terms of the respective notes. Net proceeds from the issuance of the notes were used to fund an accelerated share repurchase (“ASR”) transaction.

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In connection with the offering of the notes, on December 15, 2010, the company entered into an ASR agreement with a bank counterparty to repurchase $750 million of the company’s outstanding common stock. The company received 8.1 million shares upon initial settlement under the ASR transaction. The initial settlement was subject to an adjustment related to a forward purchase contract based on the volume-weighted average share price of the company’s common stock during a predetermined period less a discount. The initial payment to the bank counterparty was recorded as a decrease to shareholder’s investment, consisting of decreases of $2.0 million in common stock, $10.2 million in capital in excess of par value, and $737.8 million in retained earnings. On September 9, 2011, the company remitted a cash payment of $58.9 million to the bank counterparty upon final settlement under the ASR transaction. The payment to the bank counterparty was recorded as a decrease to shareholders’ investment, consisting of a decrease of $69.1 million in retained earnings and an increase of $10.2 million in capital in excess of par value.

In October 2011, the company entered into a new $600 million five-year committed syndicated bank credit facility that expires in October 2016. The new credit facility replaced the company’s previous $400 million five-year credit facility that was scheduled to mature in June 2012. The new credit facility supports the company’s commercial paper program and can be used for general corporate purposes. The new facility includes pricing based on the company’s long-term credit rating and includes a financial covenant that limits the amount of total debt to total capitalization. There were commercial paper borrowings of $304.5 million and $80.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The weighted-average effective interest rate on commercial paper borrowings outstanding was 0.3% and 0.4% as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

10. Commitments and Contingencies

General

In the ordinary course of business, the company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, including, for example, product liability matters, environmental matters, employment disputes, disputes on agreements and other commercial disputes. In addition, the company operates in an industry susceptible to significant patent legal claims. The company accounts for estimated losses with respect to legal proceedings and claims when such losses are probable and reasonably estimable. Legal costs associated with these matters are expensed as incurred. At any given time, in the ordinary course of business, the company is involved as either a plaintiff or defendant in a number of patent infringement actions. If a third party’s patent infringement claim were to be determined against the company, the company might be required to make significant royalty or other payments or might be subject to an injunction or other limitation on its ability to manufacture or distribute one or more products. If a patent owned by or licensed to the company were determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the company might be required to reduce the value of certain intangible assets on the company’s balance sheet and to record a corresponding charge, which could be significant in amount. The company believes that any of these proceedings and claims could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

The company requires limited product warranty accruals as the majority of the company’s products are intended for single use. Certain of the company’s products carry limited warranties that in general do not exceed one year from sale. The company accrues estimated product warranty costs at the time of sale.

Product Liability Matters

As of February 16, 2012, approximately 1,923 federal and 1,378 state lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 3,452 plaintiffs, as well as two putative class actions in the United States and four putative class actions in various Canadian provinces, have been filed or asserted against the company with respect to its

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Composix^® Kugel^® and certain other hernia repair implant products (collectively, the “Hernia Product Claims”). One of the U.S. class action lawsuits consolidates ten previously-filed U.S. class action lawsuits. The putative class actions, none of which has been certified, seek (i) medical monitoring, (ii) compensatory damages, (iii) punitive damages, (iv) a judicial finding of defect and causation and/or (v) attorneys’ fees. Approximately 1,358 of the state lawsuits, involving individual claims by a substantially equivalent number of plaintiffs, are pending in the Superior Court of the State of Rhode Island, with the remainder in various other jurisdictions. The Hernia Product Claims also generally seek damages for personal injury resulting from use of the products. The company voluntarily recalled certain sizes and lots of the Composix^® Kugel^® products beginning in December 2005.

In June 2007, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (“JPML”) transferred Composix^® Kugel^® lawsuits pending in federal courts nationwide into one Multidistrict Litigation (“MDL”) for coordinated pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The MDL court subsequently determined to include other hernia repair products of the company in the MDL proceeding. The first MDL trial was completed in April 2010 and resulted in a judgment for the company based on the jury’s finding that the company was not liable for the plaintiff’s damages. The second MDL trial was completed in August 2010 and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff of $1.5 million. On June 30, 2011, the company announced that it had reached agreements in principle with various plaintiffs’ law firms to settle the majority of its existing Hernia Product Claims. Each agreement is subject to certain conditions, including requirements for participation in the proposed settlements by a certain minimum number of plaintiffs. In addition, the company is engaging in discussions with other plaintiffs’ law firms regarding potential resolution of unsettled Hernia Product Claims, and intends to vigorously defend Hernia Product Claims that do not settle, including through litigation. Additional trials are scheduled throughout 2012. Based on these events, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a charge of $184.3 million ($180.6 million after tax) in the second quarter of 2011, which recognized the estimated costs of settling all Hernia Product Claims, including asserted and unasserted claims, and costs to administer the settlements. The charge excludes any costs associated with pending putative class action lawsuits. The company cannot give any assurances that the actual costs incurred with respect to the Hernia Product Claims will not exceed the amount of the charge together with amounts previously accrued. The company cannot give any assurances that the resolution of the Hernia Product Claims that have not settled, including asserted and unasserted claims and the putative class action lawsuits, will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

As of February 16, 2012, product liability lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 532 plaintiffs have been filed or asserted against the company in various federal and state jurisdictions alleging personal injuries associated with the use of certain of the company’s surgical continence products for women, principally its Avaulta ^® line of products (collectively, the “Women’s Health Product Claims”). The Women’s Health Product Claims generally seek damages for personal injury resulting from use of the products. With respect to certain of these claims, the company believes that one of its suppliers has an obligation to defend and indemnify the company. In February 2012, the JPML expanded the scope of and renamed the MDL pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to include lawsuits involving all women’s surgical continence products that are manufactured or distributed by the company. In total, approximately 411 of the Women’s Health Product Claims are pending in federal courts and have been or will be transferred to the MDL in West Virginia, with the remainder of the Women’s Health Product Claims in other jurisdictions. The company expects the first trial of a Women’s Health Product Claim to take place in the second quarter of 2012. While the company intends to vigorously defend the Women’s Health Product Claims, it cannot give any assurances that the resolution of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

As of February 16, 2012, product liability lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 48 plaintiffs have been filed or asserted against the company in various federal and state jurisdictions alleging

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personal injuries associated with the use of the company’s vena cava filter products. In addition, a putative class action lawsuit has been filed against the company in California state court on behalf of plaintiffs who are alleged to have no present injury (all lawsuits, collectively, the “Filter Product Claims”). The putative class action, which has not been certified, seeks: (i) medical monitoring; (ii) punitive damages; (iii) a judicial finding of defect and causation; and/or (iv) attorneys’ fees. The company expects certain trials of Filter Product Claims to take place over the next 12 months. While the company intends to vigorously defend the Filter Product Claims, it cannot give any assurances that the resolution of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

In most product liability litigations of this nature, including the Hernia Product Claims, the Women’s Health Product Claims and the Filter Product Claims, plaintiffs allege a wide variety of claims, ranging from allegations of serious injury caused by the products to efforts to obtain compensation notwithstanding the absence of any injury. In many of these cases, the company has not yet received and reviewed complete information regarding the plaintiffs and their medical conditions, and consequently, is unable to fully evaluate the claims. The company expects that it will receive and review additional information regarding the unsettled Hernia Product Claims, the Women’s Health Product Claims, the Filter Product Claims and related matters as these cases progress.

The company believes that many settlements and judgments, as well as legal defense costs, relating to product liability matters are or may be covered in whole or in part under its product liability insurance policies with a limited number of insurance carriers. In certain circumstances, insurance carriers reserve their rights with respect to coverage, or contest or deny coverage, as has occurred with respect to certain claims. When this occurs, the company intends to vigorously contest disputes with respect to its insurance coverage and to enforce its rights under the terms of its insurance policies, and accordingly, may record receivables with respect to amounts due under these policies, when appropriate. Amounts recovered under the company’s product liability insurance policies may be less than the stated coverage limits and may not be adequate to cover damages and/or costs relating to claims. In addition, there is no guarantee that insurers will pay claims or that coverage will otherwise be available.

In connection with the Hernia Products Claims, the company is in dispute with one of its excess insurance carriers relating to an aggregate of $25 million of insurance coverage. Regardless of the outcome of this dispute, the company’s insurance coverage with respect to the Hernia Product Claims has been depleted.

Other Legal Matters

In November 2006, the company received a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG”), under the authority of the federal healthcare fraud and false claims statutes, seeking documents related to the company’s brachytherapy business (the “Brachytherapy Matter”). On January 27, 2012, the company announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with the civil and criminal divisions of the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Georgia to resolve claims with respect to the Brachytherapy Matter. In connection with this preliminary agreement, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a charge of approximately $51.0 million ($40.8 million after tax) in the fourth quarter of 2011. The ultimate settlement of this matter is subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, which will likely include civil settlement and non-prosecution agreements, and a corporate integrity agreement with the OIG. If the definitive agreements are not finalized, the eventual costs related to this matter could be materially different than this charge and the company cannot give any assurances that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the company’s business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

On February 21, 2007, Southeast Missouri Hospital (“Southeast”) filed a putative class action complaint on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated against the company and another manufacturer, Tyco International, Inc., which was subsequently dismissed from the action. The complaint was later amended to add

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St. Francis Medical Center (“St. Francis”) as an additional named plaintiff. The action was re-named as St. Francis Medical Center, et al. v. C. R. Bard, Inc., et al. (Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-00031, United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern District) when the court denied Southeast’s motion to serve as a class representative and dismissed Southeast from the lawsuit. In September 2008, the court granted St. Francis’s motion for class certification and determined the measurement period for any potential damages. St. Francis alleged that the company conspired to exclude competitors from the urological catheter market and that the company sought to maintain market share by engaging in conduct in violation of state and federal antitrust laws. In September 2009, the District Court granted the company’s summary judgment motion and dismissed with prejudice all counts in this action. St. Francis appealed the Court’s decision to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals (“Court of Appeals”). In August 2010, the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the District Court. In October 2010, the Court of Appeals granted St. Francis’s request for a re-hearing of its appeal. In June 2011, the Court of Appeals again affirmed the decision of the District Court. St. Francis filed another request for a re-hearing of its appeal to the Court of Appeals, which was denied in August 2011. St. Francis did not request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and, as a result, this action is now concluded.

In December 2007, a U.S. District Court jury in Arizona found that certain of W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.’s (“Gore”) ePTFE vascular grafts and stent-grafts infringe the company’s patent number 6,436,135. The jury upheld the validity of the patent and awarded the company $185 million in past damages. The jury also found that Gore willfully infringed the patent. In a second phase of the trial, the District Court ruled that Gore failed to prove that the patent is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. In March 2009, the District Court doubled the jury award to approximately $371 million for damages through June 2007. The District Court also awarded the company attorneys’ fees of $19 million and prejudgment interest of approximately $20 million. In addition, the District Court denied Gore’s remaining motions, including its motions for a new trial and to set aside the jury’s verdict. In July 2010, the District Court awarded the company approximately $109 million in additional damages for the period from July 2007 through March 2009. Gore has deposited or secured the foregoing amounts with the District Court. The District Court also assessed a royalty rate of between 12.5% and 20%, depending on the product, that will be used to calculate damages for Gore’s infringing sales from April 2009 through the expiration of the patent. Gore has made additional deposits with the District Court of approximately $332 million, representing Gore’s calculation of royalties for its infringing sales through December 2011. Gore appealed this matter to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Court of Appeals”), which on February 10, 2012 affirmed the decision of the District Court. Gore may request that the Court of Appeals re-hear its appeal and/or may request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Because the company considers this matter a gain contingency, no amounts have been recorded. Even if the company is ultimately successful in this lawsuit, it cannot give any assurances that royalties for Gore’s future infringing sales will remain at or near historic levels.

The company is subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign environmental protection laws governing, among other things, the generation, storage, use and transportation of hazardous materials and emissions or discharges into the ground, air or water. The company is or may become a party to proceedings brought under various federal laws including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and similar state or foreign laws. These proceedings seek to require the owners or operators of contaminated sites, transporters of hazardous materials to the sites and generators of hazardous materials disposed of at the sites to clean up the sites or to reimburse the government for cleanup costs. In most cases, there are other potentially responsible parties that may be liable for any remediation costs. In these cases, the government alleges that the defendants are jointly and severally liable for the cleanup costs; however, these proceedings are frequently resolved so that the allocation of cleanup costs among the parties more closely reflects the relative contributions of the parties to the site contamination. The company’s potential liability varies greatly from site to site. For some sites, the potential liability is de minimis and for others the costs of cleanup have not yet been determined. Accruals for estimated losses from environmental remediation obligations generally are recognized no later than completion of the remedial feasibility study and are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. Costs of future expenditures for environmental

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remediation obligations are not discounted to their present value. Recoveries of environmental remediation costs from other parties are recorded as assets when their receipt is deemed probable. The company believes that the proceedings and claims described above will likely be resolved over an extended period of time. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of these proceedings, based upon the company’s experience, current information and applicable law, the company does not expect these proceedings to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and/or liquidity. However, one or more of the proceedings could be material to the company’s business and/or results of operations.

On January 3, 2012, the company received a letter from the FDA requiring post-market surveillance studies be conducted on certain surgical continence products for women. The company is corresponding with the FDA as to the extent of the required studies.

The company regularly monitors and evaluates the status of product liability and other legal matters, and may from time-to-time engage in settlement and mediation discussions taking into consideration developments in the matters and the risks and uncertainties surrounding litigation. These discussions could result in settlements of one or more of these claims at any time.

Accruals for product liability and other legal matters amounted to $287.3 million and $54.4 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During 2011, the company made payments of $149.2 million to qualified settlement funds (“QSFs”), subject to certain settlement conditions, for certain Hernia Product Claims. Payments to QSFs were recorded as a component of restricted cash at December 31, 2011. Total payments of $2.1 million from these QSFs have been made to qualified claimants during 2011. The company also has receivables from insurance companies amounting to $51.0 million and $54.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, of which $25 million, at December 31, 2011, is the subject of a dispute with an excess insurance carrier, as noted above. After considering the nature of the claims, coverage provisions under the policies, relevant legal issues, the advice and judgment of outside legal counsel, and other pertinent factors, the company believes its claims are meritorious and that it will collect these receivables.

The company is unable to estimate the reasonably possible losses or range of losses, if any, arising from existing product liability matters and other legal matters. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, an event is “reasonably possible” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely”, and an event is “remote” if “the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight”. With respect to the Women’s Health Product Claims, the Filter Product Claims and the putative class action lawsuits that are part of the Hernia Product Claims, the company is unable to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses for the following reasons: (i) the proceedings are in early stages; (ii) the company has not received and reviewed complete information regarding the plaintiffs and their medical conditions; and/or (iii) there are significant factual issues to be resolved. In addition, with respect to the putative class action lawsuits that are part of the Hernia Product Claims and the Filter Product Claims, there is uncertainty as to the likelihood of a class being certified or the ultimate size of the class.

The company is committed under noncancelable operating leases involving certain facilities and equipment. The minimum annual rentals under the terms of these leases are as follows: 2012 - $22.7 million; 2013 - $20.3 million; 2014 - $17.9 million; 2015 - $15.4 million; 2016 - $11.1 million and thereafter - $43.0 million. Total rental expense for operating leases approximated $25.1 million in 2011, $22.8 million in 2010 and $22.6 million in 2009.

Effective December 31, 2009, the company entered into a settlement agreement with one of its insurance companies with respect to a previously-denied insurance claim. Pursuant to this agreement, the company secured a specified coverage commitment for the Hernia Product Claims. As a result, the company recorded a charge of $25.0 million ($24.5 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, for the write-off of a related insurance receivable.

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On December 30, 2009, the company reached a settlement with an insurance company related to a legal action settled in 2006 entitled Rochester Medical Corporation. Inc. v. C R. Bard Inc., et al. In connection with this settlement, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, an insurance recovery of $18.0 million ($11.2 million after tax).

11. Share-Based Compensation Plans

The company may grant a variety of share-based payments under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “2003 Plan”) and the 2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Directors’ Plan”) to certain directors, officers and employees. The total number of remaining shares at December 31, 2011 that may be issued under the 2003 Plan was 3,219,875 and under the Directors’ Plan was 49,099. Awards under the 2003 Plan may be in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, limited stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock and other stock-based awards. Awards under the Directors’ Plan may be in the form of stock awards, stock options or stock appreciation rights. The company has two employee stock purchase programs.

Amounts recognized for share-based compensation for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Total cost of share-based compensation plans	$	55.4		$	58.1		$	52.3
Amounts capitalized in inventory and fixed assets		(1.5	)		(1.5	)		(1.6	)
Amounts charged against income for amounts previously capitalized in inventory and fixed assets		1.6			1.6			1.7
Amounts charged against income	$	55.5		$	58.2		$	52.4
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in income	$	18.7		$	21.4		$	18.2

As of December 31, 2011, there were $93.7 million of unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately three years. The company repurchases shares from time-to-time on the open market to satisfy share-based payment arrangements. The company has sufficient treasury shares to satisfy expected share-based payment arrangements in 2012.

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Stock Options—The company grants stock options to certain employees and may grant stock options to directors with exercise prices equal to the average of the high and low prices of the company’s common stock on the date of grant. These stock option awards generally have requisite service periods between four and five years, and ten-year contractual terms. Certain stock option awards provide for accelerated vesting after a minimum of two years if certain performance conditions are met. Summarized information regarding total stock option activity and amounts for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

Options	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (millions)
Outstanding - January 1		7,943,293		$	71.64
Granted		1,020,023			84.87
Exercised		(1,935,581	)		55.94
Canceled/forfeited		(136,869	)		84.67
Outstanding - December 31		6,890,866		$	77.75		6.5	$	57.5
Exercisable		4,293,291		$	73.47		4.9	$	54.7

The company uses a binomial-lattice option valuation model to estimate the fair value of stock options. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the company’s stock option grants for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.9	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.03	%		1.29	%		1.72	%
Expected option life in years		7.0			7.2			7.1
Expected volatility		23	%		23	%		24	%
Option fair value	$	19.82		$	21.34		$	22.64

Compensation expense related to stock options was $19.7 million, $22.1 million and $23.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $27.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested stock options. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. During the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, 489,648, 1,105,398 and 1,166,246 options, respectively, vested with a weighted-average fair value of $22.80, $29.40 and $25.68, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $88.7 million, $21.3 million and $23.2 million, respectively.

Cash received from stock option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $106.5 million, $34.3 million and $23.3 million, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercises was $31.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 and $7.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Restricted Stock and Units—Restricted stock awards entitle employees to voting and dividend rights. Restricted stock units entitle employees to dividend rights. Certain restricted stock awards have performance features. Restricted stock and unit grants have requisite service periods of between four to seven years. Compensation expense related to restricted stock and units was $22.1 million, $21.5 million and $13.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $39.4

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million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested restricted stock and unit awards. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. The activity in the nonvested restricted stock and unit awards for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		1,033,268		$	84.48
Granted		271,863			85.09
Vested		(171,725	)		82.21
Forfeited		(11,641	)		85.03
Outstanding - December 31		1,121,765		$	84.97

Other Restricted Stock Units—Certain other restricted stock units have requisite service periods of between four and seven years. No voting or dividend rights are associated with these grants until the underlying shares are issued upon vesting. Compensation expense related to these awards was $4.6 million, $4.8 million and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $21.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to these nonvested restricted stock unit awards. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately four years. The activity in the nonvested restricted stock unit awards for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		559,507		$	78.29
Granted		147,094			91.07
Vested		(65,526	)		67.27
Forfeited		(93,803	)		83.01
Outstanding - December 31		547,272		$	82.36

Other Stock-Based Awards—The company grants stock awards to directors. Shares are generally distributed to a director in his or her year of election and vest on a pro rata basis in each year of his or her term, although additional awards may be granted with other terms. The fair value of these awards is charged to compensation expense over the directors’ terms. Restrictions limit the sale or transfer of these awards until the awarded stock vests and for certain awards until an additional two-year period lapses. There are voting and dividend rights associated with these awards. Compensation expense related to these stock awards was $1.0 million, $1.2 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $0.4 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested other stock-based awards. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, nonvested other stock-based awards of 20,867 and 19,600 shares, respectively, were outstanding.

Management Stock Purchase Program—The company maintains a management stock purchase program under the 2003 Plan (together with a predecessor stock purchase plan, the “MSPP”). Under the MSPP, employees at a specified level may purchase, with their eligible annual bonus, common stock units at a 30% discount from the lower of the price of the common stock on July 1 of the previous year or on the date of purchase, which occurs on the date bonuses are approved by the Board of Directors. Employees make an election on or before June 30 of the previous year as to the percentage of their eligible annual bonus that will be used to purchase common stock units

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under the MSPP. The company’s predecessor plan provided for the purchase of shares of the company’s common stock. Employees are required to allocate at least 25% of their eligible annual bonuses to purchase common stock units under the MSPP to the extent they have not satisfied certain stock ownership guidelines. MSPP shares or units are restricted from sale or transfer for four years from the purchase date. Only shares or units corresponding to the 30% discount are forfeited if the employee’s employment terminates prior to the end of the four-year vesting period. Dividends or dividend-equivalents are paid on MSPP shares or units, and the participant has the right to vote all MSPP shares. The activity in the MSPP for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		219,323		$	40.83
Purchased		63,113			27.42
Vested		(58,254	)		66.30
Forfeited		(6,230	)		32.29
Outstanding - December 31		217,952		$	30.38

The company uses the Black-Scholes model, as a result of the option-like features of the MSPP, to estimate the expense associated with anticipated MSPP purchases. Compensation expense is recognized over a period that will end four years after purchase. The assumptions used for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.8	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.12	%		0.22	%		0.35	%
Expected life in years		0.6			0.6			0.6
Expected volatility		16	%		20	%		27	%
Fair value	$	38.25		$	27.42		$	28.20

Compensation expense related to this program was $5.6 million, $6.5 million and $7.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $4.7 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested MSPP shares and units. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately three years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan—Under the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (“ESPP”), domestic employees and certain foreign employees can purchase Bard stock at a 15% discount to the lesser of the market price on the beginning or ending date of the six-month periods ending June 30 and December 31 of each year. Participants may elect to make after tax payroll deductions of 1% to 10% of compensation as defined by the plan up to a maximum of $25,000 per year. The ESPP is intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. At December 31, 2011, 42,274 shares were available for purchase under the ESPP. Employee payroll deductions are for six-month periods beginning each January 1 and July 1. Shares of the company’s common stock are purchased on June 30 or December 31 or the following business day, unless either the purchase of such shares was delayed at the election of the participant or the participant’s employment was terminated. Purchased shares are restricted for sale or transfer for a six-month period. All participant funds received prior to the ESPP purchase dates are held as company liabilities without interest or other increment. No dividends are paid on employee contributions until shares are purchased.

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The company values the ESPP purchases utilizing the Black-Scholes model. The weighted average assumptions used for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.8	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.16	%		0.20	%		0.30	%
Expected life in years		0.5			0.5			0.5
Expected volatility		17	%		20	%		32	%
Fair value	$	19.63		$	15.70		$	18.74

Compensation expense related to this plan was $2.5 million, $2.1 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, employees purchased 139,596 and 146,551 shares, respectively.

12. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The company has both tax-qualified and nonqualified, noncontributory defined benefit pension plans that together cover substantially all domestic and certain foreign employees. These plans provide benefits based upon a participant’s compensation and years of service. The nonqualified plans are made up of the following arrangements: a nonqualified supplemental deferred compensation arrangement and a nonqualified excess pension deferred compensation arrangement (together, “the nonqualified plans”). The nonqualified supplemental deferred compensation arrangement provides supplemental income to key executives of the company. The benefit is determined by the accumulation of an account balance that results from a percentage of pay credit and interest. No deferrals of pay are required from participants. The balance is paid to a participant after retirement over a 15-year period. The nonqualified excess pension deferred compensation arrangement provides benefits to key employees that cannot be provided by the qualified plan due to IRS limitations.

The company amended its domestic tax qualified pension plan and nonqualified excess pension deferred compensation arrangement to provide that new hires, effective January 1, 2011 or later, will no longer be eligible to participate in the company’s defined benefit plans. Beginning January 1, 2011, the company also amended its domestic defined contribution plan to provide for a new annual retirement contribution for new hires and established a nonqualified excess defined contribution deferred compensation arrangement for certain new hires. These amendments are not expected to have a material impact on the net pension cost of the company.

The company amended certain of its foreign tax qualified pension plans to provide that new hires, as of October 1, 2009 or later, will no longer be eligible to participate in the company’s defined benefit plan. The company established a defined contribution plan for certain new hires beginning October 1, 2009. This amendment did not have a material impact on the net pension cost of the company.

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The change in benefit obligation, change in fair value of plan assets and funded status for the plans are as follows:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Benefit obligation - beginning	$	377.0		$	348.6
Service cost		26.8			25.2
Interest cost		19.0			18.9
Actuarial loss		23.8			11.5
Benefits paid		(22.2	)		(20.9	)
Currency/other		(2.5	)		(6.3	)
Benefit obligation - ending	$	421.9		$	377.0
Fair value of plan assets - beginning	$	281.6		$	239.1
Actual return on plan assets		5.4			32.3
Company contributions		32.9			33.4
Benefits paid		(22.2	)		(20.9	)
Currency/other		1.0			(2.3	)
Fair value of plan assets - ending	$	298.7		$	281.6
Funded status of the plans, December 31	$	(123.2	)	$	(95.4	)

Foreign benefit plan assets at fair value included in the preceding table were $62.2 million and $56.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The foreign pension plan benefit obligations included in this table were $65.1 million and $59.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The benefit obligation for nonqualified plans also included in this table were $63.3 million and $55.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The nonqualified plans are generally not funded.

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $370.6 million and $326.5 million, respectively. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the accumulated benefit obligation for foreign pension plans was $54.2 million and $47.9 million, respectively. The accumulated benefit obligation for the nonqualified plans was $57.9 million and $50.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

For pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010, the fair value of plan assets was $298.7 million and $281.6 million, respectively, and the benefit obligation was $421.9 million and $377.0 million, respectively. For pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010, the fair value of plan assets was $236.5 million and $224.8 million, respectively, and the accumulated benefit obligation was $316.4 million and $278.6 million, respectively.

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Net loss	$	165.7		$	132.3
Prior service credit		(5.4	)		(2.7	)
Before tax amount	$	160.3		$	129.6
After tax amount	$	104.2		$	83.1

The change in net loss in the above table included net losses of $38.9 million and net gains of $2.6 million ($25.2 million and $1.9 million after tax) arising during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	(3.5	)	$	(3.0	)
Other long-term liabilities		(119.7	)		(92.4	)
Net amount recognized	$	(123.2	)	$	(95.4	)

The estimated net actuarial loss for pension benefits that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net pension cost over the next fiscal year is expected to be $10.1 million.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Service cost, net of employee contributions	$	26.1		$	24.6		$	19.9
Interest cost		19.0			18.9			17.4
Expected return on plan assets		(23.2	)		(22.0	)		(20.4	)
Amortization of net loss		8.4			6.9			3.1
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.2	)		—			0.1
Net periodic pension cost	$	30.1		$	28.4		$	20.1

The net pension cost attributable to foreign plans included in the above table were $3.7 million, $3.9 million and $1.2 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The weighted average assumptions used in determining pension plan information for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Net Cost
Discount rate		5.15	%		5.62	%		6.32	%
Expected return on plan assets		7.93	%		8.15	%		8.10	%
Rate of compensation increase		4.34	%		4.35	%		4.27	%
Benefit Obligation
Discount rate		4.73	%		5.15	%		5.62	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.76	%		4.34	%		4.35	%

The company’s discount rates are determined by considering current yield curves representing high quality, long-term fixed income instruments. The resulting discount rates are consistent with the duration of plan liabilities.

The long-term rate of return for plan assets is derived from return assumptions determined for each of the significant asset classes. Under this approach, the historical real returns (net of inflation) on different asset classes are combined with long-term expectations for inflation to determine an expected return on assets within that class. These real rates of return for each asset class reflect the long-term historical relationships between equities and fixed income investments. Current market factors such as inflation and interest rates are evaluated

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before long-term assumptions are determined. The long-term portfolio return is established based on the combination of these asset class real returns and inflation with proper consideration of the effects of diversification and rebalancing.

Plan Assets—Plan assets consist of a diversified portfolio of equity securities, fixed income securities and cash equivalents. The company employs a total return investment approach whereby a mix of equities and fixed income investments are used to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for a prudent level of risk. The intent of this strategy is to minimize plan expenses by exceeding the interest growth in plan liabilities over the long run. Risk tolerance is established through careful consideration of plan liabilities, plan funded status and corporate financial condition. This consideration involves the use of long-term measures that address both return and risk and are not impacted significantly by short-term fluctuations. Equity investments include a diversified mix of growth, value and small and large capitalization securities. Investment risks and returns are measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio reviews.

The weighted average target asset allocations for the plans at December 31, are as follows:

	Target Allocation
	2011			2010
Asset Categories
Equity securities		61	%		61	%
Fixed income securities		33	%		33	%
Cash equivalents		6	%		6	%
Total		100	%		100	%

Due to short-term fluctuations in asset performance, allocation percentages may temporarily deviate from these target allocation percentages before a rebalancing occurs. Cash equivalents are targeted at five percent of plan assets and are used to satisfy benefit disbursement requirements and will vary throughout the year.

The following table summarizes fair value measurements of plan assets at December 31:

	Quoted prices in  active markets for identical assets (Level 1)				Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)				Total(B)
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	10.4	$	7.1	$	10.4	$	7.1
Equity securities:
U.S. large-cap		—		—		79.1		73.3		79.1		73.3
U.S. mid-cap		25.5		26.7		—		—		25.5		26.7
U.S. small-cap		29.5		31.0		—		—		29.5		31.0
Foreign		20.0		21.4		28.9		28.6		48.9		50.0
Fixed income securities:
Diversified bond fund(A)		—		—		84.7		75.5		84.7		75.5
Foreign government bonds		—		—		7.9		6.7		7.9		6.7
Foreign corporate notes and bonds		—		—		7.5		6.7		7.5		6.7
Guaranteed insurance contracts		—		—		5.2		4.6		5.2		4.6
Total plan assets	$	75.0	$	79.1	$	223.7	$	202.5	$	298.7	$	281.6

^(A) Diversified bond fund consists of U.S. Treasury bonds, mortgage backed securities, and corporate bonds.

^(B)  There were no assets categorized as Level 3 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Plan assets categorized as Level 2 primarily consist of commingled funds invested in cash equivalents, equities and fixed income securities. These assets are valued using other inputs, such as net asset values provided by the fund administrators or by dealer quotes for similarly-rated instruments that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the remaining term of the plan instruments.

Funding Policy and Expected Contributions—The company’s objective in funding its domestic tax-qualified plan is to accumulate funds sufficient to provide for all benefits and to satisfy the minimum contribution requirements of ERISA. Outside the United States, the company’s objective is to fund the international retirement costs over time within the limits of minimum requirements and allowable tax deductions. The company’s annual funding decisions also consider the relationship between the returns on each asset compared to the plan’s corresponding expense and consider the relationship between each tax-qualified plan’s benefit obligation and its corresponding funded status. The company expects to make discretionary contributions of approximately $30 million to its qualified plans in 2012.

The total expected benefit payments are as follows:

(dollars in millions)
2012	$	26.8
2013		31.0
2014		32.1
2015		32.2
2016		34.4
2017 through 2021		187.6

Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

All domestic employees of the company not covered by a collective bargaining agreement who have been scheduled for 1,000 hours of service are eligible to participate in the company’s defined contribution plan. The amounts charged to income for this plan were $7.9 million, $9.5 million and $9.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Outside the United States, the company maintains defined contribution plans along with small pension arrangements that are typically funded with insurance products. These arrangements had a total expense of $2.2 million, $1.9 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In addition, the company maintains a long-term deferred compensation arrangement for directors that allows deferral of the annual retainer and meeting fees at the director’s election. The company annually accrues for long-term compensation, which is paid out upon the director’s retirement from the board. The total 2011 expense for these arrangements was not material.

Other Postretirement Benefit Plan

The company does not provide subsidized postretirement healthcare benefits and life insurance coverage except for a limited number of former employees. As this plan is unfunded, contributions are made as benefits are incurred.

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The change in the benefit obligation is as follows:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Benefit obligation at January 1	$	9.4		$	9.5
Interest cost		0.4			0.5
Participant contributions		—			0.1
Actuarial loss		0.2			0.2
Benefits paid		(0.8	)		(0.9	)
Benefit obligation at December 31	$	9.2		$	9.4

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss are $3.4 million ($2.1 million after tax) in each of the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

The estimated net actuarial loss for other postretirement benefits that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net benefit cost over the next fiscal year is expected to be $0.2 million.

The net periodic benefit cost was $0.6 million, $0.7 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

13. Other (Income) Expense, Net

The components of other (income) expense, net, for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Interest income	$	(3.5	)	$	(3.7	)	$	(3.6	)
Foreign exchange losses (gains)		2.0			(0.7	)		(1.5	)
Legal settlements and commitments		246.5			—			—
Impairment charges for bonds		11.5			—			—
Restructuring		7.8			16.7			15.4
Asset dispositions		—			—			7.2
Insurance settlements, net		—			—			7.0
Acquisition related items		4.4			9.3			3.2
Other, net		3.2			3.0			2.8
Total other (income) expense, net	$	271.9		$	24.6		$	30.5

Legal settlements and commitments—In 2011, the amount reflected the estimated costs of settling all Hernia Product Claims (other than the putative class action lawsuits), including costs to administer the settlements, and the charge associated with the preliminary agreement to resolve claims with respect to the Brachytherapy Matter (see Note 10 of the notes to consolidated financial statements). The amount also reflected certain other legal settlements and commitments.

Impairment charges for bonds—See Note 6 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Restructuring—See Note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Asset dispositions—In 2009, the amount reflected non-cash charges for asset write-offs primarily related to the company’s decision to discontinue a hernia repair xenograft device.

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Insurance settlements, net—In 2009, the amount reflected a charge for an insurance settlement, partially offset by an unrelated insurance recovery. See Note 10 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition related items—The amounts consist of acquisition related integration costs. See Note 2 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

14. Segment Information

The company’s management considers its business to be a single segment entity — the manufacture and sale of medical devices. The company’s products generally share similar distribution channels and customers. The company designs, manufactures, packages, distributes and sells medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The company sells a broad range of products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care health facilities and alternate site facilities on a global basis. In general, the company’s products are intended to be used once and then discarded or implanted either temporarily or permanently. The company’s chief operating decision makers evaluate the various global product portfolios on a net sales basis. The company’s chief operating decision makers generally evaluate profitability and associated investments on an enterprise-wide basis due to shared geographic infrastructures. Net sales based on the location of the external customer and identifiable assets by geographic region for the following years ended December 31 are:

(dollars in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Net sales
United States	$	1,956.0	$	1,889.0	$	1,759.2
Europe		514.1		474.8		471.7
Japan		142.8		131.9		126.5
Other		283.5		224.5		177.5
	$	2,896.4	$	2,720.2	$	2,534.9
Long-lived assets
United States	$	390.8	$	362.0	$	339.7
Europe		52.5		43.1		55.4
Other		14.2		11.0		8.8
	$	457.5	$	416.1	$	403.9

Total net sales by disease state for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
Vascular	$	842.4	$	755.9	$	681.5
Urology		734.8		718.1		700.3
Oncology		779.5		724.8		678.7
Surgical Specialties		450.0		434.6		387.8
Other		89.7		86.8		86.6
	$	2,896.4	$	2,720.2	$	2,534.9

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15. Unaudited Interim Financial Information

2011	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr			3rd Qtr		4th Qtr		Year
(dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	700.3	$	725.0		$	719.2	$	751.9	$	2,896.4
Cost of goods sold		264.8		275.5			274.9		282.1		1,097.3
Income from operations before income taxes		184.0		2.7			182.1		142.0		510.8
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders		131.9		(47.8	)		130.1		113.8		328.0
Basic earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.52		(0.55	)		1.48		1.31		3.75
Diluted earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.49		(0.55	)(B)		1.46		1.30		3.69

^(A)  Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

^(B) Common share equivalents primarily from share-based compensation plans were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding because their effect would have been antidilutive.

For the first quarter 2011, research and development expense included an acquisition related item consisting of an IPR&D charge of $3.0 million. This item decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $1.9 million after tax, or $0.02 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the second quarter 2011, other (income) expense, net, included charges for legal settlements and commitments of $195.5 million and a reversal of $1.1 million of restructuring costs. These items increased net loss attributable to common shareholders by $188.7 million after tax, or $2.09 diluted loss per share available to common shareholders.

For the third quarter 2011, other (income) expense, net, included a net restructuring charge of $10.0 million and a charge for the impairment of Greek bonds of $7.0 million. The income tax provision decreased $1.1 million due to an audit settlement. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $12.6 million after tax, or $0.14 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the fourth quarter 2011, marketing, selling and administrative expenses included acquisition related items consisting of transaction costs (primarily legal and valuation costs) of $3.8 million. Other (income) expense, net, included a charge for a legal settlement of $51.0, acquisition related integration costs of $4.1 million, a charge for the impairment of Greek bonds of $4.5 million, and a net reversal of $1.1 million of restructuring costs. The income tax provision decreased $16.5 million due to audit settlements. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $34.8 million after tax, or $0.40 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

2010	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr		3rd Qtr		4th Qtr		Year
(dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	650.8	$	673.9	$	678.4	$	717.1	$	2,720.2
Cost of goods sold		252.7		251.7		251.9		263.7		1,020.0
Income from operations before income taxes		175.0		182.7		183.2		176.8		717.7
Net income attributable to common shareholders		120.9		124.6		127.5		136.2		509.2
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders		1.25		1.31		1.35		1.48		5.39
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.24		1.29		1.34		1.47		5.32

^(A)  Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

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For the second quarter 2010, marketing, selling and administrative expenses included acquisition related items consisting of transaction costs (primarily legal and valuation costs) of $2.5 million and bad debt expense of $3.8 million related to the write-down of accounts receivable in Greece. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $6.3 million after tax, or $0.07 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the third quarter 2010, other (income) expense, net, included acquisition related items consisting of integration costs of $7.7 million. The income tax provision increased $1.4 million resulting from the net effect of a charge for a cash repatriation, partially offset by the remeasurement of certain tax positions. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $6.1 million after tax, or $0.06 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the fourth quarter 2010, other (income) expense, net, included a restructuring charge of $16.7 million. The income tax provision decreased $6.2 million resulting from reductions of certain tax positions. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $5.2 million after tax or $0.06 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

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Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

Not applicable.

Item 9A. Controls and Procedures

The company maintains disclosure controls and procedures that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the company’s reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow for timely decisions regarding required disclosures. Any controls and procedures, no matter how well defined and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives.

The company’s management, with the participation of the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of December 31, 2011. Based upon that evaluation, the company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that as of December 31, 2011, the design and operation of the company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective to accomplish their objectives at the reasonable assurance level. There have been no changes in internal control over financial reporting for the year ended December 31, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Management’s Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting is included in Item 8 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9B. Other Information

None.

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PART III

Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Information with respect to Directors of the company is incorporated herein by reference to the material contained under the heading “Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors” in the company’s definitive Proxy Statement for its 2012 annual meeting of shareholders (the “2012 Proxy Statement”).

Information with respect to Executive Officers of the company begins on page I-15 of this filing and is incorporated by reference into this Item.

The information contained under the caption “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the company’s 2012 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

The information contained under the caption “Corporate Governance — The Board of Directors and Committees of the Board” in the company’s 2012 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Code of Ethics

The company has adopted, and has posted on its website at www.crbard.com, a Business Ethics Policy, which includes a Code of Ethics for Senior Financial Officers that applies to the company’s chief executive officer, chief financial officer and controller. To the extent required, the company intends to disclose any amendments to, or waivers from, the Code of Ethics on its website.

Item 11. Executive Compensation

The information contained under the captions “Executive Officer Compensation,” “Director Compensation,” “Corporate Governance — The Board of Directors and Committees of the Board — Compensation Committee — Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report” in the company’s 2012 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

The information contained under the captions “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners,” “Security Ownership of Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information” in the company’s 2012 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

The information contained under the captions “Related Person Transactions” and “Corporate Governance — Director Independence” in the company’s 2012 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information contained under the caption “Proposal No. 2 — Ratification of the Appointment of KPMG LLP as Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the company’s 2012 Proxy Statement is incorporated herein by reference.

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PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

(a)

l. Financial Statements. See Index to Consolidated Financial Statements at Item 8, page II-19 of this report.

2. Financial Statement Schedules.

Schedule II. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

(dollars in millions)	Balance Beginning of Year		Charges to Costs and Expenses		Deductions(1)			Balance End of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Allowance for inventory obsolescence	$	26.5	$	14.7	$	(13.8	)	$	27.4
Allowance for doubtful accounts		10.5		3.7		(4.2	)		10.0
Totals	$	37.0	$	18.4	$	(18.0	)	$	37.4

	Balance Beginning of Year		Charges to Costs and Expenses		Deductions(1)			Balance End of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Allowance for inventory obsolescence	$	26.4	$	17.9	$	(17.8	)	$	26.5
Allowance for doubtful accounts		9.7		4.0		(3.2	)		10.5
Totals	$	36.1	$	21.9	$	(21.0	)	$	37.0

	Balance Beginning of Year		Charges to Costs and Expenses		Deductions(1)			Balance End of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Allowance for inventory obsolescence	$	22.7	$	16.1	$	(12.4	)	$	26.4
Allowance for doubtful accounts		10.4		1.3		(2.0	)		9.7
Totals	$	33.1	$	17.4	$	(14.4	)	$	36.1

(1) Includes writeoffs and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates.

All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the financial statements or notes thereto.

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3. Exhibits

The agreements and other documents filed as exhibits to this report are not intended to provide factual information or other disclosure other than with respect to the terms of the agreements or other documents themselves, and should not be relied upon for that purpose. In particular, any representations and warranties made by the company in these agreements or other documents were made solely within the specific context of the relevant agreement or document and may not describe the actual state of affairs as of the date they were made or at any other time.

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3b	Registrant’s Bylaws amended as of December 10, 2004, filed as Exhibit 3b to the company’s December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
3c	Registrant’s Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, as of June 11, 2008, filed as Exhibit 3c to the company’s June 16, 2008 Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
4b	Form of Indenture, dated as of December 1, 1996 between C. R. Bard, Inc. and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as trustee, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the company’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-05997, is incorporated herein by reference.
4c	Indenture, dated December 20, 2010, between C. R. Bard, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the company’s December 20, 2010 Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
4d	First Supplemental Indenture, dated December 20, 2010, between C. R. Bard, Inc. and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the company’s December 20, 2010 Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
4e	Form of 2.875% Notes due 2016, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the company’s December 20, 2010 Form 8-K (included as Exhibit A in Exhibit 4.2 to the company’s December 20, 2010 Form 8-K), is incorporated herein by reference.
4f	Form of 4.400% Notes due 2021, filed as Exhibit 4.4 to the company’s December 20, 2010 Form 8-K (included as Exhibit B in Exhibit 4.2 to the company’s December 20, 2010 Form 8-K), is incorporated herein by reference.
10f*	C. R. Bard, Inc. Agreement and Plans Trust amended and restated as of September 29, 2004, filed as Exhibit 10f to the company’s December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10l*	C. R. Bard, Inc. Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan, as of July 13, 1988, filed as Exhibit 10p to the company’s December 31, 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10q*	1993 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended effective October 9, 2002, filed as Exhibit 10q to the company’s September 30, 2002 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10z*	C. R. Bard, Inc. Management Stock Purchase Plan, amended and restated as of July 10, 2002, filed as Exhibit 10z to the company’s December 31, 2002 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10at*	Letter agreement entered into by the company with John H. Weiland dated December 12, 1995, filed as Exhibit 10at to the company’s December 31, 2004 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10ba*	Form of Stock Option Agreement under the 2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10ba to the company’s June 30, 2005 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.

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10bb*	Stock Equivalent Plan for Outside Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated), effective as of December 14, 2011.**
10bd*	Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the 2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10bd to the company’s September 30, 2005 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10be*	Form of Supplemental Insurance/Retirement Plan Agreement (as Amended and Restated) between the company and its executive officers, including each of its named executive officers, filed as Exhibit 10be to the company’s September 30, 2005 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bf*	Form of Amended and Restated Change of Control Agreement between the company and its executive officers, including each of its named executive officers, filed as Exhibit 10bf to the company’s September 30, 2005 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bj*	2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated), filed as Exhibit 10bj to the company’s March 31, 2006 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bk*	1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated), filed as Exhibit 10bk to the company’s March 31, 2006 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bp*	Management Stock Purchase Program Elective and Premium Share Units Terms and Conditions (as Amended and Restated), under the company’s 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10bp to the company’s December 31, 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bq*	Form of Deferred Compensation Contract, Deferral of Directors’ Fees of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated) filed as Exhibit 10bq of the company’s December 31, 2007 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bt*	Form of Aircraft Time Sharing Agreement between the company and certain of its named executive officers, filed as Exhibit 10bt to the company’s September 30, 2008 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bu*	Executive Bonus Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., effective as of January 1, 2009, filed as Exhibit 10bu to the company’s December 31, 2008 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bv*	2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated), filed as Exhibit 10bw to the company’s April 21, 2010 Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bw*	2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated) (effective as of December 8, 2010), filed as Exhibit 10bw to the company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10bx*	Executive Choice Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10bx to the company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10by*	Form of Stock Option Award Certificate and Form of Stock Option Terms and Conditions under the Company’s 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10by to the company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.

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10bz*	Form of Restricted Stock Award Certificate and Form of Restricted Stock/Restricted Stock Units Terms and Conditions under the Company’s 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan, filed as Exhibit 10bz to the company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10ca*	Form of Change of Control Agreement between the company and certain of its officers, filed as Exhibit 10ca to the company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10cb	Master confirmation agreement with Goldman, Sachs & Co., dated as of December 15, 2010, between Goldman, Sachs & Co. and C. R. Bard, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10cb to the company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.***
10cc	Supplemental confirmation agreement, dated as of December 15, 2010, between Goldman, Sachs & Co. and C. R. Bard, Inc., filed as Exhibit 10cc to the company’s December 31, 2010 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.***
10cd*	Agreement between Todd C. Schermerhorn and C. R. Bard, Inc. dated as of July 28, 2011, filed as Exhibit 10cd to the company’s September 30, 2011 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10ce	Credit Agreement dated as of October 12, 2011, among C. R. Bard, Inc., J.P. Morgan Securities LLC and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (as Joint Lead Arrangers and Joint Bookrunners), JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (as Administrative Agent), Bank of America, N.A. (as Syndication Agent) and Barclays Bank PLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Royal Bank of Canada (each as Documentation Agents), filed as Exhibit 10ce to the company’s September 30, 2011 Form 10-Q, is incorporated herein by reference.
10cf	Cooperation Agreement, dated January 20, 2012, by and among C. R. Bard, Inc., ValueAct Capital Master Fund, L.P., VA Partners I, LLC, ValueAct Capital Management, L.P., ValueAct Capital Management, LLC and G. Mason Morfit, filed as Exhibit 10cf to the company’s January 20, 2012 Form 8-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
10cg*	Form of Restricted Stock Units Award Certificate and Form of Restricted Stock Units Terms and Conditions under the Company’s 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan.**
12.1	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges**
21	Subsidiaries of the Registrant**
23.1	Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm**
31.1	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Executive Officer**
31.2	Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) Certification of Chief Financial Officer**
32.1	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Executive Officer**
32.2	Section 1350 Certification of Chief Financial Officer**
99	Form of indemnity agreement between the company and each of its directors and officers, filed as Exhibit 99 to the company’s December 31, 1993 Annual Report on Form 10-K, is incorporated herein by reference.
101.INS	XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document

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101.LAB	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
*	Each of these exhibits constitutes a management contract or a compensatory plan or arrangement.
**	Filed herewith.
***	An application for confidential treatment for selected portions of these agreements was granted by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

		C. R. BARD, INC. (Registrant)
Date: February 23, 2012	By:	/S/    TODD C. SCHERMERHORN
		Todd C. Schermerhorn
		Senior Vice President and
		Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
/S/    TIMOTHY M. RING         Timothy M. Ring	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	February 23, 2012
/S/    JOHN H. WEILAND         John H. Weiland	President and Chief Operating Officer and Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    TODD C. SCHERMERHORN         Todd C. Schermerhorn	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	February 23, 2012
/S/    FRANK LUPISELLA JR.         Frank Lupisella Jr.	Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)	February 23, 2012
/S/    DAVID M. BARRETT         David M. Barrett	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    MARC C. BRESLAWSKY         Marc C. Breslawsky	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    HERBERT L. HENKEL         Herbert L. Henkel	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    JOHN C. KELLY         John C. Kelly	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    THEODORE E. MARTIN         Theodore E. Martin	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    G. MASON MORFIT         G. Mason Morfit	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    GAIL K. NAUGHTON         Gail K. Naughton	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    TOMMY G. THOMPSON         Tommy G. Thompson	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    ANTHONY WELTERS         Anthony Welters	Director	February 23, 2012
/S/    TONY L. WHITE         Tony L. White	Director	February 23, 2012

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EX-10.BB

Exhibit 10bb

STOCK EQUIVALENT PLAN FOR OUTSIDE DIRECTORS OF C. R. BARD, INC. (AS AMENDED AND RESTATED)

C. R. Bard, Inc. hereby amends and restates the Stock Equivalent Plan for Outside Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Plan”). The Corporation’s objectives in maintaining the Plan are (a) providing a means of attracting and retaining Outside Directors whose abilities, experience and judgment can contribute to the Corporation’s continued progress and (b) retaining the Outside Director’s continuing counsel following retirement from the Board of Directors.

SECTION 1. DEFINITIONS.

Except as otherwise specified, or as the context may otherwise require, the following terms have the meanings indicated below for all purposes of the Plan:

1.01 “Account” shall mean a book account maintained by the Committee to disclose the interest of each Participant under the Plan.

1.02 “Annual Retainer” shall mean the annual amount, exclusive of any Meeting Fees, received by an Outside Director as may from time to time be set by the Board of Directors.

1.03 “Beneficiary” shall mean the person (or persons) who are designated by the Director to receive benefits payable upon the Director’s death under this Plan. Such designation shall be made by the Director on a form prescribed by the Corporation. The Director may at any time change or revoke such designation by written notice to the Corporation. If the Director has no living designated beneficiary on the date of Director’s death, then the benefits otherwise payable to the designated beneficiary under this Agreement shall be paid to the Director’s estate.

1.04 “Board of Directors” shall mean the Board of Directors of the Corporation.

1.05 “Cause” shall mean any act or omission (a) in breach of the Outside Director’s duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its Corporate Stockholders, (b) not in good faith or involving a knowing violation of law, or (c) resulting in receipt by the Outside Director of an improper personal benefit.

1.06 “Change of Control” shall mean a change of control of the nature that would be required to be reported on the Current Report on Form 8-K, pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act (other than such a change of control involving a Permitted Holder); provided, that, without limitation, a Change of Control shall be deemed to have occurred if:

(a) any “person” (other than a Permitted Holder) shall become the “beneficial owner”, as those terms are defined below, of capital stock of the Corporation, the voting power of which constitutes 20% or more of the general voting power of all of the Corporation’s outstanding capital stock; or

(b) individuals who, as of April 21, 2005, constituted the Board (the “Incumbent Board”) cease for any reasons to constitute at least a majority of the Board; provided , that any person becoming a Director subsequent to April 21, 2005, whose election, or nomination for election by the Corporation’s shareholders, was approved by a vote of at least three quarters of the Directors comprising the Incumbent Board (other than an election or nomination of an individual whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened election contest relating to the election of the Directors of the Corporation, which is or would be subject to Rule 14a-11 of the Regulation 14A promulgated under the Act) shall be, for purposes of the Plan, considered as though such person were a member of the Incumbent Board.

For purposes of the definition of Change of Control, the following definitions shall be applicable:

(c) The term “person” shall mean any individual, group, corporation or other entity.

(d) For purposes of this definition only, any person shall be deemed to be the “beneficial owner” of any shares of capital stock of the Corporation:

(i) which that person owns directly, whether or not of record, or

(ii) which that person has the right to acquire pursuant to any agreement or understanding or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants, or options, or otherwise, or

(iii) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly (including shares deemed owned through application of clause (ii) above), by an “affiliate” or “associate” (as defined in the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended) of that person, or

(iv) which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly (including shares deemed owned through application of clause (ii) above), by any other person with which that person or such person’s “affiliate” or “associate” (defined as aforesaid) has any agreement, arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding, voting or disposing of capital stock of the Corporation.

(e) The outstanding shares of capital stock of the Corporation shall include shares deemed owned through application of clauses (d)(ii), (iii) and (iv), above, but shall not include any other shares which may be issuable pursuant to any agreement or upon exercise of conversion rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, but which are not actually outstanding.

1.07 “Committee” shall mean the Governance Committee of the Board of Directors or such other committee as may be designated by the Board.

1.08 “Corporation Stock” shall mean the common stock, par value $.25 per share, of the Corporation.

1.09 “Effective Date” shall mean December 14, 2011.

1.10 “Fair Market Value” shall mean on a given date, (a) if there should be a public market for Corporation Stock on such date, the arithmetic mean of the high and low prices of Corporation Stock as reported on such date on the composite tape of the principal national securities exchange on which shares of Corporation Stock are listed or admitted to trading, or, if Corporation Stock is not listed or admitted on any national securities exchange, the arithmetic mean of the per share closing bid price and per share closing asked price of Corporation Stock on such date as quoted on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation System (or such market in which such prices are regularly quoted) (the “NASDAQ”), or, if no sale of shares of Corporation Stock shall have been reported on the composite tape of any national securities exchange or quoted on the NASDAQ on such date, then the immediately preceding date on which sales of shares Corporation Stock have been so reported or quoted shall be used, and (b) if there should not be a public market for shares of Corporation Stock on such date, the Fair Market Value shall be the value established by the Committee in good faith.

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1.11 “Meeting Fee” shall mean the fee paid to an Outside Director for attendance at each meeting of the Board of Directors and each meeting of any Committee of the Board of Directors, but shall not include the additional fee paid to a Committee Chairman.

1.12 “Outside Director” shall mean a member of the Board of Directors who is not also an employee of the Corporation.

1.13 “Outside Director Fee” shall mean an amount equal to the amount of the Annual Retainer received by an Outside Director at the time his or her Service terminates, plus 12 times the amount of the Meeting Fee received by the Outside Director at the time his or her Service terminates.

1.14 “Participant” shall mean an Outside Director who has fulfilled the eligibility requirements of Section 2 and whose distributable interest under the Plan has not been fully paid, forfeited or cancelled.

1.15 “Plan” shall mean the Stock Equivalent Plan for Outside Directors of C.R. Bard, Inc., as amended and restated.

1.16 “Pension Plan” shall mean the Employees’ Retirement Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended and restated.

1.17 “Service” shall mean the number of years that the Outside Director serves on the Board of Directors, commencing on the date of his or her election as an Outside Director and ending on the date of his or her termination as an Outside Director. With regard to an Outside Director who is a former Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation, “Service” means the number of years served as a member of the Board of Directors, commencing on the date of his election as a Director and ending on his termination as an Outside Director. For purposes of determining Service, a partial year shall be rounded up to a full year.

1.18 “Unit” shall mean an unfunded promise to pay an amount of cash equal to one share of Corporation Stock in accordance with the terms of this Plan.

SECTION 2. ELIGIBILITY.

Each Outside Director who was a Participant on the Effective Date shall continue to be a Participant in the Plan. An individual who becomes an Outside Director after the Effective Date shall become a Participant on the date his or her Service as an Outside Director commences. Except as otherwise provided by the Committee, no Outside Director (other than a former Chief Executive Officer of the Corporation) shall be a Participant if such Outside Director is a participant or former participant under the Pension Plan.

SECTION 3. GRANT OF UNITS.

3.01 Annual Unit Credits. Each year, effective on the date on which annual stock-based awards are granted pursuant to the 2005 Directors’ Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (as Amended and Restated) or similar plan then in effect, the Committee shall grant each Participant a number of Units determined by: (a) adding (i) the Annual Retainer in effect on such date plus (ii) the Meeting Fee on such date multiplied by 12; then (b) dividing by the Fair Market Value of Corporation Stock on the date of grant of such Units; provided, however, that, notwithstanding any other provision hereof, in the event that the Board of Directors terminates the Plan effective as of a date other than a December 31^st, the grant of Units for the year of the Plan termination shall be prorated based on the portion of the calendar year that has elapsed through the effective date of the Plan termination.

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3.02 Participant Accounts. The Committee shall maintain an Account for each Participant in which Units shall be entered when granted. The Committee shall furnish annually to each Participant a statement of his or her Account. A Participant shall not have any dividend or voting rights with respect to Units credited to his or her Account.

3.03 Grandfathered Benefits. Each Participant who participated in the Retirement Plan for Outside Directors of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the “Prior Plan”) on December 31, 1996 had additional amounts credited to his or her Account as elected, in writing by him or her prior to January 15, 1997.

SECTION 4. VESTING.

4.01 In General. A Participant shall be vested in the balance in his Account based on his or her Service at termination as an Outside Director according to the following schedule:

Service at Termination	Vested Percentage
Less than 5 years	0%
5 years or more	100%

Any balance in a Participant’s Account which is not vested on the date of his or her termination of Service shall be forfeited.

4.02 Acceleration of Vesting. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, each Participant shall be 100% vested in the balance in his or her Account upon the effective date of a Change of Control.

SECTION 5. AMOUNT AND FORM OF BENEFITS.

5.01 Determination of Distributable Interest. If a Participant elects to receive quarterly installment payments in accordance with Section 6 below, a Participant shall receive a quarterly installment benefit (commencing on the date, and for the period of time set forth in Section 6 below) in an amount equal to the number of vested Units in the Participant’s Account multiplied by the average closing price of the Corporation Stock as listed on the New York Stock Exchange during the six-month period immediately preceding his or her termination date and divided by four times the number of years of the Participant’s Service (each a “Quarterly Installment”). If a Participant does not elect to receive quarterly installments in accordance with Section 6 below, he or she shall receive an amount equal to the present value of all of the Quarterly Installments that he or she would have received had he or she elected quarterly installments, discounted using the 30-year treasury rate as in effect on the date of the Participant’s termination of service as a Director.

5.02 Form of Benefit. All payments under the Plan shall be made in cash.

SECTION 6. TIME OF PAYMENTS.

6.01 Payment of Benefits. Unless a Participant elects quarterly installment payments pursuant to Section 6.02 or 6.03 below, payment of the Participant’s distributable interest shall be paid in a lump sum payment as of the first day of the calendar quarter next following the later of (a) the date the Participant terminates service as a Director or (b) the date the Participant attains age 55.

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6.02 Deferred Payment of Benefits. A Participant may make an irrevocable election to receive distributions of the Participant’s interest under the Plan in equal quarterly installments for a period of years equal to the number of years of the Participant’s Service by filing an election with the Committee. If such election is made prior to the later of the 30^th day after the Participant commences participation in the Plan or January 1, 2006, such installment payments shall commence on the first day of the calendar quarter next following the later of (a) the date the Participant terminates service as a Director or (b) the date the Participant attains age 55.

6.03 Subsequent Deferral Elections. If the election described in Section 6.02 is made after the date on which the grant is made, installment payments shall commence as of the first day of the calendar quarter next following the later of (a) five years after the Participant terminates Service or (b) the date the Participant attains age 60. A Participant’s subsequent election to receive benefits in quarterly installments must be made at least twelve months prior to the later of the Participant’s termination of Service or his reaching age 55 in order to be effective. An election by the Participant made within the twelve month period prior to the Participant’s termination of service shall be null and void and the Participant’s benefits under the Plan shall be distributed in a lump sum as described in Section 6.01.

SECTION 7. INCREASES IN OUTSIDE DIRECTOR FEES.

If the Annual Retainer and/or Meeting Fees are increased to an amount higher than that in effect as of the date an Outside Director ceased his or her Service, the Committee may, in its sole discretion, prospectively increase the amount of benefits under the Plan to be paid, or then being paid, to a retired Outside Director to reflect the increase in the Annual Retainer and/or Meeting Fee.

SECTION 8. DEATH BENEFITS.

8.01 Post-Termination. If a Participant dies on or after the date payment of the Participant’s distributable interest under the Plan is made or commences, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall receive the Participant’s remaining distributable interest under the Plan in the manner determined under Section 6 and any election of the Participant in effect as of the Participant’s date of death.

8.02 Pre-Termination. If a Participant dies prior to the date payment of the Participant’s distributable interest under the Plan is made or commences, the Participant’s Beneficiary shall receive the payment or payments, if any, the Participant would have received had the Participant terminated Service on the date of the Participant’s death.

SECTION 9. FORFEITURE OF BENEFITS.

9.01 Removal for Cause. If a Participant is removed as an Outside Director for Cause, as determined by the Board of Directors, the Participant shall forfeit all benefits and rights under the Plan.

9.02 Obligations of Retired Outside Directors. A Participant shall forfeit any unpaid benefits under the Plan if after the Participant ceases to provide Services to the Corporation, the Participant (a) fails to remains available to provide advice and counsel to the Corporation or (b) engages in business activity or other conduct which the Board of Directors determines in its sole and absolute discretion is competitive to the Corporation’s interests following the Participant’s termination of Service; provided, however, that the obligations of this section do not apply after the effective date of a Change of Control or after a Participant’s death.

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SECTION 10. ADJUSTMENTS TO UNITS.

In the event of (a) a reorganization, recapitalization, stock split, stock dividend, combination of Corporate Stocks, rights offering, merger, consolidation or other like change in the corporate structure or capital stock of the Corporation, (b) changes in generally accepted principles of accounting, (c) an extraordinary, nonrecurring event, such as a merger or sale or purchase of assets, resulting in an adjustment to the net book value of a Corporate Stock of Corporation Stock which, in the opinion of the Committee, inequitably affects the value of a Unit, or (d) a Change of Control, the Committee shall have the power and authority to make such adjustment, as it may deem appropriate, in the number of Units then credited to a Participant’s Account or in the net book value in order to preserve for each Participant rights substantially proportionate to such Participant’s rights existing prior to such event, provided however that in the event of a Change of Control in no event shall the net book value be an amount less than the net book value immediately preceding the Change of Control.

SECTION 11. ADMINISTRATION.

The Plan shall be administered by the Committee, which may delegate its duties and powers in whole or in part to any subcommittee thereof; it is expected that such subcommittee shall consist solely of at least two individuals who are intended to qualify as “Non-Employee Directors” within the meaning of Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (or any successor rule thereto) and “outside directors” within the meaning of Section 162(m) of the Code; provided, however, that the failure of the subcommittee to be so constituted shall not impair the validity of any benefit made by such subcommittee. Subject to the provisions of the Plan, the Committee shall have exclusive power to determine the amount of, or method of determining, the benefit to be paid to the Participants. The Committee is authorized to interpret the Plan, to establish, amend or rescind any rules and regulations relating to the Plan and to make any other determinations that it deems necessary or desirable for the administration of the Plan. The Committee may correct any defect or supply any omission or reconcile any inconsistency in the Plan in the manner and to the extent the Committee deems necessary or desirable. Any decision of the Committee in the interpretation and administration of the Plan, as described herein, shall lie within its sole and absolute discretion and shall be final, conclusive and binding on all parties concerned (including, but not limited to, Participants and their beneficiaries or successors). The Committee shall have the full power and authority, consistent with the provisions of the Plan, to establish the terms and conditions of any benefit and to waive any such terms or conditions at any time. The Committee shall require payment of any amount it may determine to be necessary to withhold for federal, state, local or other taxes as a result of benefit paid under this Plan.

SECTION 12. UNFUNDED PLAN.

12.01 Any benefit under this Plan is intended to constitute an “unfunded” deferred compensation benefit for Outside Directors and as such, to be exempt from ERISA.

12.02 Any amount due and payable pursuant to the terms of the Plan shall be paid out of the general assets of the Corporation. The Participants and any Beneficiaries shall not have an interest in any specific asset of the Corporation or any specific asset held hereunder as a result of this Plan. The Corporation shall have no obligation to set aside any funds for the purpose of making any benefit payments under this Plan. Nothing contained herein shall give the Participant or any Beneficiaries any rights that are greater than those of an unsecured creditor of the Corporation with respect to any unpaid benefits under this Plan. No action taken pursuant to the terms of this Plan shall be construed to create a funded arrangement, a plan asset, or fiduciary relationship among the Corporation, its designee, and the Participants or any Beneficiaries.

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SECTION 13. AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION.

The Board of Directors reserves the right, at any time and from time to time, to alter, amend or terminate this Plan in whole or in part; provided, however, that no such action may reduce or eliminate the vested Account balance of any Participant.

SECTION 14. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

14.01 Arbitration.

(a) The parties agree that any dispute or claim concerning this Plan or the terms thereof, including whether such dispute or claim is arbitrable, will be settled by arbitration. The arbitration proceedings shall be conducted under the Commercial Arbitration Rules of the American Arbitration Association in effect at the time a demand for arbitration under the rules is made. Either party shall make a demand for arbitration by giving a demand in writing to the other party.

(b) The parties may agree upon one arbitrator, but in the event that they cannot agree, there shall be three, one named in writing by each of the parties and a third chosen by the two arbitrators. Should either party refuse or neglect to join in the appointment of the arbitrator(s) or to furnish the arbitrator(s) with any papers or information demanded, the arbitrator(s) are empowered by both parties to proceed ex parte. The arbitrators shall be persons who have a minimum of five years’ experience in resolving pension trust disputes during the ten years immediately preceding the dispute.

(c) Arbitration shall take place in the Borough of New Providence, State of New Jersey, and the hearing before the arbitrator(s) of the matter to be arbitrated shall be at the time and place within said Borough as is selected by the arbitrator(s).

(d) At the hearing, any relevant evidence may be presented by either party, and the formal rules of evidence and discovery applicable to judicial proceedings shall not be applicable. Evidence may be admitted or excluded in the sole discretion of the arbitrator(s). Said arbitrator(s) shall hear and determine the matter and shall execute and acknowledge their binding award in writing and cause a copy thereof to be delivered to each of the parties. The decision of the arbitrator(s) including determination of amount of any damages suffered shall be exclusive, final and binding upon both parties, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors, and assigns.

(e) A judgment confirming the award of the arbitrator(s) may be rendered by any court having jurisdiction; or such court may vacate, modify, or correct the award in accordance with the prevailing laws of the State of New Jersey. To the extent that any language contained in this arbitration clause shall be inconsistent with any provision of NJS 2A:24-1 et seq. or any provision of the Commercial Arbitration Rules referred to herein, it is the intention of the parties hereto that the subsequent inconsistent provision of this clause shall control.

(f) Notwithstanding anything contrary in this Plan, this section is in no way an attempt to limit discovery which shall be at the sole discretion and prior approval of the arbitrator(s) and his (their) rulings on discovery shall be binding; however, he (they) is (are) to be guided by the most expeditious manner in resolving disputes under this Plan.

14.02 Costs and Attorney Fees.

The costs of such arbitration shall be borne by the Corporation. In the event that the Outside Director shall be the prevailing party in any arbitration or any action at law or in equity to enforce an arbitration award, the Corporation shall pay the Outside Director all costs, expenses and reasonable attorneys’ fees incurred therein by such Outside Director including, without limitation, such costs, expenses and fees on any appeals.

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SECTION 15. TRANSFERABILITY.

Neither the Outside Director nor the Outside Director’s Beneficiary or estate shall have any right to commute, sell, assign, transfer or otherwise convey the rights to receive any payment hereunder, which payments and all the rights thereto are expressly declared to be non-assignable and non-transferable, and in the event of any attempted assignment or transfer, the Corporation shall have no further liability hereunder. No benefit payment shall, in any manner be subject to garnishment, attachment, execution, levy, debts, contracts, liabilities, engagements or torts of the Outside Director or the Outside Director’s designated beneficiary or estate.

SECTION 16. ASSIGNMENT.

Except as herein provided, this Plan shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs, executors, administrators, successors (including but not limited to successors resulting from any corporate merger or acquisition) or assigns.

SECTION 17. NO RIGHTS TO CONTINUED DIRECTORSHIP.

Nothing in this Plan shall confer upon a Outside Director any right to continue to service as a member of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors, to be retained by the Corporation as a consultant or to be employed by the Corporation as an employee and shall not interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation to terminate the Outside Director’s service as a member of the Board of Directors or any committee of the Board of Directors as set forth in the by-laws of the Corporation or the Outside Director’s consulting or employment relationship with the Corporation, if any, at any time.

SECTION 18. NOTICES.

Any notice required or permitted under this Plan shall be deemed given when delivered personally, or when deposited in a United States Post Office as registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed, as appropriate, either to the Outside Director at his or her address hereinabove set forth or such other address as he or she may designate in writing to the Corporation, or to the Corporation, Attention: Secretary, at 730 Central Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974, or such other address as the Corporation may designate in writing to the Outside Director.

SECTION 19. GOVERNING LAW.

This Plan shall be governed by and construed according to the laws of the State of New Jersey, determined without regard to its conflicts of law rules.

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EX-10.CG

Exhibit 10cg

C. R. BARD, INC.

2003 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Restricted Stock Units

Award Certificate

Granted To:	Grant Date:
Employee Number:	RSUs Granted:
Business Group:	Grant Number:

C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Corporation”) hereby grants you a number of Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended from time-to-time (the “Plan”), subject to the terms of this Award Certificate, the Plan and the attached Restricted Stock Units Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”), which are incorporated herein by reference and are a part of this Award Certificate.

This Award Certificate, the Plan and the attached Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the Corporation and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or verbal, between the Corporation and you in connection with such subject matter.

Please sign and return the attached copy of this Award Certificate to: Royal Olson, 730 Central Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974.

I acknowledge receipt of, and understand and agree to, the terms of this Restricted Stock Units Award Certificate, the Plan, and the Terms and Conditions.

Employee Signature	Date
Print Name

Attachments: Restricted Stock Units Terms and Conditions

 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan

 Plan Prospectus dated             , 20    

 Beneficiary Form (first time participants only)

This document constitutes part of a prospectus covering securities that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS

C. R. BARD, INC.

2003 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN

Restricted Stock Units

Terms and Conditions

Grant Date:

C. R. Bard, Inc., a New Jersey corporation (the “Corporation”) has granted you the number of Restricted Stock Units (the “RSUs”) under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., as amended from time-to-time (the “Plan”) that is set forth in the Restricted Stock Units Award Certificate (the “Award Certificate”) accompanying these Restricted Stock Units Terms and Conditions (the “Terms and Conditions”). The RSUs are subject to the Plan, the Award Certificate, and these Terms and Conditions. All capitalized terms not otherwise defined in these Terms and Conditions or in the Award Certificate shall have the same meaning set forth in the Plan. The Plan is administered by the Compensation Committee (the “Committee”) of the C. R. Bard, Inc. Board of Directors (the “Board”).

1. Vesting.

(a) While you are employed by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, the RSUs shall vest and become nonforfeitable on [one or more dates to be determined by the Committee, which dates may be on or after] the Committee’s certification that the Performance Criteria as set forth below have been achieved (the “Certification Date”). The Performance Criteria shall mean [certain criteria, which may include (i) earnings per share growth generally exclusive of items of an unusual or infrequent nature or (ii) other criteria under the Plan] (the “Performance Period”) as compared to [those criteria during a specified period] immediately prior to the Performance Period. Earnings per share shall be calculated in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles exclusive of any item of an unusual and/or non-recurring nature, as determined in accordance with the Notes to Performance Targets utilized by the Committee and in effect at the commencement of the earlier of the two periods being compared. The vested RSUs shall no longer be subject to any of the vesting or transferability restrictions described in these Terms and Conditions.

(b) If your employment with the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is terminated for any reason other than death, Disability, or Retirement then RSUs that have not become vested in accordance with Section 1(a) shall immediately terminate and be forfeited.

(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or these Terms and Conditions, if your employment with the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries is terminated by reason of death or Disability, the RSUs shall automatically vest and will no longer be subject to any of the vesting or transferability restrictions described in these Terms and Conditions.

This document constitutes part of a prospectus covering securities that have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933.

(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or these Terms and Conditions, upon the occurrence of a Change of Control, the RSUs shall automatically vest and will no longer be subject to any of the vesting or transferability restrictions described in these Terms and Conditions.

(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan or these Terms and Conditions, upon your Retirement, the RSUs shall automatically vest and will no longer be subject to any of the vesting or transferability restrictions described in these Terms and Conditions. For purposes of these Terms and Conditions, your Retirement shall mean the date of your termination from employment with the Corporation or any of its Subsidiaries; provided that (A) you have attained age 55 and are credited with ten (10) or more years of vesting service under the Employees’ Retirement Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc., or any successor plan thereto (the “U.S. Retirement Plan”); or (B) you have attained age 65 and are credited with five (5) or more years of service under the U.S. Retirement Plan. For purposes of determining whether, and to what extent, you are credited with vesting service under the preceding sentence, service provided to a foreign affiliate of the Corporation shall be treated as service provided to a U.S. participating employer in the U.S. Retirement Plan.

(f) For the avoidance of doubt, you must be employed by the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries on the date vesting occurs.

2. No Right to Continued Employment. The granting, issuance or vesting of the RSUs evidenced by the Award Certificate and these Terms and Conditions shall impose no obligation on the Corporation or any affiliate to continue your employment and shall not lessen or affect the Corporation’s or any affiliate’s right to terminate your employment.

3. No Rights as a Stockholder. You shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Corporation, including, but not limited to, voting rights, with respect to the Shares underlying the RSUs until such Shares have been registered in your name in the Corporation’s register of shareholders pursuant to Section 5.

4. Dividend Equivalents. An amount equal to all cash dividends that would be payable on the Shares underlying your unvested RSUs shall be credited to a bookkeeping account as if such Shares were actually held by you. Upon vesting of the RSUs to which the aforementioned dividend equivalents relate, the Corporation shall pay the portion of your bookkeeping account attributable to such vested RSUs at approximately the same time as the shares underlying the RSUs are delivered to you in accordance with Paragraph 5.

5. Delivery of Shares.

(a) For each RSU that vests in accordance with Section 1, one Share shall be registered in your name by the Corporation’s transfer agent in book entry form, at which time, these Terms and Conditions shall terminate as to those RSUs. Within 60 days after such RSUs vest, at your request (or at the request of your legal representative, beneficiary or heir), the Corporation shall direct the transfer agent to deliver certificates evidencing such Shares to you, or your legal representative, beneficiary or heir.

(b) If the Corporation determines that any issuance or delivery of Shares to you pursuant to these Terms and Conditions will violate the requirements of any applicable federal or state laws, rules or regulations (including, without limitation, the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended), such issuance or delivery may be postponed until the Corporation is satisfied that the distribution will not violate such federal or state laws, rules or regulations. Any such Shares shall be subject to such stop transfer orders and other restrictions as the Committee or the Corporation may deem necessary or advisable under the Plan or the rules, regulations, and other requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, any stock exchange upon which such Shares are listed and any applicable federal, state or foreign laws, rules or regulations. Certificates delivered to you may bear such legends as the Corporation may deem necessary or advisable.

6. Transferability. You may not assign, alienate, pledge, attach, sell or otherwise transfer, dispose of or encumber RSUs other than by will or by the laws of descent and distribution, and any such purported assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer, disposition or encumbrance shall be void and unenforceable against the Corporation or any affiliate; provided, however, that the designation of a beneficiary shall not constitute an assignment, alienation, pledge, attachment, sale, transfer, disposition or encumbrance. You may designate a beneficiary, on a form supplied by the Corporation, who may receive the RSUs under these Terms and Conditions in the event of your death. No such permitted transfer of the RSUs to your heirs or legatees shall be effective to bind the Corporation unless the Committee shall have been furnished with written notice thereof and a copy of such evidence as the Committee or the Corporation may deem necessary to establish the validity of the transfer and the acceptance by the transferee or transferees of these Terms and Conditions.

7. Withholding. You may be required to pay to the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries, and the Corporation or one of its Subsidiaries shall have the right and is hereby authorized to withhold, any applicable amount it may determine to be necessary to withhold for federal, state, local or other taxes as a result of the grant, issuance or vesting of the RSUs, as a condition to such grant, issuance or vesting, or as a result of any payment or transfer under or with respect to the RSUs. The Committee may take such other action as may be advisable in the opinion of the Corporation to satisfy all obligations for the payment of such withholding taxes. You may elect to pay all or a portion of the minimum amount of taxes required to be withheld by (a) delivery of Shares or (b) having Shares withheld by the Corporation from any Shares that you would have otherwise received, such Shares in either case having an aggregate Fair Market Value at the time of payment equal to the amount of such withholding taxes.

8. Securities Laws. Upon the issuance, vesting or delivery of any RSUs, you will make or enter into such written representations, warranties and agreements as the Corporation may reasonably request in order to comply with applicable securities laws, the Award Certificate or with these Terms and Conditions.

9. Notices. Any notice required or permitted under these Terms and Conditions shall be deemed given when delivered personally, or when deposited in a United States Post Office as registered mail, postage prepaid, addressed, as appropriate, either to you at your address on file at the Corporation or such other address as you may designate in writing to the Corporation, or to the Corporation, Attention: Secretary, at 730 Central Avenue, Murray Hill, New Jersey 07974, or such other address as the Corporation may designate to you in writing.

10. Failure to Enforce Not a Waiver. The failure of the Corporation to enforce at any time any provision of the Plan or of these Terms and Conditions shall in no way be construed to be a waiver of such provision or of any other provision hereof.

11. No Limitation on Rights of the Corporation. The grant of the RSUs shall not in any way affect the right or power of the Corporation to make adjustments, reclassification or changes in its capital or business structure, or to merge, consolidate, dissolve, liquidate, sell or transfer all or any part of its business or assets.

12. Entire Agreement. The Plan, the Award Certificate and these Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the Corporation and you with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or verbal, between the Corporation and you in connection with such subject matter.

13. Choice of Law. THE PLAN, THE AWARD CERTIFICATE AND THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAWS. FOR PURPOSES OF LITIGATING ANY DISPUTE THAT ARISES UNDER THE AWARD CERTIFICATE OR THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS, YOU AND THE CORPORATION AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES HEREBY SUBMIT AND CONSENT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE STATE OF NEW JERSEY, AND AGREE THAT SUCH LITIGATION SHALL BE CONDUCTED IN THE COURTS OF UNION COUNTY, NEW JERSEY, OR THE UNITED STATES FEDERAL COURTS FOR THE DISTRICT OF NEW JERSEY.

14. RSUs Subject to Plan. By your receipt of these Terms and Conditions and the Award Certificate, you agree and acknowledge that you have received and read a copy of the Plan and the related prospectus. The RSUs are in all respects governed by the Plan and subject to all of the terms and provisions thereof. The terms and provisions of the Plan are hereby incorporated herein by reference. In the event of a conflict between any term or provision contained herein and a term or provision of the Plan, the applicable terms and provisions of the Plan will govern and prevail.

EX-12.1

Exhibit 12.1 - Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges

(dollars in millions)	2011			2010			2009			2008			2007
Earnings from operations before taxes	$	510.8		$	717.7		$	671.5		$	552.7		$	579.4
Add (Deduct):
Fixed charges		42.7			18.4			17.5			17.4			16.6
Undistributed earnings of equity investments		(3.8	)		(3.6	)		(2.3	)		(1.9	)		(0.7	)
Earnings available for fixed charges	$	549.7		$	732.5		$	686.7		$	568.2		$	595.3
Fixed charges:
Interest, including amounts capitalized(1)	$	36.4		$	12.7		$	11.8		$	12.1		$	11.9
Proportion of rent expense deemed to represent interest factor		6.3			5.7			5.7			5.3			4.7
Fixed charges	$	42.7		$	18.4		$	17.5		$	17.4		$	16.6
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		12.87			39.81			39.24			32.66			35.86

(1) Interest related to unrecognized tax benefits is included as income tax expense and not included in fixed charges.

Exhibit 12.1

EX-21

Exhibit 21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant

The following table lists, as of December 31, 2011, the company and its significant subsidiaries and indicates the jurisdiction of organization of each subsidiary and the percentage of voting securities owned by the immediate parent of each subsidiary:

	Where Incorporated		% of Voting Stock
C. R. Bard, Inc.		New Jersey		(Registrant)
Bard Access Systems, Inc.		Utah		100
Dymax Corporation		Pennsylvania		100
Now Medical Distribution, Inc.		Delaware		100
Bard ASDI, Inc.		New Jersey		100
Bard Acquisition Sub, Inc.		Delaware		100
Bard Brachytherapy, Inc.		Delaware		100
Bard Canada Inc.		Canada		100
Vas-Cath, Inc.		Canada		100
Bard Reynosa S.A. de C.V.		Mexico		100
Bard Devices, Inc.		Delaware		100
Davol Inc.		Delaware		100
American Hydro-Surgical Instruments, Inc.		Maryland		100
Bridger Biomed, Inc.		Montana		100
DVL Acquisition Sub, Inc.		Delaware		100
Davol Surgical Innovations, S.A. de C.V.		Mexico		100
Bard Healthcare, Inc.		Texas		100
Bard Holding SAS		France		100
Bard Holdings Limited		England		100
Bard Financial Services Ltd.		England		100
Bard Limited		England		100
Bard Sendirian Berhad		Malaysia		100
Bard Sweden AB		Sweden		100
Bard Norway AS		Norway		100
Bard Finland OY		Finland		100
Bard Norden AB		Sweden		100
Davol International Limited		England		100
Bard International, Inc.		Delaware		100
Bard Australia Pty. Ltd.		Australia		100
Bard Healthcare India Pvt. Ltd.		India		100
Bard Korea Medical Devices Limited		Korea		100
Bard Singapore Private Limited		Singapore		100
Bard Pacific Health Care Company Ltd.		Taiwan		100
Bard Brasil-Serviços em Equipamentos Médicos Ltda.		Brazil		100
C. R. Bard do Brasil Produtos Medicos Ltda.		Brazil		100
Bard Produtos Plasticos e Medicos Ltda.		Brazil		100
Bard Luxembourg 1 S.a.r.l.		Luxembourg		100
Bard Luxembourg 2 S.a.r.l.		Luxembourg		100
Bard MRL Acquisition Corp.		Delaware		100
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.		Arizona		100
Flowcardia, Inc.		Delaware		100
SenoRx, Inc.		Delaware		100
Bard Shannon Limited		Ireland		100
Alpha Altitude Sdh Bhd		Malaysia		100
Angiomed GmbH		Germany		100
Gamer Lasertechnik GmbH		Germany		100
Hastings Investments Ireland Limited		Ireland		100
Clearstream Technologies Group Limited		Ireland		100
Clearstream Technologies Limited		Ireland		100

21-1

Exhibit 21

Subsidiaries of the Registrant (continued)

	Where Incorporated	% of Voting Stock
Bard Benelux N.V.	Belgium	100
Bard Dublin ITC Limited	Ireland	100
Bard de España, S.A.	Spain	100
C.R. Bard (Portugal) Productos e Artigos Medicos e Farmaceuticos, Lda.	Portugal	100
Bard European Distribution Center N.V.	Belgium	100
Bard Hellas S.A.	Greece	100
Bard Healthcare Science (Shanghai) Limited	People’s Republic of China	100
Bard Medical Devices (Beijing) Co., Ltd	People’s Republic of China	100
Bard Medica S.A.	Switzerland	100
Bard Medical S.A. (Proprietary) Limited	South Africa	100
Bard Mexico Realty, S. de R.L. de C.V.	Mexico	100
Bard S.p.A.	Italy	100
C. R. Bard GmbH	Germany	100
Bard Czech Republic s.r.o.	Czech Republic	100
Bard Poland Sp. z.o.o.	Poland	100
Bard France S.A.S.	France	100
Cardial S.A.S.	France	100
Promur-Productos Medicos e Urologicos Lda.	Brazil	100
Limited Liability Company Bard Rus	Russia	100
C.R. Bard, LLC	Delaware	100
Bard Netherlands CV	The Netherlands	100
Lutonix, Inc.	Delaware	100
MedChem Products, Inc.	Massachusetts	100
Gesco International Inc.	Massachusetts	100
Medivance, Inc.	Delaware	100
Medivance BV	The Netherlands	100
Navarre Biomedical, Ltd.	Minnesota	100
Productos Bard de Mexico S.A. de C.V.	Mexico	100
Productos Para el Cuidada de la Salud, S.A. de C.V.	Mexico	100
ProSeed, Inc.	New Jersey	100
Roberts Laboratories, Inc.	Arizona	100
Shield Healthcare Centers, Inc.	Delaware	100
Specialized Health Products International, Inc	Delaware	100
Specialized Health Products, Inc.	Utah	100
Safety Syringe Corp.	Utah	100
Med-Design Corp.	Delaware	100
MDC Investment Holdings, Inc.	Delaware	100
Venetec International, Inc.	Delaware	100
Y-Med Inc.	Delaware	100

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EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors of

C. R. Bard, Inc.:

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statements (Nos. 333-86668, 333-59156, 333-55684, 333-78089, 333-51793, 333-69857, 333-30217, 333-07189, 33-63147, 33-35544, 33-64874, 333-104683, 333-135098, 333-151740, 333-159928 and 333-167576) on Form S-8 and (Nos. 333-05997 and 333-171166) on Form S-3 of C. R. Bard, Inc. and subsidiaries of our reports dated February 23, 2012, with respect to the consolidated balance sheets of C. R. Bard, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ investment, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2011, and the related consolidated financial statement schedule and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2011 which reports appear in the December 31, 2011 annual report on Form 10-K of C. R. Bard, Inc.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Short Hills, New Jersey

February 23, 2012

EX-31.1

EXHIBIT 31.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

I, Timothy M. Ring, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 of C. R. Bard, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:                 February 23, 2012                

/s/ Timothy M. Ring

Timothy M. Ring

Chief Executive Officer

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EX-31.2

EXHIBIT 31.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

I, Todd C. Schermerhorn, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 of C. R. Bard, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) all significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date:         February 23, 2012            

/s/ Todd C. Schermerhorn

Todd C. Schermerhorn

Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

31.2-1

EX-32.1

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of C. R. Bard, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Timothy M. Ring, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of C. R. Bard, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of C. R. Bard, Inc.

/s/ Timothy M. Ring

Name: Timothy M. Ring

Date: February 23, 2012

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EX-32.2

EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE

SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the annual report of C. R. Bard, Inc. on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Todd C. Schermerhorn, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of C. R. Bard, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2. the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of C. R. Bard, Inc.

/s/ Todd C. Schermerhorn

Name: Todd C. Schermerhorn

Date: February 23, 2012

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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Income tax credits	$ 3,700,000	[1]	$ 44,600,000	$ 24,000,000
Tax credit carryforward, expiration dates	2013 and 2032
Percentage of tax benefit of a qualifying position greater than largest amount of tax benefit	50.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes	45,000,000		53,600,000	53,200,000
Unrecognized tax benefits that would impact effective tax rate	36,000,000
Accrued interest	5,000,000		11,400,000
Interest and penalties, expenses	1,600,000		700,000	2,600,000
Reduction in income tax provision	17,600,000		6,200,000
Decrease in unrecognized tax benefits	7,300,000
Number of months unrecognized tax benefits may decrease	12
Undistributed earnings on foreign operations for which income taxes have not been provided	1,400,000,000
Federal [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, net	206,500,000
State [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, net	296,500,000
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates	2012 and 2032
Foreign [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards, net	41,800,000
Operating loss carryforwards, expiration dates	2012 and 2019
Indefinite Life [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Income tax credits	8,600,000
Definite Life [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Income tax credits	$ 7,900,000

[1] No tax benefit was recognized from the incentive tax grant in Puerto Rico due to the charge for Hernia Product Claims.

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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Accounts Receivable, Net Of Allowances) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	$ 80.2
Greater than 365 days past due	20.1
Spain [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	35.0
Greater than 365 days past due	11.5
Italy [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	29.6
Greater than 365 days past due	4.0
Greece [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	10.0
Greater than 365 days past due	2.4
Portugal [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Accounts receivable, net	5.6
Greater than 365 days past due	$ 2.2

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Financial Instruments (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2010 Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 Interest Rate Swap Contract [Member]	Dec. 20, 2010 Interest Rate Swap Contract [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Notional value of forward currency and option contracts	$ 205.2			$ 205.2	$ 182.7
Notional value of interest rate swap contract											250.0
Fixed-rate notes interest percentage											2.875%
Losses in accumulated other comprehensive loss in consolidated balance sheet that are expected to be reclassified into earnings				1.4
Fair value of long-term debt									1,038.7	937.7
Write-down of Greece receivables recorded to other (income) expense, net			3.8		3.8
Commercial paper	304.5			304.5	80.5
Non-interest bearing bonds, maturity in years							one	three
Greek bonds received in settlement of accounts receivable				16.8
Impairment charges for bonds	4.5	7.0		11.5
Percentage of sales to distributors accounted for company net sales				33.00%
Percentage of distributors' sale accounted by five largest distributors				68.00%
Percentage of net sales accounted by one large distributor				9.00%	9.00%	10.00%
Number of largest distributors accounting for distributors sales				5
Gross receivables from a distributor	$ 41.6			$ 41.6	$ 39.1

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Number of years balance is paid to participant after retirement	15
Plan assets fair value	$ 298.7	[1]	$ 281.6	[1]
Net periodic benefit cost	0.6		0.7		0.8
Defined benefit plan benefit obligation	9.2		9.4		9.5
Accumulated pension plan benefit obligation	370.6		326.5
Aggregate benefit obligation	421.9		377.0
Pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, fair value of assets	298.7		281.6
Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, fair value of assets	236.5		224.8
Pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets, accumulated benefit obligation	316.4		278.6
Net gain (loss)	(38.9)		2.6
Net gain (loss) after tax	(25.2)		1.9
Estimated net actuarial loss for pension benefits	0.2		0.2
Discretionary contribution pension plans	30.0
Hours of service eligible for defined contribution plan	1,000
Amounts charged to income for defined contribution retirement plan	7.9		9.5		9.3
Foreign Equity Security [Member]
Plan assets fair value	62.2		56.8
Defined benefit plan benefit obligation	65.1		59.2
Non qualified plan benefit obligation	63.3		55.6
Accumulated pension plan benefit obligation	54.2		47.9
Foreign Plans [Member]
Pension cost attributable to foreign plans	3.7		3.9		1.2
Defined contribution plan and small pension arrangement	2.2		1.9		1.8
Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Member]
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss	3.4		3.4
After tax amount	2.1		2.1
Pension Benefits [Member]
Estimated net actuarial loss for pension benefits	10.1
Nonqualified Plan [Member]
Accumulated pension plan benefit obligation	$ 57.9		$ 50.9

[1] There were no assets categorized as Level 3 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Inventories (Schedule Of Inventories) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Inventories [Abstract]
Finished goods	$ 189.9	$ 176.3
Work in process	21.3	18.6
Raw materials	108.0	114.0
Inventory, net, total	319.2	308.9
Percentage of inventory determined using LIFO	67.00%
Consigned inventory	$ 41.3	$ 29.9

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Expected Benefit Payments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011
Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]
2012	$ 26.8
2013	31.0
2014	32.1
2015	32.2
2016	34.4
2017 through 2021	$ 187.6

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Income Taxes (Summary Of Tax Years) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
United States - Federal [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination	2008 and forward
United States - States [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination	2003 and forward
Germany [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination	2006 and forward
Malaysia [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination	2006 and forward
Puerto Rico [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination	2007 and forward
United Kingdom [Member]
Operating Loss Carryforwards [Line Items]
Summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination	2010 and forward

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Other (Income) Expense, Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other (Income) Expense, Net [Abstract]

Other (Income) Expense, Net

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Interest income	$	(3.5	)	$	(3.7	)	$	(3.6	)
Foreign exchange losses (gains)		2.0			(0.7	)		(1.5	)
Legal settlements and commitments		246.5			—			—
Impairment charges for bonds		11.5			—			—
Restructuring		7.8			16.7			15.4
Asset dispositions		—			—			7.2
Insurance settlements, net		—			—			7.0
Acquisition related items		4.4			9.3			3.2
Other, net		3.2			3.0			2.8
Total other (income) expense, net	$	271.9		$	24.6		$	30.5

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Change in the Benefit Obligation) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Benefit obligation - beginning	$ 9.4	$ 9.5
Interest cost	0.4	0.5
Participant's contributions		0.1
Actuarial loss	0.2	0.2
Benefits paid	(0.8)	(0.9)
Benefit obligation - ending	$ 9.2	$ 9.4

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Amounts Recognized In The Consolidated Balance Sheets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Accrued compensation and benefits	$ (3.5)	$ (3.0)
Other long-term liabilities	(119.7)	(92.4)
Net amount recognized	$ (123.2)	$ (95.4)

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Other Intangible Assets (Other Intangible Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 1,143.6		$ 769.2
Accumulated amortization	(292.3)		(228.9)
Core Technologies [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	660.2		515.8
Accumulated amortization	(161.5)		(118.3)
Customer Relationships [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	144.6		43.8
Accumulated amortization	(25.7)		(19.7)
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	202.6		187.7
Accumulated amortization	(105.1)		(90.9)
In-Process Research And Development [Member]
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets [Line Items]
Gross carrying amount	$ 136.2	[1]	$ 21.9	[1]

[1] Amounts capitalized as in-process research and development are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets.

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Weighted Average Target Asset Allocations For The Plans) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]
Equity securities	61.00%	61.00%
Fixed income securities	33.00%	33.00%
Cash equivalents	6.00%	6.00%
Total	100.00%	100.00%

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Segment Information (Net Sales Based On The Location Of External Customer By Geographic Region And Product Group Category) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Net sales	$ 751,900,000	$ 719,200,000	$ 725,000,000	$ 700,300,000	$ 717,100,000	$ 678,400,000	$ 673,900,000	$ 650,800,000	$ 2,896,400,000	$ 2,720,200,000	$ 2,534,900,000
Long-lived assets	457,500,000				416,100,000				457,500,000	416,100,000	403,900,000
United States [Member]
Net sales									1,956,000,000	1,889,000,000	1,759,200,000
Long-lived assets	390,800,000				362,000,000				390,800,000	362,000,000	339,700,000
Europe [Member]
Net sales									514,100,000	474,800,000	471,700,000
Long-lived assets	52,500,000				43,100,000				52,500,000	43,100,000	55,400,000
Japan [Member]
Net sales									142,800,000	131,900,000	126,500,000
Other Location [Member]
Net sales									283,500,000	224,500,000	177,500,000
Long-lived assets	14,200,000				11,000,000				14,200,000	11,000,000	8,800,000
Vascular [Member]
Net sales									842,400,000	755,900,000	681,500,000
Urology [Member]
Net sales									734,800,000	718,100,000	700,300,000
Oncology [Member]
Net sales									779,500,000	724,800,000	678,700,000
Surgical Specialties [Member]
Net sales									450,000,000	434,600,000	387,800,000
Other [Member]
Net sales									$ 89,700,000	$ 86,800,000	$ 86,600,000

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Fair Value Measurements Of Plan Assets) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Plan assets fair value	$ 298.7	[1]	$ 281.6	[1]
Foreign Equity Security [Member]
Plan assets fair value	62.2		56.8
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Plan assets fair value	10.4	[1]	7.1	[1]
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Guaranteed insurance contracts [Member]
Plan assets fair value	5.2	[1]	4.6	[1]
Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member]
Plan assets fair value	75.0		79.1
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member]
Plan assets fair value	223.7		202.5
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]
Plan assets fair value	10.4		7.1
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Guaranteed insurance contracts [Member]
Plan assets fair value	5.2		4.6
Equity Securities [Member] | U.S. large-cap [Member]
Plan assets fair value	79.1	[1]	73.3	[1]
Equity Securities [Member] | U.S. mid-cap [Member]
Plan assets fair value	25.5	[1]	26.7	[1]
Equity Securities [Member] | U.S. small-cap [Member]
Plan assets fair value	29.5	[1]	31.0	[1]
Equity Securities [Member] | Foreign Equity Security [Member]
Plan assets fair value	48.9	[1]	50.0	[1]
Equity Securities [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | U.S. mid-cap [Member]
Plan assets fair value	25.5		26.7
Equity Securities [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | U.S. small-cap [Member]
Plan assets fair value	29.5		31.0
Equity Securities [Member] | Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1) [Member] | Foreign Equity Security [Member]
Plan assets fair value	20.0		21.4
Equity Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | U.S. large-cap [Member]
Plan assets fair value	79.1		73.3
Equity Securities [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Foreign Equity Security [Member]
Plan assets fair value	28.9		28.6
Diversified Bond Fund [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Plan assets fair value	84.7	[1],[2]	75.5	[1],[2]
Diversified Bond Fund [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Plan assets fair value	84.7	[2]	75.5	[2]
Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Plan assets fair value	7.9	[1]	6.7	[1]
Foreign Government Bonds [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Plan assets fair value	7.9		6.7
Foreign Corporate Notes and Bonds [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Plan assets fair value	7.5	[1]	6.7	[1]
Foreign Corporate Notes and Bonds [Member] | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) [Member] | Fixed Income Securities [Member]
Plan assets fair value	$ 7.5		$ 6.7

[1] There were no assets categorized as Level 3 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

[2] Diversified bond fund consists of U.S. Treasury bonds, mortgage backed securities, and corporate bonds.

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Change In Fair Value Of Plan Assets And Funded Status For The Plans) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Benefit obligation - beginning	$ 9.4		$ 9.5
Interest cost	0.4		0.5
Benefits paid	(0.8)		(0.9)
Benefit obligation - ending	9.2		9.4
Fair value - beginning	281.6	[1]
Fair value of plan assets - ending	298.7	[1]	281.6	[1]
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Service cost	26.1		24.6		19.9
Interest cost	19.0		18.9		17.4
Actuarial loss	(8.4)		(6.9)		(3.1)
Fair value - beginning	281.6
Fair value of plan assets - ending	298.7		281.6
Funded status of the plans, December 31	(123.2)		(95.4)
Change In Benefit Obligation [Member] | Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Benefit obligation - beginning	377.0		348.6
Service cost	26.8		25.2
Interest cost	19.0		18.9
Actuarial loss	23.8		11.5
Benefits paid	(22.2)		(20.9)
Currency/other	(2.5)		(6.3)
Benefit obligation - ending	421.9		377.0
Change In Fair Value Of Plan Assets And Funded Status [Member] | Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Benefits paid	(22.2)		(20.9)
Fair value - beginning	281.6		239.1
Actual return on plan assets	5.4		32.3
Company contributions	32.9		33.4
Currency/other	1.0		(2.3)
Fair value of plan assets - ending			$ 281.6

[1] There were no assets categorized as Level 3 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Before Income Taxes

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
United States	$	425.1	$	455.8	$	481.3
Foreign		85.7		261.9		190.2
	$	510.8	$	717.7	$	671.5

Income Tax Provision

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Current provision
Federal	$	170.0		$	168.3		$	182.8
Foreign		23.3			31.8			33.6
State		7.8			10.3			8.7
		201.1			210.4			225.1
Deferred (benefit) provision
Federal		(18.9	)		3.7			(13.3	)
Foreign		(2.7	)		(7.2	)		(0.1	)
State		3.3			1.2			(1.6	)
		(18.3	)		(2.3	)		(15.0	)
	$	182.8		$	208.1		$	210.1

Deferred Tax Assets And Deferred Tax Liabilities

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Deferred tax assets
Employee benefits	$	168.8		$	158.2
Inventory		19.3			13.8
Receivables and rebates		25.8			24.2
Accrued expenses		30.5			16.6
Loss carryforwards and credits		112.4			73.8
Gross deferred tax assets		356.8			286.6
Valuation allowance		(32.2	)		(36.2	)
		324.6			250.4
Deferred tax liabilities
Intangibles		234.2			111.8
Accelerated depreciation		22.8			25.4
Other		3.2			7.1
		260.2			144.3
	$	64.4		$	106.1

Reconciliation Between The Effective Income Tax Rate And The Federal Statutory Rate

	2011			2010			2009
Federal statutory rate		35	%		35	%		35	%
State taxes, net of federal benefit		2	%		2	%		1	%
Operations taxed at less than U.S. rate		(2	)%		(9	)%		(5	)%
Legal settlement, non-deductible portion		2	%		—	%		—	%
Other, net		(1	)%		1	%		—	%
		36	%		29	%		31	%

Incentive Tax Grant

	2011(A)		2010		2009
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Tax benefit	$	3.7	$	44.6	$	24.0
Per share benefit	$	0.04	$	0.47	$	0.24

(A) No tax benefit was recognized from the incentive tax grant in Puerto Rico due to the charge for Hernia Product Claims.

Summary Of Activity Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Balance, January 1	$	53.6		$	53.2
Additions related to prior year tax positions		4.5			2.1
Reductions related to prior year tax positions		(9.0	)		(7.4	)
Additions for tax positions of the current year		8.1			8.9
Settlements		(11.3	)		(0.7	)
Lapse of statutes of limitation		(0.9	)		(2.5	)
Balance, December 31	$	45.0		$	53.6

Summary Of Tax Years

United States – federal	2008 and forward
United States – states	2003 and forward
Germany	2006 and forward
Malaysia	2006 and forward
Puerto Rico	2007 and forward
United Kingdom	2010 and forward

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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Location And Amounts Of Gains And Losses On Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	$ (1.4)		$ 0.9		$ (4.8)
Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income	1.0	[1]	0.8	[1]	3.0	[1]
Tax effect of amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to income	1.0		0.1		0.4
Forward Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	(3.9)		0.1		3.6
Option Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income	2.5		0.8		(8.4)
Costs Of Goods Sold [Member] | Forward Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income	1.0		0.4		(2.0)
Costs Of Goods Sold [Member] | Option Currency Contracts [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income			$ 0.4		$ 5.0

[1] The tax effect of the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to income was $1.0 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Income Taxes (Deferred Tax Assets And Deferred Tax Liabilities) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Employee benefits	$ 168.8	$ 158.2
Inventory	19.3	13.8
Receivables and rebates	25.8	24.2
Accrued expenses	30.5	16.6
Loss carryforwards and credits	112.4	73.8
Gross deferred tax assets	356.8	286.6
Valuation allowance	(32.2)	(36.2)
Deferred tax assets, net	324.6	250.4
Intangibles	234.2	111.8
Accelerated depreciation	22.8	25.4
Other	3.2	7.1
Deferred tax liabilities	260.2	144.3
Deferred tax assets (liabilities), net	$ 64.4	$ 106.1

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Weighted Average Assumptions Used In Determining Pension Plan Information) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Net Cost [Abstract]
Discount rate	5.15%	5.62%	6.32%
Expected return on plan assets	7.93%	8.15%	8.10%
Rate of compensation increase	4.34%	4.35%	4.27%
Benefit Obligation [Abstract]
Discount rate	4.73%	5.15%	5.62%
Rate of compensation increase	3.76%	4.34%	4.35%

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Acquisitions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended					0 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	0 Months Ended		0 Months Ended					1 Months Ended					0 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 16, 2011 Lutonix, Inc [Member]	Nov. 10, 2011 Medivance, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 ClearStream Technologies [Member]	Jul. 06, 2010 SenoRX, Inc. [Member]	May 20, 2010 Bard Sendirian Berhad [Member]	Apr. 12, 2010 FlowCardia, Inc. [Member]	Nov. 18, 2009 Y-Med Inc. [Member]	Jun. 15, 2009 Brennen Medical [Member]	Jun. 15, 2009 Brennen Medical [Member]	Jan. 11, 2008 LifeStent [Member]	Feb. 28, 2009 LifeStent [Member]	Dec. 31, 2008 LifeStent [Member]	Sep. 30, 2009 LifeStent [Member]	Jan. 11, 2008 Transfer Of Operations [Member]	Jan. 11, 2008 Regulatory Approvals [Member]	Nov. 10, 2011 Customer Relationships [Member] Medivance, Inc. [Member]	Dec. 16, 2011 Core Technologies [Member] Lutonix, Inc [Member]	Nov. 10, 2011 Core Technologies [Member] Medivance, Inc. [Member]	Jul. 06, 2010 Core Technologies [Member] SenoRX, Inc. [Member]	Apr. 12, 2010 Core Technologies [Member] FlowCardia, Inc. [Member]	Nov. 18, 2009 Core Technologies [Member] Y-Med Inc. [Member]	Jun. 15, 2009 Core Technologies [Member] Brennen Medical [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 In-Process Research And Development [Member]		Dec. 31, 2010 In-Process Research And Development [Member]		Dec. 16, 2011 In-Process Research And Development [Member] Lutonix, Inc [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Other Intangible Assets [Member] Core Technologies [Member] ClearStream Technologies [Member]
Business acquisition purchase price							$ 298,000,000	$ 255,500,000	$ 69,100,000	$ 213,500,000	$ 25,900,000	$ 80,100,000	$ 35,300,000			$ 73,300,000
Upfront cash payment							228,000,000
Fair value of contingent consideration							70,000,000
Purchase price allocation at fair value, goodwill							166,300,000	112,200,000	29,500,000	83,800,000		27,200,000	12,700,000	900,000	900,000
Business acquisition purchase price per share										$ 11.00
Acquisition related transaction costs	3,800,000		3,800,000			2,500,000	1,400,000	1,700,000	2,600,000	3,200,000						3,600,000
Increase in deferred tax assets																	7,800,000	8,500,000
Contingent milestone payments							100,000,000									65,000,000				15,000,000	50,000,000
Inventory write-offs														1,200,000
Purchase price allocation at fair value, recognition of deferred tax assets							24,700,000	25,000,000	3,300,000	42,300,000		18,100,000	2,300,000
Purchase price allocation at fair value, recognition of deferred tax liabilities							59,500,000	63,300,000	3,800,000	44,000,000		19,300,000	10,800,000
Purchase price allocation at fair value, IPR&D																													136,200,000	[1]	21,900,000	[1]	131,500,000
Purchase price allocation, recognition of customer relationships and core technologies																						88,700,000	33,400,000	75,900,000	95,100,000	46,400,000	28,400,000	15,500,000						29,100,000
Purchase price allocation at fair value, recognition of other net assets							1,600,000	17,000,000				3,000,000		1,500,000	1,500,000
Integration costs recorded to other (income) expense before tax	4,100,000	7,700,000	4,400,000	9,300,000	3,200,000			1,800,000	2,000,000
Integration costs recorded to other (income) expense after tax								1,100,000	1,800,000
Non-cash charge related to asset write-offs before tax															5,700,000
Non-cash charge related to asset write-offs after tax															5,200,000
Non-cash charge for impairment of property, plant and equipment														4,500,000
Estimated useful lives, years									10	10		11	10	13								13	12	14
Acquisition costs, termination of agreements										6,900,000			3,200,000
Acquisition costs, termination of agreements, after tax										4,200,000			2,000,000
Purchase price allocation at fair value, recognition of indefinite-lived intangible asset										12,800,000		4,700,000
Contingent milestone payments																			15,000,000
Assets acquired in acquisition									11,000,000	23,500,000			2,700,000	17,000,000	17,000,000
Excess of cash paid over the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest											13,200,000
Business acquisition percentage of common shares acquired											15.00%
Contingent milestone payments																	27,000,000	23,000,000
Fair value of assets acquired																102,300,000
Decrease in contingent milestone payments, acquisition related liability																	10,900,000	14,500,000
Contingent milestone payments, goodwill																	$ 8,300,000

[1] Amounts capitalized as in-process research and development are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets.

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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Location And Amounts Of Gains And Losses On Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments) (Details) (Forward Currency Contracts [Member], Other (Income) Expense, Net [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Forward Currency Contracts [Member] | Other (Income) Expense, Net [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain Recognized in Earnings	$ 2.0	[1]	$ 1.8	[1]

[1] These derivative contracts mitigate changes in the value of remeasured foreign currency denominated monetary loans attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of Activity In Management Stock Purchase Program) (Details) (Management Stock Purchase Program [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Management Stock Purchase Program [Member]
Number of shares outstanding, beginning balance	219,323
Number of shares, purchased	63,113
Number of shares, vested	(58,254)
Number of shares, forfeited	(6,230)
Number of shares outstanding, ending balance	217,952
Weighted average grant date fair value outstanding, beginning balance	$ 40.83
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted	$ 27.42
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested	$ 66.30
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited	$ 32.29
Weighted average grant date fair value outstanding, ending balance	$ 30.38

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements	$ 93,700,000
Weighted-average period of recognizing unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based compensation, in years	3
Share-based compensation	55,500,000	58,200,000	52,400,000
Cash received from stock option exercises	102,300,000	32,100,000	18,500,000
Plan Of 2003 [Member]
Number of remaining shares that may be issued	3,219,875
Directors' Plan [Member]
Number of remaining shares that may be issued	49,099
Stock Options [Member]
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements	27,600,000
Share-based payment contractual terms, years	10
Minimum number of years for accelerated vesting	2
Share-based compensation	19,700,000	22,100,000	23,300,000
Stock options vested	489,648	1,105,398	1,166,246
Weighted average fair value of stock options vested	$ 22.80	$ 29.40	$ 25.68
Total intrinsic value of stock options exercised	88,700,000	21,300,000	23,200,000
Cash received from stock option exercises	106,500,000	34,300,000	23,300,000
Actual tax benefit realized from option exercises	31,600,000	7,100,000	7,100,000
Restricted Stock [Member]
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements	39,400,000
Weighted-average period of recognizing unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based compensation, in years	2
Share-based compensation	22,100,000	21,500,000	13,600,000
Other Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements	21,600,000
Weighted-average period of recognizing unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based compensation, in years	4
Share-based compensation	4,600,000	4,800,000	4,900,000
Other Stock-Based Awards [Member]
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements	400,000
Weighted-average period of recognizing unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based compensation, in years	2
Share-based compensation	1,000,000	1,200,000	800,000
Nonvested other stock-based awards, shares outstanding	20,867	19,600
Management Stock Purchase Program [Member]
Unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements	4,700,000
Weighted-average period of recognizing unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based compensation, in years	3
Share-based compensation	5,600,000	6,500,000	7,300,000
Discount on common stock under management stock purchase program	30.00%
Minimum annual bonus percentage required to purchase restricted stock	25.00%
Vesting period, years	four
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Share-based compensation	2,500,000	2,100,000	2,500,000
Percentage discount on stock for domestic and foreign employees	15.00%
After tax payroll deductions percentage of compensation, minimum	1.00%
After tax payroll deductions percentage of compensation, maximum	10.00%
Payroll deductions maximum amount of compensation	$ 25,000
Shares purchased under Employee Stock Purchase Plan	139,596	146,551
Shares available to purchase during period under Employee Stock Purchase Plan	42,274
Maximum [Member] | Stock Options [Member]
Awards requisite service period	five
Maximum [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Awards requisite service period	seven
Maximum [Member] | Other Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Awards requisite service period	seven
Minimum [Member] | Stock Options [Member]
Awards requisite service period	four
Minimum [Member] | Restricted Stock [Member]
Awards requisite service period	four
Minimum [Member] | Other Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Awards requisite service period	four

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Earnings Per Common Share (Earnings Per Share Computation) (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 113,800,000	$ 130,100,000	$ (47,800,000)	$ 131,900,000	$ 136,200,000	$ 127,500,000	$ 124,600,000	$ 120,900,000	$ 328,000,000	$ 509,200,000	$ 460,100,000
Less: Income allocated to participating securities									6,100,000	5,500,000	5,000,000
Net income available to common shareholders									$ 321,900,000	$ 503,700,000	$ 455,100,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding									85.8	93.4	97.7
Dilutive common share equivalents from share-based compensation plans									1.5	1.2	1.3
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding, assuming dilution									87.3	94.6	99.0

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Acquisitions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Acquisitions [Abstract]

Acquisitions

2. Acquisitions

The company acquires businesses, products and technologies to augment its existing product lines and from time-to-time may divest product lines for strategic reasons. Unaudited pro forma financial information has not been presented because the effects of acquisitions were not material on either an individual or aggregate basis.

On December 16, 2011, the company acquired Lutonix, Inc. ("Lutonix"), a development stage company specializing in drug coated balloon technology for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. The total purchase consideration of $298.0 million included an upfront cash payment of $228.0 million and the fair value of contingent consideration of $70.0 million. The contingent consideration, which could total $100 million, consists of a milestone payment related to Pre-Market Approval ("PMA") of Lutonix's drug-coated percutaneous transluminal angioplasty ("PTA") balloon. Lutonix is conducting the first and only investigational device exemption ("IDE") trial approved by the U.S Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") using drug-coated balloons for the treatment of peripheral arterial disease. The Lutonix LEVANT 2 study is a prospective, randomized, single-blinded, multi-center pivotal IDE trial comparing the Lutonix drug-coated balloon to standard balloon angioplasty. Lutonix received the European Conformity regulatory approval ("CE mark") in 2011, and Bard expects to start selling the device in Europe in 2012. The company plans to begin a larger registry study concurrent with the European launch to support broader marketing claims and obtain additional clinical data. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since the acquisition date.

The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: IPR&D of $131.5 million; core technologies of $33.4 million; deferred tax assets of $24.7 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; deferred tax liabilities of $59.5 million, primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $1.6 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $166.3 million. The goodwill recognized includes the value of a large potential market for drug-coated PTA balloons in alternate and expanded indications, and other cost synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 12 years. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $1.4 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. The company has not yet finalized the purchase accounting, which may be adjusted as further information about conditions existing at the acquisition date become available.

The IPR&D assets, which are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets, represent the development of drug-coated balloons and the LEVANT 2 clinical trial for use of these balloons in the superficial femoral and proximal popliteal arteries. The launch of this device in the United States is currently expected to occur in 2015, subject to regulatory approvals. The fair value of this intangible asset was determined based upon the present value of expected future cash flows adjusted for the probability of technological and commercial risk, utilizing a risk-adjusted discount rate. The fair value of the contingent consideration was determined by utilizing a probability weighted estimated cash flow stream adjusted for the expected timing of the payment. Subsequent to the acquisition date, the contingent consideration liability will be remeasured at current fair value with changes recorded in earnings.

On November 10, 2011, the company acquired Medivance, Inc. ("Medivance") for total cash consideration of $255.5 million. Medivance develops and sells critical care products in the Targeted Temperature Management^™ area. Medivance's core product is the ArticSun^®, a noninvasive technology that utilizes a proprietary system that incorporates a hydrogel adhesive pad to control a patient's core body temperature at a targeted level. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $25.0 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; customer relationships of $88.7 million; core technologies of $75.9 million; deferred tax liabilities of $63.3 million, primarily associated with intangible assets; and other net assets of $17.0 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $112.2 million. The goodwill recognized includes the value of expanding the market for Medivance's products. Synergies are expected to result from the alignment of critical care sales call points and other manufacturing efficiencies. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Customer relationships and core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 13 and 14 years, respectively. Customer relationships are recorded as a component of other intangible assets. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $1.7 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. In connection with this acquisition, the company recorded a charge of $1.8 million ($1.1 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, associated with integration costs. The company has not yet finalized the purchase accounting, which may be adjusted as further information about conditions existing at the acquisition date become available.

During the fourth quarter of 2011, the company acquired all of the outstanding shares of ClearStream Technologies Group plc ("ClearStream") for total consideration of $69.1 million. ClearStream, based in Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford, Ireland, develops and sells proprietary products used in angioplasty. The acquisition complements Bard's core competencies and enhances Bard's vascular product portfolio. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since October 12, 2011, the date on which a controlling interest was obtained. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $3.3 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies and other intangible assets of $29.1 million; deferred tax liabilities of $3.8 million, primarily associated with intangible assets; and other net assets of $11.0 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $29.5 million. The goodwill recognized is attributable to expected cost synergies and other benefits created by the expanded peripheral vascular product portfolio of the company as a result of the acquisition. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies and other intangible assets are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 10 years. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $2.6 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. In connection with this acquisition, the company recorded a charge of $2.0 million ($1.8 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, associated with integration costs. The company has not yet finalized the purchase accounting, which may be adjusted as further information about conditions existing at the acquisition date become available.

On July 6, 2010, the company acquired all of the outstanding stock of SenoRx, Inc. ("SenoRx") for a purchase price of $11.00 per share in cash, totaling $213.5 million. SenoRx was a public company engaged in the manufacture and sale of minimally-invasive medical devices used in the percutaneous diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer. SenoRx's products expand Bard's existing biopsy product portfolio to include the EnCor^® stereotactic-guided and MRI-guided breast biopsy systems, the Gel Mark^® line of breast tissue markers and the Contura^® brachytherapy catheter used in the treatment of breast cancer. Substantially all of the purchase price for the acquisition was funded through the issuance of commercial paper. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $42.3 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies of $95.1 million; deferred tax liabilities of $44.0 million, primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $23.5 million consisting of cash, accounts receivable and inventories. An IPR&D asset of $12.8 million was also recorded primarily for the next generation of the EnCor^® stereotactic-guided breast biopsy system. The fair value of this intangible asset was determined based upon the present value of expected future cash flows adjusted for the probability of technological and commercial risk, utilizing a risk-adjusted discount rate. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $83.8 million. The goodwill recognized is attributable to expected cost synergies and other benefits created by the expanded and more comprehensive biopsy product portfolio of the company as a result of the acquisition. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 10 years. The company incurred acquisition related transaction costs of $3.2 million, which were expensed to marketing, selling and administrative expense. In connection with this acquisition, the company recorded charges of $6.9 million ($4.2 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, associated with the termination of existing SenoRx commercial agreements, the settlement of disputes that arose under certain of these agreements and integration costs.

On May 20, 2010, the company, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Bard Holdings Limited, acquired the remaining 15% of the common shares that it did not already own of its Malaysian manufacturing operation, Bard Sendirian Berhad, for $25.9 million. In connection with the transaction, Bard's shareholder's investment was reduced by $13.2 million, which represented the excess of the cash paid over the carrying amount of the noncontrolling interest.

On April 12, 2010, the company acquired all of the outstanding stock of FlowCardia, Inc. ("FlowCardia"), a privately-held company engaged in the design and manufacture of endovascular products used in the treatment of chronic total occlusions ("CTOs"), for total consideration of $80.1 million. FlowCardia's products complement Bard's percutaneous transluminal angioplasty products and peripheral stents. FlowCardia's Crosser^® product line of clinically-proven catheters deliver vibrational energy, enabling physicians to cross CTOs and allow for subsequent therapies, such as balloon angioplasty, stent implantation and atherectomy. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of: deferred tax assets of $18.1 million, consisting primarily of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies of $46.4 million; deferred tax liabilities of $19.3 million primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $3.0 million. In addition, an IPR&D asset of $4.7 million was recorded for follow-on product applications for CTOs. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $27.2 million. The goodwill recognized is attributable to complementary product sales opportunities and expected cost synergies. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 11 years.

On November 18, 2009, the company acquired all of the outstanding stock of Y-Med, Inc. ("Y-Med"), a privately-held company focused on the development and manufacture of specialty PTA catheters, for total consideration of $35.3 million. Y-Med's products complement Bard's peripheral stents and existing PTA products. Y-Med's VascuTrak^TM PTA dilatation catheter product line is designed to treat highly stenotic and calcified lesions in patients with lower-limb arterial disease. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in: the recognition of deferred tax assets of $2.3 million consisting of net operating loss carryforwards; core technologies of $28.4 million; deferred tax liabilities of $10.8 million primarily associated with core technologies; and other net assets of $2.7 million. The excess of the purchase price over fair value of the acquired net assets was recorded as goodwill of $12.7 million. The goodwill is not deductible for tax purposes. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 10 years. In connection with this acquisition, the company recorded a cost of $3.2 million ($2.0 million after tax) associated with the termination of certain existing Y-Med agreements. This termination cost was recorded to other (income) expense, net.

On June 15, 2009, the company acquired worldwide rights and related assets of the hernia products business of Brennen Medical, LLC for $17.0 million. The acquisition included technology for a non-crosslinked xenograft device, which expanded Bard's product offerings in hernia repair. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since the acquisition date. The purchase price allocation at fair value resulted in the recognition of core technologies of $15.5 million and other assets of $1.5 million, which includes $0.9 million of goodwill. Core technologies are being amortized over their estimated useful lives of approximately 13 years. In connection with this acquisition, the company discontinued the sale of an existing xenograft device and recorded a related non-cash charge of $5.7 million ($5.2 million after tax). This charge consisted of acceleration of remaining depreciation costs related to property, plant and equipment of $4.5 million, which was recorded to other (income) expense, net, and the write-off of inventory of $1.2 million, which was recorded to cost of goods sold.

On January 11, 2008, the company acquired the assets of the LifeStent^® family of stents from Edwards Lifesciences Corporation for a net cash payment of $73.3 million, plus direct acquisition costs of $3.6 million, and up to $65.0 million in contingent milestone payments. The contingent milestone payments consisted of $50.0 million related to regulatory approvals and $15.0 million related to the transfer of manufacturing operations to Bard. The acquisition was a strategic addition to Bard's portfolio of non-coronary stent and stent graft products that is complementary to the company's current products, call points and technology platforms. The acquisition was accounted for as a business combination, and the results of operations have been included in the company's results since the acquisition date. The fair value of the assets acquired was approximately $102.3 million. The difference between the fair value of the assets acquired and the initial payments was recognized as an acquisition related liability. This liability was reduced upon the payment of the contingent milestone payments with the remaining amounts recorded as a deferred tax asset and goodwill.

The contingent milestone payment related to regulatory approvals was amended, which resulted in $23.0 million being paid in December 2008. This payment resulted in a decrease to the acquisition related liability of $14.5 million and an increase to deferred tax assets of $8.5 million. The company received a PMA in February 2009 for use of the LifeStent^® in the superficial femoral artery and proximal popliteal artery, which resulted in a contingent milestone payment of $27.0 million. This payment resulted in a decrease to the acquisition related liability of $10.9 million, an increase to deferred tax assets of $7.8 million, and an increase to goodwill of $8.3 million. The $15.0 million contingent milestone payment related to the transfer of manufacturing operations to Bard was paid in September 2009. The payment resulted in an increase to goodwill.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of Amounts Recognized For Share-Based Compensation) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Total cost of share-based compensation plans	$ 55,400,000	$ 58,100,000	$ 52,300,000
Amounts charged against income	55,500,000	58,200,000	52,400,000
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in income	18,700,000	21,400,000	18,200,000
Currently Capitalized [Member]
Amounts capitalized in inventory and fixed assets	(1,500,000)	(1,500,000)	(1,600,000)
Previously Capitalized [Member]
Amounts capitalized in inventory and fixed assets	$ (1,600,000)	$ (1,600,000)	$ (1,700,000)

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Income Taxes (Reconciliation Between The Effective Income Tax Rate And The Federal Statutory Rate) (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Federal statutory rate	35.00%	35.00%	35.00%
State taxes, net of federal benefit	2.00%	2.00%	1.00%
Operations taxed at less than U.S. rate	(2.00%)	(9.00%)	(5.00%)
Legal settlement, non-deductible portion	2.00%
Other, net	(1.00%)	1.00%
Total	36.00%	29.00%	31.00%

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Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Other Intangible Assets

	2011					2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
(dollars in millions)
Core technologies	$	660.2	$	(161.5	)	$	515.8	$	(118.3	)
Customer relationships		144.6		(25.7	)		43.8		(19.7	)
In-process research and development(A)		136.2		—			21.9		—
Other intangibles		202.6		(105.1	)		187.7		(90.9	)
	$	1,143.6	$	(292.3	)	$	769.2	$	(228.9	)

^(A)  Amounts capitalized as in-process research and development are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets.

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Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Inventories [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventories

	2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Finished goods	$	189.9	$	176.3
Work in process		21.3		18.6
Raw materials		108.0		114.0
	$	319.2	$	308.9

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Other Intangible Assets (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]
Amortization expense	$ 63.3	$ 53.1	$ 42.5
Estimated amortization expense, 2012	83.1
Estimated amortization expense, 2013	83.0
Estimated amortization expense, 2014	80.2
Estimated amortization expense, 2015	77.7
Estimated amortization expense, 2016	$ 74.3

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Income Taxes (Incentive Tax Grant) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Tax benefit	$ 3.7	[1]	$ 44.6	$ 24.0
Per share benefit	$ 0.04	[1]	$ 0.47	$ 0.24

[1] No tax benefit was recognized from the incentive tax grant in Puerto Rico due to the charge for Hernia Product Claims.

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Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Debt [Abstract]

Schedule Of Long-Term Debt

	2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
4.40% notes due 2021	$	496.8	$	496.4
2.875% notes due 2016		262.1		250.7
6.70% notes due 2026		149.8		149.8
	$	908.7	$	896.9

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Share-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Schedule Of Amounts Recognized For Share-Based Compensation

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Total cost of share-based compensation plans	$	55.4		$	58.1		$	52.3
Amounts capitalized in inventory and fixed assets		(1.5	)		(1.5	)		(1.6	)
Amounts charged against income for amounts previously capitalized in inventory and fixed assets		1.6			1.6			1.7
Amounts charged against income	$	55.5		$	58.2		$	52.4
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in income	$	18.7		$	21.4		$	18.2

Schedule Of Total Stock Option Activity And Amounts

Options	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (millions)
Outstanding - January 1		7,943,293		$	71.64
Granted		1,020,023			84.87
Exercised		(1,935,581	)		55.94
Canceled/forfeited		(136,869	)		84.67
Outstanding - December 31		6,890,866		$	77.75		6.5	$	57.5
Exercisable		4,293,291		$	73.47		4.9	$	54.7

Schedule Of The Assumptions Used To Estimate The Fair Value Of The Company's Stock Option Grants

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.9	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.03	%		1.29	%		1.72	%
Expected option life in years		7.0			7.2			7.1
Expected volatility		23	%		23	%		24	%
Option fair value	$	19.82		$	21.34		$	22.64

Schedule Of Activity In Nonvested Restricted Stock And Unit Awards

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		1,033,268		$	84.48
Granted		271,863			85.09
Vested		(171,725	)		82.21
Forfeited		(11,641	)		85.03
Outstanding - December 31		1,121,765		$	84.97

Schedule Of Activity In Nonvested Restricted Stock Unit Awards

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		559,507		$	78.29
Granted		147,094			91.07
Vested		(65,526	)		67.27
Forfeited		(93,803	)		83.01
Outstanding - December 31		547,272		$	82.36

Schedule Of Activity In Management Stock Purchase Program

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		219,323		$	40.83
Purchased		63,113			27.42
Vested		(58,254	)		66.30
Forfeited		(6,230	)		32.29
Outstanding - December 31		217,952		$	30.38

Schedule Of Assumptions Used To Determine Compensation Expense For Management Stock Purchase Program

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.8	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.12	%		0.22	%		0.35	%
Expected life in years		0.6			0.6			0.6
Expected volatility		16	%		20	%		27	%
Fair value	$	38.25		$	27.42		$	28.20

Schedule Of Assumptions Of Weighted Average For ESPP Purchases Utilizing The Black-Scholes Model

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.8	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.16	%		0.20	%		0.30	%
Expected life in years		0.5			0.5			0.5
Expected volatility		17	%		20	%		32	%
Fair value	$	19.63		$	15.70		$	18.74

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Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Significant Accounting Policies

1. Significant Accounting Policies

Nature of Operations - C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "company" or "Bard") are engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The company markets its products worldwide to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities.

Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The accounts of most foreign subsidiaries are consolidated as of November 30. No events occurred related to these foreign subsidiaries during the months of December 2011, 2010 or 2009 that materially affected the financial position or results of operations of the company. The company has no material interests in variable interest entities and none that require consolidation.

Related Parties - The company and Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. are parties to an equally-owned joint venture, Medicon Inc. ("Medicon"), which distributes Bard's products in Japan. Bard accounts for the joint venture under the equity method of accounting. All transactions with Medicon are denominated in U.S. dollars. Bard recorded sales to Medicon of $139.0 million, $128.7 million and $122.5 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard eliminates the intercompany profits on sales to Medicon until Medicon sells Bard's products to a third party. Bard recorded Medicon equity income of $3.8 million, $3.6 million and $2.3 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard received dividends from Medicon of $7.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard's investment in Medicon was $15.9 million and $20.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Included in accounts receivable are trade receivables due from Medicon for purchases of Bard's products of $37.4 million and $33.4 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements - The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the company to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The company evaluates these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and bases its estimates on historical experience, current conditions and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities as well as identifying and assessing the accounting treatment with respect to commitments and contingencies. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Foreign Currency - Net assets of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at current year-end rates, and revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average monthly rates during each monthly period. Net exchange gains or losses resulting from the translation of foreign financial statements and the effect of exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions of a long-term investment nature are accumulated and credited or charged directly to a separate component of shareholders' investment. Any foreign currency gains or losses related to monetary assets are charged to other (income) expense, net. Foreign currency translation gains included in accumulated other comprehensive loss were $41.1 million and $29.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Revenue Recognition - The company's net sales represent gross sales invoiced to both end-user customers and independent distributors, less certain related charges, including discounts, returns, rebates and other allowances. The company recognizes product revenue when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, title and risk of loss have transferred, the selling price is fixed or determinable, contractual obligations have been satisfied and collectibility is reasonably assured. Generally, sales to end-user customers and European distributors are recognized at the point of delivery, and sales to domestic distributors are recognized at the time of shipment. In certain circumstances, end-user customers may require the company to maintain consignment inventory at the customer's location. In the case of consignment inventories, revenue and associated cost are recognized upon the notification of usage by the customer.

Charges for discounts, returns, rebates and other allowances are recognized as a deduction from revenue on an accrual basis in the period in which the revenue is recorded. The accrual for product returns, discounts and other allowances is based on the company's history. The company allows customers to return defective or damaged products. Historically, product returns have not been material. The company grants sales rebates to independent distributors based upon the distributor's reporting of end-user sales and pricing. Sales rebates are accrued by the company in the period in which the sale is recorded. The company's rebate accrual is based on its history of actual rebates paid. In estimating rebate accruals, the company considers the lag time between the point of sale and the payment of the distributor's rebate claim, distributor-specific trend analysis and contractual commitments including stated rebate rates. The company's reserves for rebates are reviewed at each reporting period and adjusted to reflect data available at that time. The company adjusts reserves to reflect any differences between estimated and actual amounts. Such adjustments impact the amount of net product sales revenue recognized by the company in the period of adjustment.

Shipping and Handling Costs - Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold.

Advertising Costs - Costs related to advertising are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $3.0 million, $3.3 million and $2.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and is included in marketing, selling and administrative expense.

Research and Development - Research and development expense is comprised of costs related to internal research and development activities, milestone payments for third-party research and development activities and acquired in-process research and development ("IPR&D") arising from acquisitions not accounted for as a business combination. IPR&D arising from a business combination are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets, subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment of a project. Upon successful completion, a separate determination will be made as to the useful life of the asset and amortization will begin.

Share-Based Compensation - Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. Generally, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period. As share-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, the amount of expense has been reduced for estimated forfeitures.

Cash Equivalents - Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less and amounted to $526.6 million and $588.1 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Accounts Receivable - In addition to trade receivables, accounts receivable included $39.3 million and $37.1 million of non-trade receivables at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. For most domestic businesses, cost is determined using the last-in-first-out ("LIFO") method. For all other inventories, cost is determined using the first-in-first-out ("FIFO") method. The difference between the inventory valuation under the LIFO method and the FIFO method is not significant.

Depreciation - Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of depreciable assets using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives primarily range from three to 40 years for buildings and improvements and three to 20 years for machinery and equipment. Depreciation expense was $43.2 million, $41.1 million and $39.9 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively.

Software Capitalization and Amortization - Internally used software, whether purchased or developed, is capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of five to seven years. Capitalized software costs are included in machinery and equipment. The company capitalizes certain costs associated with internal-use software such as the payroll costs of employees devoting time to the projects and external direct costs for materials and services. Costs associated with internal-use software are expensed during the design phase until the point at which the project has reached the application development stage. Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to perform a task it previously did not perform. Software maintenance and training costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. The company capitalized $6.4 million, $4.7 million and $4.5 million of internal-use software for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense for capitalized software was $8.6 million, $10.7 million and $11.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Goodwill - Goodwill is tested for impairment annually at December 31 or more frequently if impairment indicators arise using a fair value based test. The company assigns goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions to its four reporting units, each of which is one level below the company's single reporting segment. The fair value of each reporting unit is calculated and compared to its carrying value. In determining the fair value of each reporting unit, the company uses a weighted-average combination of both market and income approaches. The market approach to estimating fair value is based primarily on applying external market information to a historical earnings measure. The income approach to estimating fair value is based on a discounted value of estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the company will record an impairment charge for the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over its implied fair value.

Other Intangible Assets - Other intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to 22 years with a weighted average of 13 years. When events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of intangible assets may not be recoverable, the company will assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows derived from the lowest appropriate asset groupings. To the extent carrying value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, impairments are recognized in operating results to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value, which is determined based on the net present value of estimated future cash flows.

Income Taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes.

The company regularly assesses its tax positions to determine whether the benefits of tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit. These positions relate to transfer pricing, the deductibility of certain expenses, intercompany transactions and other matters. Although the outcome of tax audits is uncertain, provisions for income taxes have been made for potential liabilities resulting from such matters. Any reserves are used or reversed once the statutes of limitation have expired or the tax position is effectively settled. The company's policy is to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions as income tax expense.

Income Statement Presentation of Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Government Authorities - The company follows a net basis policy with regard to sales, use, value added or any other tax collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, which excludes them from both net sales and expenses.

Treasury Stock - The company accounts for treasury stock purchases as retirements by reducing retained earnings for the cost of the repurchase. Reissuances of previously repurchased shares are accounted for as new issuances. There were 31.4 million and 30.8 million of previously repurchased shares at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Derivative Instruments - The company recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in its consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments are recorded in each period in current earnings or accumulated other comprehensive loss depending on whether the derivative instrument is designated as part of a hedged transaction, and if so, the type of hedge transaction.

The company's objective in managing its exposures to foreign currency fluctuations is to minimize earnings and cash flow volatility associated with future intercompany receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies. These risks are managed using derivative instruments, mainly through forward currency and option contracts. The company does not utilize derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. No derivative instruments extend beyond December 2012. All of these derivative instruments are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments' gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings on the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. At December 31, 2011, all of these derivative instruments were highly effective hedging instruments because they were denominated in the same currency as the hedged item and because the maturities of the derivative instruments matched the timing of the hedged items.

When applicable, foreign currency exposures that arise from remeasuring intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are mitigated through the use of forward contracts. Hedges of these foreign exchange exposures are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. The gains or losses on these instruments are recognized in earnings and are effectively offset by the gains or losses on the underlying hedged items.

The company may use interest rate swap contracts to manage interest rate exposure on its long-term debt. The company entered into an interest rate swap contract with respect to its $250 million tranche of senior unsecured notes. Under this interest rate swap contract, the company exchanges, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts calculated by reference to a notional principal amount of this tranche. The company's swap contract is designated and qualifies as a fair value hedge. Changes in the fair value of the swap contract offset changes in the fair value of the fixed rate debt due to changes in market interest rates.

Reclassifications - Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Schedule Of Change In Fair Value Of Plan Assets And Funded Status For The Plans

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Benefit obligation - beginning	$	377.0		$	348.6
Service cost		26.8			25.2
Interest cost		19.0			18.9
Actuarial loss		23.8			11.5
Benefits paid		(22.2	)		(20.9	)
Currency/other		(2.5	)		(6.3	)
Benefit obligation - ending	$	421.9		$	377.0
Fair value of plan assets - beginning	$	281.6		$	239.1
Actual return on plan assets		5.4			32.3
Company contributions		32.9			33.4
Benefits paid		(22.2	)		(20.9	)
Currency/other		1.0			(2.3	)
Fair value of plan assets - ending	$	298.7		$	281.6
Funded status of the plans, December 31	$	(123.2	)	$	(95.4	)

Schedule Of Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Net loss	$	165.7		$	132.3
Prior service credit		(5.4	)		(2.7	)
Before tax amount	$	160.3		$	129.6
After tax amount	$	104.2		$	83.1

Schedule Of Amounts Recognized In Consolidated Balance Sheets

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	(3.5	)	$	(3.0	)
Other long-term liabilities		(119.7	)		(92.4	)
Net amount recognized	$	(123.2	)	$	(95.4	)

Components Of Net Periodic Pension Cost

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Service cost, net of employee contributions	$	26.1		$	24.6		$	19.9
Interest cost		19.0			18.9			17.4
Expected return on plan assets		(23.2	)		(22.0	)		(20.4	)
Amortization of net loss		8.4			6.9			3.1
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.2	)		—			0.1
Net periodic pension cost	$	30.1		$	28.4		$	20.1

Schedule Of The Weighted Average Assumptions Used In Determining Pension Plan Information

	2011			2010			2009
Net Cost
Discount rate		5.15	%		5.62	%		6.32	%
Expected return on plan assets		7.93	%		8.15	%		8.10	%
Rate of compensation increase		4.34	%		4.35	%		4.27	%
Benefit Obligation
Discount rate		4.73	%		5.15	%		5.62	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.76	%		4.34	%		4.35	%

Schedule Of Weighted Average Target Asset Allocations For The Plans

	Target Allocation
	2011			2010
Asset Categories
Equity securities		61	%		61	%
Fixed income securities		33	%		33	%
Cash equivalents		6	%		6	%
Total		100	%		100	%

Schedule Of Weighted Average Target Asset Allocations For The Plans

	Quoted prices in  active markets for identical assets (Level 1)				Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)				Total(B)
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	10.4	$	7.1	$	10.4	$	7.1
Equity securities:
U.S. large-cap		—		—		79.1		73.3		79.1		73.3
U.S. mid-cap		25.5		26.7		—		—		25.5		26.7
U.S. small-cap		29.5		31.0		—		—		29.5		31.0
Foreign		20.0		21.4		28.9		28.6		48.9		50.0
Fixed income securities:
Diversified bond fund(A)		—		—		84.7		75.5		84.7		75.5
Foreign government bonds		—		—		7.9		6.7		7.9		6.7
Foreign corporate notes and bonds		—		—		7.5		6.7		7.5		6.7
Guaranteed insurance contracts		—		—		5.2		4.6		5.2		4.6
Total plan assets	$	75.0	$	79.1	$	223.7	$	202.5	$	298.7	$	281.6

^(A) Diversified bond fund consists of U.S. Treasury bonds, mortgage backed securities, and corporate bonds.

^(B)  There were no assets categorized as Level 3 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Schedule Of Expected Benefit Payments

(dollars in millions)
2012	$	26.8
2013		31.0
2014		32.1
2015		32.2
2016		34.4
2017 through 2021		187.6

Schedule Of Change In Benefit Obligation

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Benefit obligation at January 1	$	9.4		$	9.5
Interest cost		0.4			0.5
Participant contributions		—			0.1
Actuarial loss		0.2			0.2
Benefits paid		(0.8	)		(0.9	)
Benefit obligation at December 31	$	9.2		$	9.4

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Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Unaudited Interim Financial Information) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended																12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011		Jun. 30, 2011		Mar. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Sep. 30, 2010		Jun. 30, 2010		Mar. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Abstract]
Net sales	$ 751,900,000		$ 719,200,000		$ 725,000,000		$ 700,300,000		$ 717,100,000		$ 678,400,000		$ 673,900,000		$ 650,800,000		$ 2,896,400,000		$ 2,720,200,000		$ 2,534,900,000
Cost of goods sold	282,100,000		274,900,000		275,500,000		264,800,000		263,700,000		251,900,000		251,700,000		252,700,000		1,097,300,000		1,020,000,000		959,000,000
Income from operations before income taxes	142,000,000		182,100,000		2,700,000		184,000,000		176,800,000		183,200,000		182,700,000		175,000,000		510,800,000		717,700,000		671,500,000
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 113,800,000		$ 130,100,000		$ (47,800,000)		$ 131,900,000		$ 136,200,000		$ 127,500,000		$ 124,600,000		$ 120,900,000		$ 328,000,000		$ 509,200,000		$ 460,100,000
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 1.31	[1]	$ 1.48	[1]	$ (0.55)	[1]	$ 1.52	[1]	$ 1.48		$ 1.35		$ 1.31		$ 1.25		$ 3.75	[1]	$ 5.39		$ 4.66
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 1.30	[1]	$ 1.46	[1]	$ (0.55)	[1],[2]	$ 1.49	[1]	$ 1.47	[1]	$ 1.34	[1]	$ 1.29	[1]	$ 1.24	[1]	$ 3.69	[1]	$ 5.32	[1]	$ 4.60

[1] Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

[2] Common share equivalents primarily from share-based compensation plans were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding because their effect would have been antidilutive.

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Income Taxes (Income Before Income Taxes) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Mar. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Taxes [Abstract]
United States									$ 425,100,000	$ 455,800,000	$ 481,300,000
Foreign									85,700,000	261,900,000	190,200,000
Income from operations before income taxes	$ 142,000,000	$ 182,100,000	$ 2,700,000	$ 184,000,000	$ 176,800,000	$ 183,200,000	$ 182,700,000	$ 175,000,000	$ 510,800,000	$ 717,700,000	$ 671,500,000

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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Financial Instrument Assets And (Liabilities) Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Greek Government Bonds [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial instrument assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 3.6
Forward Currency Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial instrument assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis	(1.1)	3.5
Option Currency Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial instrument assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis	4.3	1.5
Interest Rate Swap Contract [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Financial instrument assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis	$ 12.1	$ 0.7

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Defined Benefit Pension Plans - Amounts Recognized In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Net loss	$ 38.9	$ (2.6)
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Net loss	165.7	132.3
Prior service credit	(5.4)	(2.7)
Before tax amount	160.3	129.6
After tax amount	$ 104.2	$ 83.1

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Consolidated Statements Of Income (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Consolidated Statements Of Income [Abstract]
Net sales	$ 2,896,400,000		$ 2,720,200,000		$ 2,534,900,000
Costs and expenses:
Cost of goods sold	1,097,300,000		1,020,000,000		959,000,000
Marketing, selling and administrative expense	794,600,000		759,800,000		682,500,000
Research and development expense	185,400,000		185,400,000		179,600,000
Interest expense	36,400,000		12,700,000		11,800,000
Other (income) expense, net	271,900,000		24,600,000		30,500,000
Total costs and expenses	2,385,600,000		2,002,500,000		1,863,400,000
Income from operations before income taxes	510,800,000		717,700,000		671,500,000
Income tax provision	182,800,000		208,100,000		210,100,000
Net income	328,000,000		509,600,000		461,400,000
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest			400,000		1,300,000
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 328,000,000		$ 509,200,000		$ 460,100,000
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 3.75	[1]	$ 5.39		$ 4.66
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ 3.69	[1]	$ 5.32	[1]	$ 4.60

[1] Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

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Income Taxes (Summary Of Activity Related To Unrecognized Tax Benefits) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Balance, January 1	$ 53.6	$ 53.2
Additions related to prior year tax positions	4.5	2.1
Reductions related to prior year tax positions	(9.0)	(7.4)
Additions for tax positions of the current year	8.1	8.9
Settlements	(11.3)	(0.7)
Lapse of statutes of limitation	(0.9)	(2.5)
Balance, December 31	$ 45.0	$ 53.6

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Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Investment (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Investment [Abstract]
Change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges, taxes	$ 2,000	$ 500	$ 400
Benefit plan adjustments, taxes	$ 9,600	$ 3,500	$ 4,000
Cash dividends declared, per share	$ 0.75	$ 0.71	$ 0.67

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Debt (Schedule Of Long-Term Debt) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt non current	$ 908.7	$ 896.9
4.40% Notes Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt non current	496.8	496.4
Debt instrument interest rate	4.40%
Debt instrument maturity date	2021
2.875% Notes Due 2016 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt non current	262.1	250.7
Debt instrument interest rate	2.875%
Debt instrument maturity date	2016
6.70% Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt non current	$ 149.8	$ 149.8
Debt instrument interest rate	6.70%
Debt instrument maturity date	2026

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Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Abstract]

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

2011	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr			3rd Qtr		4th Qtr		Year
(dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	700.3	$	725.0		$	719.2	$	751.9	$	2,896.4
Cost of goods sold		264.8		275.5			274.9		282.1		1,097.3
Income from operations before income taxes		184.0		2.7			182.1		142.0		510.8
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders		131.9		(47.8	)		130.1		113.8		328.0
Basic earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.52		(0.55	)		1.48		1.31		3.75
Diluted earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.49		(0.55	)(B)		1.46		1.30		3.69

^(A)  Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

^(B) Common share equivalents primarily from share-based compensation plans were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding because their effect would have been antidilutive.  

2010	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr		3rd Qtr		4th Qtr		Year
(dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	650.8	$	673.9	$	678.4	$	717.1	$	2,720.2
Cost of goods sold		252.7		251.7		251.9		263.7		1,020.0
Income from operations before income taxes		175.0		182.7		183.2		176.8		717.7
Net income attributable to common shareholders		120.9		124.6		127.5		136.2		509.2
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders		1.25		1.31		1.35		1.48		5.39
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.24		1.29		1.34		1.47		5.32

^(A)  Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of Activity In Nonvested Restricted Stock Awards) (Details) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Restricted Stock [Member]
Number of shares outstanding, beginning balance	1,033,268
Number of options, granted	271,863
Number of shares, vested	(171,725)
Number of shares, forfeited	(11,641)
Number of shares outstanding, ending balance	1,121,765
Weighted average grant date fair value outstanding, beginning balance	$ 84.48
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted	$ 85.09
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested	$ 82.21
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited	$ 85.03
Weighted average grant date fair value outstanding, ending balance	$ 84.97

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Unaudited Interim Financial Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Abstract]

Unaudited Interim Financial Information

15. Unaudited Interim Financial Information

2011	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr			3rd Qtr		4th Qtr		Year
(dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	700.3	$	725.0		$	719.2	$	751.9	$	2,896.4
Cost of goods sold		264.8		275.5			274.9		282.1		1,097.3
Income from operations before income taxes		184.0		2.7			182.1		142.0		510.8
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders		131.9		(47.8	)		130.1		113.8		328.0
Basic earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.52		(0.55	)		1.48		1.31		3.75
Diluted earnings (loss) per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.49		(0.55	)(B)		1.46		1.30		3.69

^(A)  Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

^(B) Common share equivalents primarily from share-based compensation plans were not included in the computation of diluted weighted average shares outstanding because their effect would have been antidilutive.

For the first quarter 2011, research and development expense included an acquisition related item consisting of an IPR&D charge of $3.0 million. This item decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $1.9 million after tax, or $0.02 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the second quarter 2011, other (income) expense, net, included charges for legal settlements and commitments of $195.5 million and a reversal of $1.1 million of restructuring costs. These items increased net loss attributable to common shareholders by $188.7 million after tax, or $2.09 diluted loss per share available to common shareholders.

For the third quarter 2011, other (income) expense, net, included a net restructuring charge of $10.0 million and a charge for the impairment of Greek bonds of $7.0 million. The income tax provision decreased $1.1 million due to an audit settlement. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $12.6 million after tax, or $0.14 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the fourth quarter 2011, marketing, selling and administrative expenses included acquisition related items consisting of transaction costs (primarily legal and valuation costs) of $3.8 million. Other (income) expense, net, included a charge for a legal settlement of $51.0, acquisition related integration costs of $4.1 million, a charge for the impairment of Greek bonds of $4.5 million, and a net reversal of $1.1 million of restructuring costs. The income tax provision decreased $16.5 million due to audit settlements. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $34.8 million after tax, or $0.40 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

2010	1st Qtr		2nd Qtr		3rd Qtr		4th Qtr		Year
(dollars in millions except per share amounts)
Net sales	$	650.8	$	673.9	$	678.4	$	717.1	$	2,720.2
Cost of goods sold		252.7		251.7		251.9		263.7		1,020.0
Income from operations before income taxes		175.0		182.7		183.2		176.8		717.7
Net income attributable to common shareholders		120.9		124.6		127.5		136.2		509.2
Basic earnings per share available to common shareholders		1.25		1.31		1.35		1.48		5.39
Diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders(A)		1.24		1.29		1.34		1.47		5.32

^(A)  Total per share amounts may not add due to rounding.

For the second quarter 2010, marketing, selling and administrative expenses included acquisition related items consisting of transaction costs (primarily legal and valuation costs) of $2.5 million and bad debt expense of $3.8 million related to the write-down of accounts receivable in Greece. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $6.3 million after tax, or $0.07 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the third quarter 2010, other (income) expense, net, included acquisition related items consisting of integration costs of $7.7 million. The income tax provision increased $1.4 million resulting from the net effect of a charge for a cash repatriation, partially offset by the remeasurement of certain tax positions. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $6.1 million after tax, or $0.06 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

For the fourth quarter 2010, other (income) expense, net, included a restructuring charge of $16.7 million . The income tax provision decreased $6.2 million resulting from reductions of certain tax positions. These items decreased net income attributable to common shareholders by $5.2 million after tax or $0.06 diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders.

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Significant Accounting Policies (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Related parties sales	$ 139.0	$ 128.7	$ 122.5
Equity income	3.8	3.6	2.3
Dividends received	7.9	1.6	1.5
Investment in joint venture	15.9	20.0
Accounts receivables, related parties	37.4	33.4
Foreign currency translations, accumulated other comprehensive loss	41.1	29.0
Advertising expense	3.0	3.3	2.5
Cash equivalents	526.6	588.1
Non-trade receivables	39.3	37.1
Depreciation expense	43.2	41.1	39.9
Capitalized internal-use software	6.4	4.7	4.5
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets, minimum, years	3
Estimated useful life of other intangible assets, maximum, years	22
Weighted average useful life of other intangible assets, years	13
Treasury stock previously repurchased shares	31.4	30.8
Building and Improvements [Member]
Estimated useful life, minimum, years	3
Estimated useful life, maximum, years	40
Machinery and Equipment [Member]
Estimated useful life, minimum, years	3
Estimated useful life, maximum, years	20
Software [Member]
Depreciation expense	8.6	10.7	11.1
Interest Rate Swap Contract [Member]
Notional value of interest rate swap contract	$ 250
Minimum [Member] | Software [Member]
Estimated useful lives, years	5
Maximum [Member] | Software [Member]
Estimated useful lives, years	7

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Significant Accounting Policies (Policy)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Nature Of Operations

Nature of Operations - C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the "company" or "Bard") are engaged in the design, manufacture, packaging, distribution and sale of medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The company markets its products worldwide to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care facilities and alternate site facilities.

Consolidation

Consolidation - The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of C. R. Bard, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The accounts of most foreign subsidiaries are consolidated as of November 30. No events occurred related to these foreign subsidiaries during the months of December 2011, 2010 or 2009 that materially affected the financial position or results of operations of the company. The company has no material interests in variable interest entities and none that require consolidation.

Related Parties

Related Parties - The company and Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. are parties to an equally-owned joint venture, Medicon Inc. ("Medicon"), which distributes Bard's products in Japan. Bard accounts for the joint venture under the equity method of accounting. All transactions with Medicon are denominated in U.S. dollars. Bard recorded sales to Medicon of $139.0 million, $128.7 million and $122.5 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard eliminates the intercompany profits on sales to Medicon until Medicon sells Bard's products to a third party. Bard recorded Medicon equity income of $3.8 million, $3.6 million and $2.3 million for the years ended 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard received dividends from Medicon of $7.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Bard's investment in Medicon was $15.9 million and $20.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Included in accounts receivable are trade receivables due from Medicon for purchases of Bard's products of $37.4 million and $33.4 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Use Of Estimates In The Preparation Of Financial Statements

Use of Estimates in the Preparation of Financial Statements - The preparation of these financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires the company to make estimates and judgments that affect reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and the related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements. The company evaluates these estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis and bases its estimates on historical experience, current conditions and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. The results of these estimates form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities as well as identifying and assessing the accounting treatment with respect to commitments and contingencies. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Foreign Currency

Foreign Currency - Net assets of foreign subsidiaries are translated into U.S. dollars at current year-end rates, and revenues, costs and expenses are translated at average monthly rates during each monthly period. Net exchange gains or losses resulting from the translation of foreign financial statements and the effect of exchange rate changes on intercompany transactions of a long-term investment nature are accumulated and credited or charged directly to a separate component of shareholders' investment. Any foreign currency gains or losses related to monetary assets are charged to other (income) expense, net. Foreign currency translation gains included in accumulated other comprehensive loss were $41.1 million and $29.0 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue Recognition - The company's net sales represent gross sales invoiced to both end-user customers and independent distributors, less certain related charges, including discounts, returns, rebates and other allowances. The company recognizes product revenue when persuasive evidence of a sales arrangement exists, title and risk of loss have transferred, the selling price is fixed or determinable, contractual obligations have been satisfied and collectibility is reasonably assured. Generally, sales to end-user customers and European distributors are recognized at the point of delivery, and sales to domestic distributors are recognized at the time of shipment. In certain circumstances, end-user customers may require the company to maintain consignment inventory at the customer's location. In the case of consignment inventories, revenue and associated cost are recognized upon the notification of usage by the customer.

Charges for discounts, returns, rebates and other allowances are recognized as a deduction from revenue on an accrual basis in the period in which the revenue is recorded. The accrual for product returns, discounts and other allowances is based on the company's history. The company allows customers to return defective or damaged products. Historically, product returns have not been material. The company grants sales rebates to independent distributors based upon the distributor's reporting of end-user sales and pricing. Sales rebates are accrued by the company in the period in which the sale is recorded. The company's rebate accrual is based on its history of actual rebates paid. In estimating rebate accruals, the company considers the lag time between the point of sale and the payment of the distributor's rebate claim, distributor-specific trend analysis and contractual commitments including stated rebate rates. The company's reserves for rebates are reviewed at each reporting period and adjusted to reflect data available at that time. The company adjusts reserves to reflect any differences between estimated and actual amounts. Such adjustments impact the amount of net product sales revenue recognized by the company in the period of adjustment.

Shipping And Handling Costs

Shipping and Handling Costs - Shipping and handling costs are included in cost of goods sold.

Advertising Costs

Advertising Costs - Costs related to advertising are expensed as incurred. Advertising expense was $3.0 million, $3.3 million and $2.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, and is included in marketing, selling and administrative expense.

Research And Development

Research and Development - Research and development expense is comprised of costs related to internal research and development activities, milestone payments for third-party research and development activities and acquired in-process research and development ("IPR&D") arising from acquisitions not accounted for as a business combination. IPR&D arising from a business combination are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets, subject to impairment testing until completion or abandonment of a project. Upon successful completion, a separate determination will be made as to the useful life of the asset and amortization will begin.

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation - Share-based compensation cost is measured at the grant date based on the fair value of the award. Generally, compensation expense is recognized over the vesting period. As share-based compensation expense is based on awards ultimately expected to vest, the amount of expense has been reduced for estimated forfeitures.

Cash Equivalents

Cash Equivalents - Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less and amounted to $526.6 million and $588.1 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Accounts Receivable

Accounts Receivable - In addition to trade receivables, accounts receivable included $39.3 million and $37.1 million of non-trade receivables at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Inventories

Inventories - Inventories are stated at the lower of cost or market. For most domestic businesses, cost is determined using the last-in-first-out ("LIFO") method. For all other inventories, cost is determined using the first-in-first-out ("FIFO") method. The difference between the inventory valuation under the LIFO method and the FIFO method is not significant.

Depreciation

Depreciation - Depreciation is provided over the estimated useful lives of depreciable assets using the straight-line method. The estimated useful lives primarily range from three to 40 years for buildings and improvements and three to 20 years for machinery and equipment. Depreciation expense was $43.2 million, $41.1 million and $39.9 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009 respectively.

Software Capitalization And Amortization

Software Capitalization and Amortization - Internally used software, whether purchased or developed, is capitalized and amortized using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of five to seven years. Capitalized software costs are included in machinery and equipment. The company capitalizes certain costs associated with internal-use software such as the payroll costs of employees devoting time to the projects and external direct costs for materials and services. Costs associated with internal-use software are expensed during the design phase until the point at which the project has reached the application development stage. Subsequent additions, modifications or upgrades to internal-use software are capitalized only to the extent that they allow the software to perform a task it previously did not perform. Software maintenance and training costs are expensed in the period in which they are incurred. The company capitalized $6.4 million, $4.7 million and $4.5 million of internal-use software for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Amortization expense for capitalized software was $8.6 million, $10.7 million and $11.1 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Goodwill

Goodwill - Goodwill is tested for impairment annually at December 31 or more frequently if impairment indicators arise using a fair value based test. The company assigns goodwill recorded in connection with acquisitions to its four reporting units, each of which is one level below the company's single reporting segment. The fair value of each reporting unit is calculated and compared to its carrying value. In determining the fair value of each reporting unit, the company uses a weighted-average combination of both market and income approaches. The market approach to estimating fair value is based primarily on applying external market information to a historical earnings measure. The income approach to estimating fair value is based on a discounted value of estimated future cash flows of the reporting unit. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, then the company will record an impairment charge for the excess of the carrying value of goodwill over its implied fair value.

Other Intangible Assets

Other Intangible Assets - Other intangible assets with finite lives are amortized on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives ranging from three to 22 years with a weighted average of 13 years. When events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of intangible assets may not be recoverable, the company will assess recoverability from future operations using undiscounted cash flows derived from the lowest appropriate asset groupings. To the extent carrying value exceeds the undiscounted cash flows, impairments are recognized in operating results to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the fair value, which is determined based on the net present value of estimated future cash flows.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes - Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized based on the expected future tax consequences of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial and income tax reporting purposes.

The company regularly assesses its tax positions to determine whether the benefits of tax positions are more likely than not of being sustained upon audit. These positions relate to transfer pricing, the deductibility of certain expenses, intercompany transactions and other matters. Although the outcome of tax audits is uncertain, provisions for income taxes have been made for potential liabilities resulting from such matters. Any reserves are used or reversed once the statutes of limitation have expired or the tax position is effectively settled. The company's policy is to classify interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax positions as income tax expense.

Income Statement Presentation Of Taxes Collected From Customers And Remitted To Government Authorities

Income Statement Presentation of Taxes Collected from Customers and Remitted to Government Authorities - The company follows a net basis policy with regard to sales, use, value added or any other tax collected from customers and remitted to government authorities, which excludes them from both net sales and expenses.

Treasury Stock

Treasury Stock - The company accounts for treasury stock purchases as retirements by reducing retained earnings for the cost of the repurchase. Reissuances of previously repurchased shares are accounted for as new issuances. There were 31.4 million and 30.8 million of previously repurchased shares at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Derivative Instruments

Derivative Instruments - The company recognizes all derivative instruments at fair value in its consolidated balance sheets. Changes in fair value of derivative instruments are recorded in each period in current earnings or accumulated other comprehensive loss depending on whether the derivative instrument is designated as part of a hedged transaction, and if so, the type of hedge transaction.

The company's objective in managing its exposures to foreign currency fluctuations is to minimize earnings and cash flow volatility associated with future intercompany receivables and payables denominated in foreign currencies. These risks are managed using derivative instruments, mainly through forward currency and option contracts. The company does not utilize derivative instruments for trading or speculative purposes. No derivative instruments extend beyond December 2012. All of these derivative instruments are designated and qualify as cash flow hedges. The effective portion of the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments' gains or losses are reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss and reclassified into earnings on the same line item associated with the forecasted transaction and in the same period or periods when the forecasted transaction affects earnings. At December 31, 2011, all of these derivative instruments were highly effective hedging instruments because they were denominated in the same currency as the hedged item and because the maturities of the derivative instruments matched the timing of the hedged items.

When applicable, foreign currency exposures that arise from remeasuring intercompany loans denominated in currencies other than the functional currency are mitigated through the use of forward contracts. Hedges of these foreign exchange exposures are not designated as hedging instruments for accounting purposes. The gains or losses on these instruments are recognized in earnings and are effectively offset by the gains or losses on the underlying hedged items.

The company may use interest rate swap contracts to manage interest rate exposure on its long-term debt. The company entered into an interest rate swap contract with respect to its $250 million tranche of senior unsecured notes. Under this interest rate swap contract, the company exchanges, at specified intervals, the difference between fixed and floating interest amounts calculated by reference to a notional principal amount of this tranche. The company's swap contract is designated and qualifies as a fair value hedge. Changes in the fair value of the swap contract offset changes in the fair value of the fixed rate debt due to changes in market interest rates.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications - Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of Assumptions Used To Determine Compensation Expense For Management Stock Purchase Program) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Dividend yield	0.80%	0.90%	0.90%
Risk-free interest rate	1.03%	1.29%	1.72%
Expected life in years	7.0	7.2	7.1
Expected volatility rate	23.00%	23.00%	24.00%
Fair value	$ 19.82	$ 21.34	$ 22.64
Management Stock Purchase Program [Member]
Dividend yield	0.80%	0.90%	0.80%
Risk-free interest rate	0.12%	0.22%	0.35%
Expected life in years	0.6	0.6	0.6
Expected volatility rate	16.00%	20.00%	27.00%
Fair value	$ 38.25	$ 27.42	$ 28.20

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Consolidated Statements Of Cash Flows (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 328,000,000	$ 509,600,000	$ 461,400,000
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities, net of acquired businesses:
Depreciation and amortization	115,100,000	104,900,000	93,500,000
Legal settlements and commitments, net of payments	230,900,000
Impairment charge for foreign government bonds	11,500,000
Restructuring, net of payments	4,600,000	16,700,000
Acquired in-process research and development	3,500,000	2,600,000	16,100,000
Non-cash charges related to asset dispositions			8,400,000
Insurance settlements, net			7,000,000
Deferred income taxes	(18,300,000)	(2,300,000)	(15,000,000)
Share-based compensation	55,500,000	58,200,000	52,400,000
Inventory reserves and provision for doubtful accounts	18,400,000	21,900,000	17,400,000
Other noncash items	(1,100,000)	(2,800,000)	200,000
Changes in assets and liabilities, net of acquired businesses:
Accounts receivable	(45,000,000)	(29,600,000)	(25,600,000)
Inventories	(14,600,000)	(32,900,000)	(18,500,000)
Current liabilities	31,100,000	17,900,000	13,700,000
Taxes	(1,900,000)	(28,800,000)	16,000,000
Other, net	3,800,000	2,400,000	(7,700,000)
Net cash provided by operating activities	721,500,000	637,800,000	619,300,000
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(71,400,000)	(51,200,000)	(48,100,000)
Change in restricted cash	(147,100,000)
Payments made for purchases of businesses, net of cash acquired	(539,300,000)	(290,300,000)	(112,600,000)
Payments made for intangibles	(17,900,000)	(13,600,000)	(28,500,000)
Proceeds from sale of foreign government bonds	3,400,000
Net cash used in investing activities	(772,300,000)	(355,100,000)	(189,200,000)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Change in short-term borrowings, net	224,000,000	80,500,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt, net of discount		746,300,000
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(25,900,000)
Proceeds from exercises under share-based compensation plans, net	102,300,000	32,100,000	18,500,000
Excess tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans	25,100,000	7,900,000	10,700,000
Purchases of common stock	(280,700,000)	(1,069,900,000)	(342,200,000)
Dividends paid	(64,600,000)	(66,900,000)	(65,400,000)
Other	(2,200,000)	(14,700,000)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,900,000	(310,600,000)	(378,400,000)
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1,900,000	(5,100,000)	30,600,000
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents during the year	(45,000,000)	(33,000,000)	82,300,000
Balance at January 1	641,400,000	674,400,000	592,100,000
Balance at December 31	596,400,000	641,400,000	674,400,000
Cash paid for:
Interest	25,600,000	11,900,000	11,800,000
Income taxes	177,900,000	230,800,000	200,400,000
Noncash transactions:
Purchases of businesses and related costs	70,200,000	5,700,000	10,500,000
Receipt of foreign government bonds	16,800,000
Dividends declared, not paid	16,500,000	15,500,000	16,500,000
Purchase of common stock not settled	$ 14,400,000

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 596,400,000	$ 641,400,000
Restricted cash	147,100,000
Accounts receivable, less allowances of $10,000 and $10,500, respectively	488,900,000	460,800,000
Inventories	319,200,000	308,900,000
Short-term deferred tax assets	61,200,000	42,700,000
Other current assets	73,100,000	75,500,000
Total current assets	1,685,900,000	1,529,300,000
Property, plant and equipment, at cost:
Land	14,200,000	14,100,000
Buildings and improvements	233,200,000	215,900,000
Machinery and equipment	380,100,000	368,800,000
Property, plant and equipment, at cost	627,500,000	598,800,000
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization	272,100,000	270,900,000
Net property, plant and equipment	355,400,000	327,900,000
Goodwill	916,700,000	607,400,000
Core technologies, net	498,700,000	397,500,000
Other intangible assets, net	352,600,000	142,800,000
Deferred tax assets	19,700,000	78,400,000
Other assets	102,100,000	88,200,000
Total assets	3,931,100,000	3,171,500,000
Current liabilities
Short-term borrowings	304,500,000	80,500,000
Accounts payable	86,400,000	51,400,000
Accrued expenses	380,400,000	142,300,000
Accrued compensation and benefits	124,400,000	121,600,000
Income taxes payable	8,400,000	1,900,000
Total current liabilities	904,100,000	397,700,000
Long-term debt	908,700,000	896,900,000
Other long-term liabilities	319,600,000	230,400,000
Deferred income taxes	16,500,000	15,000,000
Commitments and contingencies
Shareholders' investment:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, authorized 5,000,000 shares; none issued
Common stock, $.25 par value, authorized 600,000,000 shares in 2011 and 2010; issued and outstanding 84,543,338 shares in 2011 and 84,973,586 shares in 2010	21,200,000	21,300,000
Capital in excess of par value	1,349,800,000	1,146,400,000
Retained earnings	477,800,000	520,000,000
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(66,600,000)	(56,200,000)
Total shareholders' investment	1,782,200,000	1,631,500,000
Total liabilities and shareholders' investment	$ 3,931,100,000	$ 3,171,500,000

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Commitments And Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]

Commitments And Contingencies

10. Commitments and Contingencies

General

In the ordinary course of business, the company is subject to various legal proceedings and claims, including, for example, product liability matters, environmental matters, employment disputes, disputes on agreements and other commercial disputes. In addition, the company operates in an industry susceptible to significant patent legal claims. The company accounts for estimated losses with respect to legal proceedings and claims when such losses are probable and reasonably estimable. Legal costs associated with these matters are expensed as incurred. At any given time, in the ordinary course of business, the company is involved as either a plaintiff or defendant in a number of patent infringement actions. If a third party's patent infringement claim were to be determined against the company, the company might be required to make significant royalty or other payments or might be subject to an injunction or other limitation on its ability to manufacture or distribute one or more products. If a patent owned by or licensed to the company were determined to be invalid or unenforceable, the company might be required to reduce the value of certain intangible assets on the company's balance sheet and to record a corresponding charge, which could be significant in amount. The company believes that any of these proceedings and claims could have a material adverse effect on its business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

The company requires limited product warranty accruals as the majority of the company's products are intended for single use. Certain of the company's products carry limited warranties that in general do not exceed one year from sale. The company accrues estimated product warranty costs at the time of sale.

Product Liability Matters

As of February 16, 2012, approximately 1,923 federal and 1,378 state lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 3,452 plaintiffs, as well as two putative class actions in the United States and four putative class actions in various Canadian provinces, have been filed or asserted against the company with respect to its Composix^® Kugel^® and certain other hernia repair implant products (collectively, the "Hernia Product Claims"). One of the U.S. class action lawsuits consolidates ten previously-filed U.S. class action lawsuits. The putative class actions, none of which has been certified, seek (i) medical monitoring, (ii) compensatory damages, (iii) punitive damages, (iv) a judicial finding of defect and causation and/or (v) attorneys' fees. Approximately 1,358 of the state lawsuits, involving individual claims by a substantially equivalent number of plaintiffs, are pending in the Superior Court of the State of Rhode Island, with the remainder in various other jurisdictions. The Hernia Product Claims also generally seek damages for personal injury resulting from use of the products. The company voluntarily recalled certain sizes and lots of the Composix^® Kugel^® products beginning in December 2005.

In June 2007, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ("JPML") transferred Composix^® Kugel^® lawsuits pending in federal courts nationwide into one Multidistrict Litigation ("MDL") for coordinated pre-trial proceedings in the United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island. The MDL court subsequently determined to include other hernia repair products of the company in the MDL proceeding. The first MDL trial was completed in April 2010 and resulted in a judgment for the company based on the jury's finding that the company was not liable for the plaintiff's damages. The second MDL trial was completed in August 2010 and resulted in a judgment for the plaintiff of $1.5 million. On June 30, 2011, the company announced that it had reached agreements in principle with various plaintiffs' law firms to settle the majority of its existing Hernia Product Claims. Each agreement is subject to certain conditions, including requirements for participation in the proposed settlements by a certain minimum number of plaintiffs. In addition, the company is engaging in discussions with other plaintiffs' law firms regarding potential resolution of unsettled Hernia Product Claims, and intends to vigorously defend Hernia Product Claims that do not settle, including through litigation. Additional trials are scheduled throughout 2012. Based on these events, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a charge of $184.3 million ($180.6 million after tax) in the second quarter of 2011, which recognized the estimated costs of settling all Hernia Product Claims, including asserted and unasserted claims, and costs to administer the settlements. The charge excludes any costs associated with pending putative class action lawsuits. The company cannot give any assurances that the actual costs incurred with respect to the Hernia Product Claims will not exceed the amount of the charge together with amounts previously accrued. The company cannot give any assurances that the resolution of the Hernia Product Claims that have not settled, including asserted and unasserted claims and the putative class action lawsuits, will not have a material adverse effect on the company's business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

As of February 16, 2012, product liability lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 532 plaintiffs have been filed or asserted against the company in various federal and state jurisdictions alleging personal injuries associated with the use of certain of the company's surgical continence products for women, principally its Avaulta ^® line of products (collectively, the "Women's Health Product Claims"). The Women's Health Product Claims generally seek damages for personal injury resulting from use of the products. With respect to certain of these claims, the company believes that one of its suppliers has an obligation to defend and indemnify the company. In February 2012, the JPML expanded the scope of and renamed the MDL pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia to include lawsuits involving all women's surgical continence products that are manufactured or distributed by the company. In total, approximately 411 of the Women's Health Product Claims are pending in federal courts and have been or will be transferred to the MDL in West Virginia, with the remainder of the Women's Health Product Claims in other jurisdictions. The company expects the first trial of a Women's Health Product Claim to take place in the second quarter of 2012. While the company intends to vigorously defend the Women's Health Product Claims, it cannot give any assurances that the resolution of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on the company's business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

As of February 16, 2012, product liability lawsuits involving individual claims by approximately 48 plaintiffs have been filed or asserted against the company in various federal and state jurisdictions alleging personal injuries associated with the use of the company's vena cava filter products. In addition, a putative class action lawsuit has been filed against the company in California state court on behalf of plaintiffs who are alleged to have no present injury (all lawsuits, collectively, the "Filter Product Claims"). The putative class action, which has not been certified, seeks: (i) medical monitoring; (ii) punitive damages; (iii) a judicial finding of defect and causation; and/or (iv) attorneys' fees. The company expects certain trials of Filter Product Claims to take place over the next 12 months. While the company intends to vigorously defend the Filter Product Claims, it cannot give any assurances that the resolution of these claims will not have a material adverse effect on the company's business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

In most product liability litigations of this nature, including the Hernia Product Claims, the Women's Health Product Claims and the Filter Product Claims, plaintiffs allege a wide variety of claims, ranging from allegations of serious injury caused by the products to efforts to obtain compensation notwithstanding the absence of any injury. In many of these cases, the company has not yet received and reviewed complete information regarding the plaintiffs and their medical conditions, and consequently, is unable to fully evaluate the claims. The company expects that it will receive and review additional information regarding the unsettled Hernia Product Claims, the Women's Health Product Claims, the Filter Product Claims and related matters as these cases progress.

The company believes that many settlements and judgments, as well as legal defense costs, relating to product liability matters are or may be covered in whole or in part under its product liability insurance policies with a limited number of insurance carriers. In certain circumstances, insurance carriers reserve their rights with respect to coverage, or contest or deny coverage, as has occurred with respect to certain claims. When this occurs, the company intends to vigorously contest disputes with respect to its insurance coverage and to enforce its rights under the terms of its insurance policies, and accordingly, may record receivables with respect to amounts due under these policies, when appropriate. Amounts recovered under the company's product liability insurance policies may be less than the stated coverage limits and may not be adequate to cover damages and/or costs relating to claims. In addition, there is no guarantee that insurers will pay claims or that coverage will otherwise be available.

In connection with the Hernia Products Claims, the company is in dispute with one of its excess insurance carriers relating to an aggregate of $25 million of insurance coverage. Regardless of the outcome of this dispute, the company's insurance coverage with respect to the Hernia Product Claims has been depleted.

Other Legal Matters

In November 2006, the company received a subpoena issued by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General ("OIG"), under the authority of the federal healthcare fraud and false claims statutes, seeking documents related to the company's brachytherapy business (the "Brachytherapy Matter"). On January 27, 2012, the company announced that it had reached a preliminary agreement with the civil and criminal divisions of the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Georgia to resolve claims with respect to the Brachytherapy Matter. In connection with this preliminary agreement, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a charge of approximately $51.0 million ($40.8 million after tax) in the fourth quarter of 2011. The ultimate settlement of this matter is subject to the negotiation and execution of definitive agreements, which will likely include civil settlement and non-prosecution agreements, and a corporate integrity agreement with the OIG. If the definitive agreements are not finalized, the eventual costs related to this matter could be materially different than this charge and the company cannot give any assurances that this matter will not have a material adverse effect on the company's business, results of operations, financial condition and/or liquidity.

On February 21, 2007, Southeast Missouri Hospital ("Southeast") filed a putative class action complaint on behalf of itself and all others similarly situated against the company and another manufacturer, Tyco International, Inc., which was subsequently dismissed from the action. The complaint was later amended to add St. Francis Medical Center ("St. Francis") as an additional named plaintiff. The action was re-named as St. Francis Medical Center, et al. v. C. R. Bard, Inc., et al. (Civil Action No. 1:07-cv-00031, United States District Court, Eastern District of Missouri, Southeastern District) when the court denied Southeast's motion to serve as a class representative and dismissed Southeast from the lawsuit. In September 2008, the court granted St. Francis's motion for class certification and determined the measurement period for any potential damages. St. Francis alleged that the company conspired to exclude competitors from the urological catheter market and that the company sought to maintain market share by engaging in conduct in violation of state and federal antitrust laws. In September 2009, the District Court granted the company's summary judgment motion and dismissed with prejudice all counts in this action. St. Francis appealed the Court's decision to the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ("Court of Appeals"). In August 2010, the Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the District Court. In October 2010, the Court of Appeals granted St. Francis's request for a re-hearing of its appeal. In June 2011, the Court of Appeals again affirmed the decision of the District Court. St. Francis filed another request for a re-hearing of its appeal to the Court of Appeals, which was denied in August 2011. St. Francis did not request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court and, as a result, this action is now concluded.

In December 2007, a U.S. District Court jury in Arizona found that certain of W.L. Gore & Associates Inc.'s ("Gore") ePTFE vascular grafts and stent-grafts infringe the company's patent number 6,436,135. The jury upheld the validity of the patent and awarded the company $185 million in past damages. The jury also found that Gore willfully infringed the patent. In a second phase of the trial, the District Court ruled that Gore failed to prove that the patent is unenforceable due to inequitable conduct. In March 2009, the District Court doubled the jury award to approximately $371 million for damages through June 2007. The District Court also awarded the company attorneys' fees of $19 million and prejudgment interest of approximately $20 million. In addition, the District Court denied Gore's remaining motions, including its motions for a new trial and to set aside the jury's verdict. In July 2010, the District Court awarded the company approximately $109 million in additional damages for the period from July 2007 through March 2009. Gore has deposited or secured the foregoing amounts with the District Court. The District Court also assessed a royalty rate of between 12.5% and 20%, depending on the product, that will be used to calculate damages for Gore's infringing sales from April 2009 through the expiration of the patent. Gore has made additional deposits with the District Court of approximately $332 million, representing Gore's calculation of royalties for its infringing sales through December 2011. Gore appealed this matter to the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the "Court of Appeals"), which on February 10, 2012 affirmed the decision of the District Court. Gore may request that the Court of Appeals re-hear its appeal and/or may request a review of the decision by the U.S. Supreme Court. Because the company considers this matter a gain contingency, no amounts have been recorded. Even if the company is ultimately successful in this lawsuit, it cannot give any assurances that royalties for Gore's future infringing sales will remain at or near historic levels.

The company is subject to numerous federal, state, local and foreign environmental protection laws governing, among other things, the generation, storage, use and transportation of hazardous materials and emissions or discharges into the ground, air or water. The company is or may become a party to proceedings brought under various federal laws including the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), commonly known as Superfund, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Clean Water Act, the Clean Air Act and similar state or foreign laws. These proceedings seek to require the owners or operators of contaminated sites, transporters of hazardous materials to the sites and generators of hazardous materials disposed of at the sites to clean up the sites or to reimburse the government for cleanup costs. In most cases, there are other potentially responsible parties that may be liable for any remediation costs. In these cases, the government alleges that the defendants are jointly and severally liable for the cleanup costs; however, these proceedings are frequently resolved so that the allocation of cleanup costs among the parties more closely reflects the relative contributions of the parties to the site contamination. The company's potential liability varies greatly from site to site. For some sites, the potential liability is de minimis and for others the costs of cleanup have not yet been determined. Accruals for estimated losses from environmental remediation obligations generally are recognized no later than completion of the remedial feasibility study and are adjusted as further information develops or circumstances change. Costs of future expenditures for environmental remediation obligations are not discounted to their present value. Recoveries of environmental remediation costs from other parties are recorded as assets when their receipt is deemed probable. The company believes that the proceedings and claims described above will likely be resolved over an extended period of time. While it is not feasible to predict the outcome of these proceedings, based upon the company's experience, current information and applicable law, the company does not expect these proceedings to have a material adverse effect on its financial condition and/or liquidity. However, one or more of the proceedings could be material to the company's business and/or results of operations.

On January 3, 2012, the company received a letter from the FDA requiring post-market surveillance studies be conducted on certain surgical continence products for women. The company is corresponding with the FDA as to the extent of the required studies.

The company regularly monitors and evaluates the status of product liability and other legal matters, and may from time-to-time engage in settlement and mediation discussions taking into consideration developments in the matters and the risks and uncertainties surrounding litigation. These discussions could result in settlements of one or more of these claims at any time.

Accruals for product liability and other legal matters amounted to $287.3 million and $54.4 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During 2011, the company made payments of $149.2 million to qualified settlement funds ("QSFs"), subject to certain settlement conditions, for certain Hernia Product Claims. Payments to QSFs were recorded as a component of restricted cash at December 31, 2011. Total payments of $2.1 million from these QSFs have been made to qualified claimants during 2011. The company also has receivables from insurance companies amounting to $51.0 million and $54.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively, of which $25 million, at December 31, 2011, is the subject of a dispute with an excess insurance carrier, as noted above. After considering the nature of the claims, coverage provisions under the policies, relevant legal issues, the advice and judgment of outside legal counsel, and other pertinent factors, the company believes its claims are meritorious and that it will collect these receivables.

The company is unable to estimate the reasonably possible losses or range of losses, if any, arising from existing product liability matters and other legal matters. Under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, an event is "reasonably possible" if "the chance of the future event or events occurring is more than remote but less than likely", and an event is "remote" if "the chance of the future event or events occurring is slight". With respect to the Women's Health Product Claims, the Filter Product Claims and the putative class action lawsuits that are part of the Hernia Product Claims, the company is unable to estimate a range of reasonably possible losses for the following reasons: (i) the proceedings are in early stages; (ii) the company has not received and reviewed complete information regarding the plaintiffs and their medical conditions; and/or (iii) there are significant factual issues to be resolved. In addition, with respect to the putative class action lawsuits that are part of the Hernia Product Claims and the Filter Product Claims, there is uncertainty as to the likelihood of a class being certified or the ultimate size of the class.

The company is committed under noncancelable operating leases involving certain facilities and equipment. The minimum annual rentals under the terms of these leases are as follows: 2012 - $22.7 million; 2013 - $20.3 million; 2014 - $17.9 million; 2015 - $15.4 million; 2016 - $11.1 million and thereafter - $43.0 million. Total rental expense for operating leases approximated $25.1 million in 2011, $22.8 million in 2010 and $22.6 million in 2009.

Effective December 31, 2009, the company entered into a settlement agreement with one of its insurance companies with respect to a previously-denied insurance claim. Pursuant to this agreement, the company secured a specified coverage commitment for the Hernia Product Claims. As a result, the company recorded a charge of $25.0 million ($24.5 million after tax) to other (income) expense, net, for the write-off of a related insurance receivable.

On December 30, 2009, the company reached a settlement with an insurance company related to a legal action settled in 2006 entitled Rochester Medical Corporation. Inc. v. C R. Bard Inc., et al. In connection with this settlement, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, an insurance recovery of $18.0 million ($11.2 million after tax).

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Document And Entity Information (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Jan. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-K
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Dec. 31, 2011
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2011
Document Fiscal Period Focus	FY
Trading Symbol	bcr
Entity Registrant Name	BARD C R INC /NJ/
Entity Central Index Key	0000009892
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		84,058,643
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Public Float			$ 9,518,963,287
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes

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Share-Based Compensation Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Share-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation Plans

11. Share-Based Compensation Plans

The company may grant a variety of share-based payments under the 2003 Long Term Incentive Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the "2003 Plan") and the 2005 Directors' Stock Award Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. (the "Directors' Plan") to certain directors, officers and employees. The total number of remaining shares at December 31, 2011 that may be issued under the 2003 Plan was 3,219,875 and under the Directors' Plan was 49,099. Awards under the 2003 Plan may be in the form of stock options, stock appreciation rights, limited stock appreciation rights, restricted stock, unrestricted stock and other stock-based awards. Awards under the Directors' Plan may be in the form of stock awards, stock options or stock appreciation rights. The company has two employee stock purchase programs.

Amounts recognized for share-based compensation for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Total cost of share-based compensation plans	$	55.4		$	58.1		$	52.3
Amounts capitalized in inventory and fixed assets		(1.5	)		(1.5	)		(1.6	)
Amounts charged against income for amounts previously capitalized in inventory and fixed assets		1.6			1.6			1.7
Amounts charged against income	$	55.5		$	58.2		$	52.4
Amount of related income tax benefit recognized in income	$	18.7		$	21.4		$	18.2

As of December 31, 2011, there were $93.7 million of unrecognized compensation expenses related to share-based payment arrangements. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately three years. The company repurchases shares from time-to-time on the open market to satisfy share-based payment arrangements. The company has sufficient treasury shares to satisfy expected share-based payment arrangements in 2012.

Stock Options—The company grants stock options to certain employees and may grant stock options to directors with exercise prices equal to the average of the high and low prices of the company's common stock on the date of grant. These stock option awards generally have requisite service periods between four and five years, and ten-year contractual terms. Certain stock option awards provide for accelerated vesting after a minimum of two years if certain performance conditions are met. Summarized information regarding total stock option activity and amounts for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

Options	Number of Options			Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value (millions)
Outstanding - January 1		7,943,293		$	71.64
Granted		1,020,023			84.87
Exercised		(1,935,581	)		55.94
Canceled/forfeited		(136,869	)		84.67
Outstanding - December 31		6,890,866		$	77.75		6.5	$	57.5
Exercisable		4,293,291		$	73.47		4.9	$	54.7

The company uses a binomial-lattice option valuation model to estimate the fair value of stock options. The assumptions used to estimate the fair value of the company's stock option grants for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.9	%
Risk-free interest rate		1.03	%		1.29	%		1.72	%
Expected option life in years		7.0			7.2			7.1
Expected volatility		23	%		23	%		24	%
Option fair value	$	19.82		$	21.34		$	22.64

Compensation expense related to stock options was $19.7 million, $22.1 million and $23.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $27.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested stock options. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. During the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, 489,648, 1,105,398 and 1,166,246 options, respectively, vested with a weighted-average fair value of $22.80, $29.40 and $25.68, respectively. The total intrinsic value of stock options exercised during 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $88.7 million, $21.3 million and $23.2 million, respectively.

Cash received from stock option exercises for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 was $106.5 million, $34.3 million and $23.3 million, respectively. The actual tax benefit realized for the tax deductions from option exercises was $31.6 million for the year ended December 31, 2011 and $7.1 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009.

Restricted Stock and Units—Restricted stock awards entitle employees to voting and dividend rights. Restricted stock units entitle employees to dividend rights. Certain restricted stock awards have performance features. Restricted stock and unit grants have requisite service periods of between four to seven years. Compensation expense related to restricted stock and units was $22.1 million, $21.5 million and $13.6 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $39.4 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested restricted stock and unit awards. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. The activity in the nonvested restricted stock and unit awards for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		1,033,268		$	84.48
Granted		271,863			85.09
Vested		(171,725	)		82.21
Forfeited		(11,641	)		85.03
Outstanding - December 31		1,121,765		$	84.97

Other Restricted Stock Units—Certain other restricted stock units have requisite service periods of between four and seven years. No voting or dividend rights are associated with these grants until the underlying shares are issued upon vesting. Compensation expense related to these awards was $4.6 million, $4.8 million and $4.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $21.6 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to these nonvested restricted stock unit awards. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately four years. The activity in the nonvested restricted stock unit awards for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant  Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		559,507		$	78.29
Granted		147,094			91.07
Vested		(65,526	)		67.27
Forfeited		(93,803	)		83.01
Outstanding - December 31		547,272		$	82.36

Other Stock-Based Awards—The company grants stock awards to directors. Shares are generally distributed to a director in his or her year of election and vest on a pro rata basis in each year of his or her term, although additional awards may be granted with other terms. The fair value of these awards is charged to compensation expense over the directors' terms. Restrictions limit the sale or transfer of these awards until the awarded stock vests and for certain awards until an additional two-year period lapses. There are voting and dividend rights associated with these awards. Compensation expense related to these stock awards was $1.0 million, $1.2 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $0.4 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested other stock-based awards. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately two years. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, nonvested other stock-based awards of 20,867 and 19,600 shares, respectively, were outstanding.

Management Stock Purchase Program—The company maintains a management stock purchase program under the 2003 Plan (together with a predecessor stock purchase plan, the "MSPP"). Under the MSPP, employees at a specified level may purchase, with their eligible annual bonus, common stock units at a 30% discount from the lower of the price of the common stock on July 1 of the previous year or on the date of purchase, which occurs on the date bonuses are approved by the Board of Directors. Employees make an election on or before June 30 of the previous year as to the percentage of their eligible annual bonus that will be used to purchase common stock units under the MSPP. The company's predecessor plan provided for the purchase of shares of the company's common stock. Employees are required to allocate at least 25% of their eligible annual bonuses to purchase common stock units under the MSPP to the extent they have not satisfied certain stock ownership guidelines. MSPP shares or units are restricted from sale or transfer for four years from the purchase date. Only shares or units corresponding to the 30% discount are forfeited if the employee's employment terminates prior to the end of the four-year vesting period. Dividends or dividend-equivalents are paid on MSPP shares or units, and the participant has the right to vote all MSPP shares. The activity in the MSPP for the year ended December 31, 2011 is as follows:

	Number of Shares			Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Outstanding - January 1		219,323		$	40.83
Purchased		63,113			27.42
Vested		(58,254	)		66.30
Forfeited		(6,230	)		32.29
Outstanding - December 31		217,952		$	30.38

The company uses the Black-Scholes model, as a result of the option-like features of the MSPP, to estimate the expense associated with anticipated MSPP purchases. Compensation expense is recognized over a period that will end four years after purchase. The assumptions used for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.8	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.12	%		0.22	%		0.35	%
Expected life in years		0.6			0.6			0.6
Expected volatility		16	%		20	%		27	%
Fair value	$	38.25		$	27.42		$	28.20

Compensation expense related to this program was $5.6 million, $6.5 million and $7.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. At December 31, 2011, there were $4.7 million of total unrecognized compensation costs related to nonvested MSPP shares and units. These costs are expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately three years.

Employee Stock Purchase Plan—Under the 1998 Employee Stock Purchase Plan of C. R. Bard, Inc. ("ESPP"), domestic employees and certain foreign employees can purchase Bard stock at a 15% discount to the lesser of the market price on the beginning or ending date of the six-month periods ending June 30 and December 31 of each year. Participants may elect to make after tax payroll deductions of 1% to 10% of compensation as defined by the plan up to a maximum of $25,000 per year. The ESPP is intended to meet the requirements of Section 423 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. At December 31, 2011, 42,274 shares were available for purchase under the ESPP. Employee payroll deductions are for six-month periods beginning each January 1 and July 1. Shares of the company's common stock are purchased on June 30 or December 31 or the following business day, unless either the purchase of such shares was delayed at the election of the participant or the participant's employment was terminated. Purchased shares are restricted for sale or transfer for a six-month period. All participant funds received prior to the ESPP purchase dates are held as company liabilities without interest or other increment. No dividends are paid on employee contributions until shares are purchased.

The company values the ESPP purchases utilizing the Black-Scholes model. The weighted average assumptions used for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Dividend yield		0.8	%		0.9	%		0.8	%
Risk-free interest rate		0.16	%		0.20	%		0.30	%
Expected life in years		0.5			0.5			0.5
Expected volatility		17	%		20	%		32	%
Fair value	$	19.63		$	15.70		$	18.74

Compensation expense related to this plan was $2.5 million, $2.1 million and $2.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. For the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, employees purchased 139,596 and 146,551 shares, respectively.

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Other (Income) Expense, Net (Other (Income) Expense, Net) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Other (Income) Expense, Net [Abstract]
Interest income				$ (3,500,000)	$ (3,700,000)	$ (3,600,000)
Foreign exchange losses (gains)				2,000,000	(700,000)	(1,500,000)
Legal settlements and commitments				246,500,000
Impairment charges for bonds	4,500,000	7,000,000		11,500,000
Restructuring				7,800,000	16,700,000	15,400,000
Asset dispositions						7,200,000
Insurance settlements, net						7,000,000
Acquisition related items	4,100,000		7,700,000	4,400,000	9,300,000	3,200,000
Other, net				3,200,000	3,000,000	2,800,000
Total other (income) expense, net				$ (271,900,000)	$ (24,600,000)	$ (30,500,000)

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Consolidated Balance Sheets [Abstract]
Accounts receivable, allowances	$ 10,000	$ 10,500
Preferred stock, par value	$ 1	$ 1
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Common stock, shares authorized	600,000,000	600,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	84,543,338	84,973,586
Common stock, shares outstanding	84,543,338	84,973,586

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Earnings Per Common Share

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Common Share

5. Earnings per Common Share

Earnings per share ("EPS") is computed under the two-class method, which requires nonvested share-based payment awards that have non-forfeitable rights to dividend or dividend equivalents to be treated as a separate class of securities in calculating EPS. Participating securities include nonvested restricted stock and units, nonvested shares or units under the management stock purchase program, and certain other nonvested stock-based awards.

EPS is computed using the following common share information for the following years ended December 31:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars and shares in millions)
EPS Numerator:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	328.0	$	509.2	$	460.1
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		6.1		5.5		5.0
Net income available to common shareholders	$	321.9	$	503.7	$	455.1
EPS Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		85.8		93.4		97.7
Dilutive common share equivalents from share-based compensation plans		1.5		1.2		1.3
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding, assuming dilution		87.3		94.6		99.0

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Income Taxes

4. Income Taxes

The components of income before income taxes for the following years ended December 31 consisted of:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
United States	$	425.1	$	455.8	$	481.3
Foreign		85.7		261.9		190.2
	$	510.8	$	717.7	$	671.5

The income tax provision for the following years ended December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Current provision
Federal	$	170.0		$	168.3		$	182.8
Foreign		23.3			31.8			33.6
State		7.8			10.3			8.7
		201.1			210.4			225.1
Deferred (benefit) provision
Federal		(18.9	)		3.7			(13.3	)
Foreign		(2.7	)		(7.2	)		(0.1	)
State		3.3			1.2			(1.6	)
		(18.3	)		(2.3	)		(15.0	)
	$	182.8		$	208.1		$	210.1

Deferred tax assets and deferred tax liabilities at December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Deferred tax assets
Employee benefits	$	168.8		$	158.2
Inventory		19.3			13.8
Receivables and rebates		25.8			24.2
Accrued expenses		30.5			16.6
Loss carryforwards and credits		112.4			73.8
Gross deferred tax assets		356.8			286.6
Valuation allowance		(32.2	)		(36.2	)
		324.6			250.4
Deferred tax liabilities
Intangibles		234.2			111.8
Accelerated depreciation		22.8			25.4
Other		3.2			7.1
		260.2			144.3
	$	64.4		$	106.1

At December 31, 2011, the company had federal net operating loss carryforwards of $206.5 million, which expire between 2013 and 2032, state net operating loss carryforwards of $296.5 million, which expire between 2012 and 2032, and foreign net operating loss carryforwards of $41.8 million, which generally expire between 2012 and 2019. The company also had various tax credits of $8.6 million with an indefinite life and $7.9 million, which expire between 2013 and 2032.

The company records valuation allowances to reduce its deferred tax assets to the amount that it believes is more likely than not to be realized. The company considers future taxable income and the periods over which it must be earned in assessing the need for valuation allowances. In the event the company determines it would not be able to realize all or part of its net deferred tax assets in the future, an adjustment to the deferred tax assets would be charged to expense in the period such determination was made. At December 31, 2011, the valuation allowance primarily related to state and foreign net operating loss carryforward and credits, and to certain other state deferred tax assets.

A reconciliation between the effective income tax rate and the federal statutory rate for the following years ended December 31 is:

	2011			2010			2009
Federal statutory rate		35	%		35	%		35	%
State taxes, net of federal benefit		2	%		2	%		1	%
Operations taxed at less than U.S. rate		(2	)%		(9	)%		(5	)%
Legal settlement, non-deductible portion		2	%		—	%		—	%
Other, net		(1	)%		1	%		—	%
		36	%		29	%		31	%

The company's foreign tax incentives consist of incentive tax grants in Puerto Rico and Malaysia. The company's grant in Malaysia was entered into on March 1, 2010 and will expire in 2015. The incentive tax grant in Puerto Rico will expire in 2016. The approximate dollar and per share effects of the Puerto Rican and Malaysian tax grants are as follows:

	2011(A)		2010		2009
(dollars in millions, except per share amounts)
Tax benefit	$	3.7	$	44.6	$	24.0
Per share benefit	$	0.04	$	0.47	$	0.24

(A) No tax benefit was recognized from the incentive tax grant in Puerto Rico due to the charge for Hernia Product Claims.

A tax benefit from an uncertain tax position may be recognized only if it is more likely than not that the position is sustainable based on its technical merits. The tax benefit of a qualifying position is the largest amount of tax benefit that is greater than 50% likely of being realized upon settlement with a taxing authority having full knowledge of all relevant information. A reconciliation of the gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits, excluding interest and penalties, is as follows:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Balance, January 1	$	53.6		$	53.2
Additions related to prior year tax positions		4.5			2.1
Reductions related to prior year tax positions		(9.0	)		(7.4	)
Additions for tax positions of the current year		8.1			8.9
Settlements		(11.3	)		(0.7	)
Lapse of statutes of limitation		(0.9	)		(2.5	)
Balance, December 31	$	45.0		$	53.6

The company operates in multiple taxing jurisdictions and faces audits from various tax authorities regarding transfer pricing, the deductibility of certain expenses, intercompany transactions and other matters. As of December 31, 2011, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits related to federal, state and foreign taxes was $45.0 million (of which $36.0 million would impact the effective tax rate if recognized), plus $5.0 million of accrued interest. As of December 31, 2010, the liability for unrecognized tax benefits was $53.6 million plus $11.4 million of accrued interest. Interest and penalties associated with uncertain tax positions amounted to a $1.6 million credit in 2011, $0.7 million of expense in 2010, and $2.6 million of expense in 2009.

The company is currently under examination in several tax jurisdictions and remains subject to examination until the statutes of limitation expire for the applicable tax jurisdiction. Within specific countries, the company may be subject to audit by various tax authorities, or subsidiaries operating within the country may be subject to different statutes of limitation expiration dates. As of December 31, 2011, a summary of the tax years that remain subject to examination in the company's major tax jurisdictions are:

United States – federal	2008 and forward
United States – states	2003 and forward
Germany	2006 and forward
Malaysia	2006 and forward
Puerto Rico	2007 and forward
United Kingdom	2010 and forward

In 2011, the company's income tax provision was reduced by $17.6 million as a result of the completion of the U.S Internal Revenue Service examinations for the tax years from 2005 through 2007 and certain examinations in other jurisdictions. Depending upon open tax examinations and/or the expiration of applicable statutes of limitation, the company believes that it is reasonably possible that the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits may decrease by up to $7.3 million within the next 12 months.

At December 31, 2011, the company did not provide for income taxes on the undistributed earnings of its foreign operations of approximately $1.4 billion as it is the company's intention to permanently reinvest these undistributed earnings outside of the United States. Determination of the amount of unrecognized deferred tax liability related to these permanently reinvested earnings is not practicable.

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Valuation And Qualifying Accounts

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Valuation And Qualifying Accounts [Abstract]

Valuation and Qualifying Accounts

Schedule II. Valuation and Qualifying Accounts for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009.

(dollars in millions)	Balance Beginning of Year		Charges to Costs and Expenses		Deductions(1)			Balance End of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Allowance for inventory obsolescence	$	26.5	$	14.7	$	(13.8	)	$	27.4
Allowance for doubtful accounts		10.5		3.7		(4.2	)		10.0
Totals	$	37.0	$	18.4	$	(18.0	)	$	37.4

	Balance Beginning of Year		Charges to Costs and Expenses		Deductions(1)			Balance End of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2010
Allowance for inventory obsolescence	$	26.4	$	17.9	$	(17.8	)	$	26.5
Allowance for doubtful accounts		9.7		4.0		(3.2	)		10.5
Totals	$	36.1	$	21.9	$	(21.0	)	$	37.0

	Balance Beginning of Year		Charges to Costs and Expenses		Deductions(1)			Balance End of Year
Year Ended December 31, 2009
Allowance for inventory obsolescence	$	22.7	$	16.1	$	(12.4	)	$	26.4
Allowance for doubtful accounts		10.4		1.3		(2.0	)		9.7
Totals	$	33.1	$	17.4	$	(14.4	)	$	36.1

(1) Includes writeoffs and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates.

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Abstract]

Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

12. Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans

Defined Benefit Pension Plans

The company has both tax-qualified and nonqualified, noncontributory defined benefit pension plans that together cover substantially all domestic and certain foreign employees. These plans provide benefits based upon a participant's compensation and years of service. The nonqualified plans are made up of the following arrangements: a nonqualified supplemental deferred compensation arrangement and a nonqualified excess pension deferred compensation arrangement (together, "the nonqualified plans"). The nonqualified supplemental deferred compensation arrangement provides supplemental income to key executives of the company. The benefit is determined by the accumulation of an account balance that results from a percentage of pay credit and interest. No deferrals of pay are required from participants. The balance is paid to a participant after retirement over a 15-year period. The nonqualified excess pension deferred compensation arrangement provides benefits to key employees that cannot be provided by the qualified plan due to IRS limitations.

The company amended its domestic tax qualified pension plan and nonqualified excess pension deferred compensation arrangement to provide that new hires, effective January 1, 2011 or later, will no longer be eligible to participate in the company's defined benefit plans. Beginning January 1, 2011, the company also amended its domestic defined contribution plan to provide for a new annual retirement contribution for new hires and established a nonqualified excess defined contribution deferred compensation arrangement for certain new hires. These amendments are not expected to have a material impact on the net pension cost of the company.

The company amended certain of its foreign tax qualified pension plans to provide that new hires, as of October 1, 2009 or later, will no longer be eligible to participate in the company's defined benefit plan. The company established a defined contribution plan for certain new hires beginning October 1, 2009. This amendment did not have a material impact on the net pension cost of the company.

The change in benefit obligation, change in fair value of plan assets and funded status for the plans are as follows:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Benefit obligation - beginning	$	377.0		$	348.6
Service cost		26.8			25.2
Interest cost		19.0			18.9
Actuarial loss		23.8			11.5
Benefits paid		(22.2	)		(20.9	)
Currency/other		(2.5	)		(6.3	)
Benefit obligation - ending	$	421.9		$	377.0
Fair value of plan assets - beginning	$	281.6		$	239.1
Actual return on plan assets		5.4			32.3
Company contributions		32.9			33.4
Benefits paid		(22.2	)		(20.9	)
Currency/other		1.0			(2.3	)
Fair value of plan assets - ending	$	298.7		$	281.6
Funded status of the plans, December 31	$	(123.2	)	$	(95.4	)

Foreign benefit plan assets at fair value included in the preceding table were $62.2 million and $56.8 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The foreign pension plan benefit obligations included in this table were $65.1 million and $59.2 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The benefit obligation for nonqualified plans also included in this table were $63.3 million and $55.6 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The nonqualified plans are generally not funded.

At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the accumulated benefit obligation for all pension plans was $370.6 million and $326.5 million, respectively. At December 31, 2011 and 2010, the accumulated benefit obligation for foreign pension plans was $54.2 million and $47.9 million, respectively. The accumulated benefit obligation for the nonqualified plans was $57.9 million and $50.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

For pension plans with benefit obligations in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010, the fair value of plan assets was $298.7 million and $281.6 million, respectively, and the benefit obligation was $421.9 million and $377.0 million, respectively. For pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010, the fair value of plan assets was $236.5 million and $224.8 million, respectively, and the accumulated benefit obligation was $316.4 million and $278.6 million, respectively.

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss at December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Net loss	$	165.7		$	132.3
Prior service credit		(5.4	)		(2.7	)
Before tax amount	$	160.3		$	129.6
After tax amount	$	104.2		$	83.1

The change in net loss in the above table included net losses of $38.9 million and net gains of $2.6 million ($25.2 million and $1.9 million after tax) arising during the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31 consisted of:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Accrued compensation and benefits	$	(3.5	)	$	(3.0	)
Other long-term liabilities		(119.7	)		(92.4	)
Net amount recognized	$	(123.2	)	$	(95.4	)

The estimated net actuarial loss for pension benefits that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net pension cost over the next fiscal year is expected to be $10.1 million.

The components of net periodic benefit cost for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Service cost, net of employee contributions	$	26.1		$	24.6		$	19.9
Interest cost		19.0			18.9			17.4
Expected return on plan assets		(23.2	)		(22.0	)		(20.4	)
Amortization of net loss		8.4			6.9			3.1
Amortization of prior service cost		(0.2	)		—			0.1
Net periodic pension cost	$	30.1		$	28.4		$	20.1

The net pension cost attributable to foreign plans included in the above table were $3.7 million, $3.9 million and $1.2 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

The weighted average assumptions used in determining pension plan information for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
Net Cost
Discount rate		5.15	%		5.62	%		6.32	%
Expected return on plan assets		7.93	%		8.15	%		8.10	%
Rate of compensation increase		4.34	%		4.35	%		4.27	%
Benefit Obligation
Discount rate		4.73	%		5.15	%		5.62	%
Rate of compensation increase		3.76	%		4.34	%		4.35	%

The company's discount rates are determined by considering current yield curves representing high quality, long-term fixed income instruments. The resulting discount rates are consistent with the duration of plan liabilities.

The long-term rate of return for plan assets is derived from return assumptions determined for each of the significant asset classes. Under this approach, the historical real returns (net of inflation) on different asset classes are combined with long-term expectations for inflation to determine an expected return on assets within that class. These real rates of return for each asset class reflect the long-term historical relationships between equities and fixed income investments. Current market factors such as inflation and interest rates are evaluated before long-term assumptions are determined. The long-term portfolio return is established based on the combination of these asset class real returns and inflation with proper consideration of the effects of diversification and rebalancing.

Plan Assets—Plan assets consist of a diversified portfolio of equity securities, fixed income securities and cash equivalents. The company employs a total return investment approach whereby a mix of equities and fixed income investments are used to maximize the long-term return of plan assets for a prudent level of risk. The intent of this strategy is to minimize plan expenses by exceeding the interest growth in plan liabilities over the long run. Risk tolerance is established through careful consideration of plan liabilities, plan funded status and corporate financial condition. This consideration involves the use of long-term measures that address both return and risk and are not impacted significantly by short-term fluctuations. Equity investments include a diversified mix of growth, value and small and large capitalization securities. Investment risks and returns are measured and monitored on an ongoing basis through quarterly investment portfolio reviews.

The weighted average target asset allocations for the plans at December 31, are as follows:

	Target Allocation
	2011			2010
Asset Categories
Equity securities		61	%		61	%
Fixed income securities		33	%		33	%
Cash equivalents		6	%		6	%
Total		100	%		100	%

Due to short-term fluctuations in asset performance, allocation percentages may temporarily deviate from these target allocation percentages before a rebalancing occurs. Cash equivalents are targeted at five percent of plan assets and are used to satisfy benefit disbursement requirements and will vary throughout the year.

The following table summarizes fair value measurements of plan assets at December 31:

	Quoted prices in  active markets for identical assets (Level 1)				Significant other observable inputs (Level 2)				Total(B)
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	10.4	$	7.1	$	10.4	$	7.1
Equity securities:
U.S. large-cap		—		—		79.1		73.3		79.1		73.3
U.S. mid-cap		25.5		26.7		—		—		25.5		26.7
U.S. small-cap		29.5		31.0		—		—		29.5		31.0
Foreign		20.0		21.4		28.9		28.6		48.9		50.0
Fixed income securities:
Diversified bond fund(A)		—		—		84.7		75.5		84.7		75.5
Foreign government bonds		—		—		7.9		6.7		7.9		6.7
Foreign corporate notes and bonds		—		—		7.5		6.7		7.5		6.7
Guaranteed insurance contracts		—		—		5.2		4.6		5.2		4.6
Total plan assets	$	75.0	$	79.1	$	223.7	$	202.5	$	298.7	$	281.6

^(A) Diversified bond fund consists of U.S. Treasury bonds, mortgage backed securities, and corporate bonds.

^(B)  There were no assets categorized as Level 3 at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Plan assets categorized as Level 2 primarily consist of commingled funds invested in cash equivalents, equities and fixed income securities. These assets are valued using other inputs, such as net asset values provided by the fund administrators or by dealer quotes for similarly-rated instruments that are observable or that can be corroborated by observable market data for substantially the remaining term of the plan instruments.

Funding Policy and Expected Contributions—The company's objective in funding its domestic tax-qualified plan is to accumulate funds sufficient to provide for all benefits and to satisfy the minimum contribution requirements of ERISA. Outside the United States, the company's objective is to fund the international retirement costs over time within the limits of minimum requirements and allowable tax deductions. The company's annual funding decisions also consider the relationship between the returns on each asset compared to the plan's corresponding expense and consider the relationship between each tax-qualified plan's benefit obligation and its corresponding funded status. The company expects to make discretionary contributions of approximately $30 million to its qualified plans in 2012.

The total expected benefit payments are as follows:

(dollars in millions)
2012	$	26.8
2013		31.0
2014		32.1
2015		32.2
2016		34.4
2017 through 2021		187.6

Defined Contribution Retirement Plans

All domestic employees of the company not covered by a collective bargaining agreement who have been scheduled for 1,000 hours of service are eligible to participate in the company's defined contribution plan. The amounts charged to income for this plan were $7.9 million, $9.5 million and $9.3 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. Outside the United States, the company maintains defined contribution plans along with small pension arrangements that are typically funded with insurance products. These arrangements had a total expense of $2.2 million, $1.9 million and $1.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. In addition, the company maintains a long-term deferred compensation arrangement for directors that allows deferral of the annual retainer and meeting fees at the director's election. The company annually accrues for long-term compensation, which is paid out upon the director's retirement from the board. The total 2011 expense for these arrangements was not material.

Other Postretirement Benefit Plan

The company does not provide subsidized postretirement healthcare benefits and life insurance coverage except for a limited number of former employees. As this plan is unfunded, contributions are made as benefits are incurred.

The change in the benefit obligation is as follows:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Benefit obligation at January 1	$	9.4		$	9.5
Interest cost		0.4			0.5
Participant contributions		—			0.1
Actuarial loss		0.2			0.2
Benefits paid		(0.8	)		(0.9	)
Benefit obligation at December 31	$	9.2		$	9.4

Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss are $3.4 million ($2.1 million after tax) in each of the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010.

The estimated net actuarial loss for other postretirement benefits that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net benefit cost over the next fiscal year is expected to be $0.2 million.

The net periodic benefit cost was $0.6 million, $0.7 million and $0.8 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

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Valuation And Qualifying Accounts (Valuation And Qualifying Accounts) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010		Dec. 31, 2009
Balance beginning of year	$ 37.0		$ 36.1		$ 33.1
Charges to costs and expenses	18.4		21.9		17.4
Deductions	(18.0)	[1]	(21.0)	[1]	(14.4)	[1]
Balance end of year	37.4		37.0		36.1
Allowance for doubtful accounts [Member]
Balance beginning of year	10.5		9.7		10.4
Charges to costs and expenses	3.7		4.0		1.3
Deductions	(4.2)	[1]	(3.2)	[1]	(2.0)	[1]
Balance end of year	10.0		10.5		9.7
Allowance for inventory obsolescence [Member]
Balance beginning of year	26.5		26.4		22.7
Charges to costs and expenses	14.7		17.9		16.1
Deductions	(13.8)	[1]	(17.8)	[1]	(12.4)	[1]
Balance end of year	$ 27.4		$ 26.5		$ 26.4

[1] Includes writeoffs and the impact of foreign currency exchange rates.

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Other Intangible Assets

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Other Intangible Assets

8. Other Intangible Assets

Other intangible assets at December 31 consisted of:

	2011					2010
	Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization			Gross Carrying Amount		Accumulated Amortization
(dollars in millions)
Core technologies	$	660.2	$	(161.5	)	$	515.8	$	(118.3	)
Customer relationships		144.6		(25.7	)		43.8		(19.7	)
In-process research and development(A)		136.2		—			21.9		—
Other intangibles		202.6		(105.1	)		187.7		(90.9	)
	$	1,143.6	$	(292.3	)	$	769.2	$	(228.9	)

^(A)  Amounts capitalized as in-process research and development are accounted for as indefinite-lived intangible assets.

Amortization expense was $63.3 million, $53.1 million and $42.5 million in 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The estimated amortization expense for the years 2012 through 2016 based on the company's amortizable intangible assets as of December 31, 2011 is as follows: 2012 - $83.1 million; 2013 - $83.0 million; 2014 - $80.2 million; 2015 - $77.7 million; and 2016 - $74.3 million.

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Commitments And Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			0 Months Ended	1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended							3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	0 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 30, 2009 Hernia Repair Products [Member]	Jun. 22, 2007 Hernia Repair Products [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Hernia Repair Products [Member]	Aug. 31, 2010 Hernia Repair Products [Member] Superior Court Of State Of Rhode Island [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Hernia Repair Products [Member] Federal Law Claims [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Hernia Repair Products [Member] State Law Claims [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Hernia Repair Products [Member] State Law Claims [Member] Superior Court Of State Of Rhode Island [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 W.L. Gore [Member]	Jul. 31, 2010 W.L. Gore [Member]	Mar. 31, 2009 W.L. Gore [Member]	Dec. 31, 2007 W.L. Gore [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Women's Health Product Claims [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Women's Health Product Claims [Member] Federal Law Claims [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Filter Product Claims [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Hernia Products Claims [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Hernia Products Claims [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 Hernia Products Claims [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Brachytherapy Matter [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Brachytherapy Matter [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 United States [Member] Hernia Repair Products [Member]	Feb. 16, 2012 Canadian Provinces [Member] Hernia Repair Products [Member]
Number of lawsuits									1,923	1,378	1,358						411
Number of individual plaintiffs							3,452									532		48
Number of putative class actions																								2	4
Number of Multidistrict Litigations						1
Total insurance coverage																				$ 25
Patent infringement jury award for past damages															185
U. S. District Court award for damages								1.5					109.0	371.0
Legal settlement costs, gross	195.5																		184.3			51.0	51.0
Legal settlement costs, net of tax																			180.6				40.8
U. S. District Court awarded Bard attorneys' fees														19
U. S. District Court awarded prejudgment interest														20
Court-assessed royalty rate, lower limit													12.50%
Court-assessed royalty rate, upper limit													20.00%
Escrow deposit representing an estimation of liability												332.0
Accruals for product liability and other legal matters		287.3	54.4
Payment to qualified settlement funds																				149.2
Payment from qualified settlement funds to qualified claimants																				2.1
Receivables from insurance companies		51.0	54.6
Receivable insurance coverage disputed																				25
Product claims, charges incurred before taxes					18.0
Product claims, charges incurred after tax					11.2
Minimum annual rentals, 2012		22.7
Minimum annual rentals, 2013		20.3
Minimum annual rentals, 2014		17.9
Minimum annual rentals, 2015		15.4
Minimum annual rentals, 2016		11.1
Minimum annual rentals, thereafter		43.0
Approximated operating leases rental expense, Total		25.1	22.8	22.6
Insurance receivable write-off charged to other income expense net, before tax																					25.0
Insurance receivable write-off charged to other income expense net, after tax																					$ 24.5

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Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Financial Instruments

6. Financial Instruments

Foreign Exchange Derivative Instruments

The company enters into readily marketable forward and option contracts with financial institutions to help reduce its exposure to foreign currency exchange rate fluctuations. These contracts limit volatility because gains and losses associated with foreign exchange rate movements are generally offset by movements in the underlying hedged item. The notional value of the company's forward currency and option contracts was $205.2 million and $182.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Interest Rate Derivative Instruments

On December 20, 2010, the company entered into an interest rate swap contract in connection with its debt offering. See Note 9 of the notes to consolidated financial statements. The swap contract effectively converts the 2.875% fixed-rate notes to a floating-rate instrument. The notional value of the company's interest rate swap contract is $250.0 million.

The location and fair values of derivative instruments segregated between those derivatives that are designated as hedging instruments and those that are not designated as hedging instruments at December 31, are as follows:

	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value of Derivatives
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Forward currency contracts	Other current assets	$	1.5	$	2.8
Option currency contracts	Other current assets		4.3		1.5
Interest rate swap contract	Other assets		12.1		0.7
		$	17.9	$	5.0
Forward currency contracts	Accrued expenses	$	6.4	$	1.1
		$	6.4	$	1.1
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
(dollars in millions)
Forward currency contracts	Other current assets	$	3.8	$	—
Forward currency contracts	Other assets		—		1.8
		$	3.8	$	1.8

The location and amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges and the impact on the consolidated statement of shareholders' investment for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

	Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income								Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income	Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income
(dollars in millions)	2011			2010		2009				2011			2010			2009
Forward currency contracts	$	(3.9	)	$	0.1	$	3.6		Costs of goods sold	$	1.0		$	0.4		$	(2.0	)
Option currency contracts		2.5			0.8		(8.4	)	Costs of goods sold		—			0.4			5.0
	$	(1.4	)	$	0.9	$	(4.8	)		$	1.0	(A)	$	0.8	(A)	$	3.0	(A)

^(A)  The tax effect of the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to income was $1.0 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

At December 31, 2011, the company had losses of approximately $1.4 million in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the consolidated balance sheet that are expected to be reclassified into earnings in 2012.

The location and amounts of gains and losses on the derivative instrument designated as a fair value hedge for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

		Gain Recognized on Swap				(Loss) Recognized on Long-Term Debt
(dollars in millions)	Income Statement Location	2011		2010		2011			2010
Interest rate swap contract	Interest expense	$	11.4	$	0.7	$	(11.4	)	$	(0.7	)

The location and amounts of gains and losses on derivative instruments not designated as hedging instruments for the years ended December 31, are as follows:

		Gain Recognized in Earnings
(dollars in millions)	Income Statement Location	2011		2010
Forward currency contracts(A)	Other (income) expense, net	$	2.0	$	1.8

^(A)  These derivative contracts mitigate changes in the value of remeasured foreign currency denominated monetary loans attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Fair value is defined as the exit price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability. Fair value is a market-based measurement that should be determined using assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability. The fair value guidance establishes a three-level hierarchy to prioritize the inputs used in measuring fair value. The levels within the hierarchy range from Level 1 having the highest priority to Level 3 having the lowest.

The following table summarizes financial instrument assets and (liabilities) measured at fair value on a recurring basis at December 31:

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Greek government bonds	$	3.6		$	—
Forward currency contracts		(1.1	)		3.5
Option currency contracts		4.3			1.5
Interest rate swap contract		12.1			0.7

The fair values were measured using significant other observable inputs and valued by reference to similar financial instruments, adjusted for restrictions and other terms specific to each contract. All of these financial instruments are categorized as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.

Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value

The fair value of commercial paper borrowings of $304.5 million at December 31, 2011 approximates carrying value.

The estimated fair value of long-term debt including the effect of the related swap contract was $1,038.7 million and $937.7 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The fair value was estimated using dealer quotes for similarly-rated debt instruments over the remaining contractual term of the company's obligation. Long-term debt is categorized as Level 2 under the fair value hierarchy.

Concentration Risks

The company is potentially subject to concentration of credit risk through its cash equivalents and accounts receivable. The company performs periodic evaluations of the relative credit standing of these financial institutions and limits the amount of credit exposure with any one institution. Concentrations of risk with respect to trade accounts receivable are limited due to the large number of customers dispersed across many geographic areas. However, accounts receivable balances include sales to government-supported healthcare systems outside the United States. The company continues to monitor sovereign debt issues and economic conditions in Europe and evaluates accounts receivable in certain countries for potential collection risks. Deteriorating economic conditions, and other factors in these countries have resulted in, and may continue to result in, an increase in the average length of time that it takes to collect these accounts receivable and may require the company to re-evaluate the collectability of these receivables in future periods. The company is experiencing significant delays in the collection of accounts receivable associated with the national healthcare systems in Spain, Italy, Greece and Portugal. At December 31, 2011, the company's accounts receivable, net of allowances, from the national healthcare systems in these countries and amounts past due greater than 365 days were as follows:

	Accounts receivable, net		Greater than 365 days past due
(dollars in millions)
Spain	$	35.0	$	11.5
Italy		29.6		4.0
Greece		10.0		2.4
Portugal		5.6		2.2
	$	80.2	$	20.1

During 2010, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, a write-down of Greece receivables of $3.8 million based on a proposal that the Greek government announced to settle its outstanding debts from 2007 through 2009, primarily by issuing non-interest bearing bonds with maturities of one to three years. During 2011, the company received $16.8 million of bonds, net of discount, in settlement of 2007 through 2009 accounts receivable. These bonds are classified as available-for-sale investments and reported at fair value. During 2011, the company recorded to other (income) expense, net, charges totaling $11.5 million related to other-than-temporary impairments of these bonds.

Sales to distributors, which supply the company's products to many end-users, accounted for approximately 33% of the company's net sales in 2011, and the five largest distributors combined, including the company's Medicon joint venture, accounted for approximately 68% of distributors' sales. One large distributor accounted for approximately 9% of the company's net sales in 2011 and 2010 and approximately 10% in 2009. This distributor represented gross receivables of approximately $41.6 million and $39.1 million as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Inventories

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Inventories [Abstract]

Inventories

7. Inventories

Inventories at December 31 consisted of:

	2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Finished goods	$	189.9	$	176.3
Work in process		21.3		18.6
Raw materials		108.0		114.0
	$	319.2	$	308.9

Approximately 67% of the company's inventory costs are determined using LIFO. Consigned inventory was $41.3 million and $29.9 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Debt

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Debt [Abstract]

Debt

9. Debt

Long-term debt at December 31 consisted of:

	2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
4.40% notes due 2021	$	496.8	$	496.4
2.875% notes due 2016		262.1		250.7
6.70% notes due 2026		149.8		149.8
	$	908.7	$	896.9

On December 20, 2010, the company issued $750 million senior unsecured notes consisting of $250 million aggregate principal amount of 2.875% notes due 2016 and $500 million aggregate principal amount of 4.40% notes due 2021. Interest on the notes is payable semi-annually. The notes are redeemable in whole or in part at any time, at the company's option at specified redemption prices or, at the holder's option, upon a change of control triggering event, as defined in the applicable indenture. Net proceeds from this offering were $740.0 million, after deducting debt offering costs, consisting of underwriting commissions and offering expenses of $6.3 million, which were capitalized and recorded to other assets, and a debt issuance discount of $3.7 million, which was recorded to long-term debt. The debt offering costs have been allocated proportionately to each tranche of the notes and will be amortized over their respective terms. The debt issuance discount will be amortized over the terms of the respective notes. Net proceeds from the issuance of the notes were used to fund an accelerated share repurchase ("ASR") transaction.

In connection with the offering of the notes, on December 15, 2010, the company entered into an ASR agreement with a bank counterparty to repurchase $750 million of the company's outstanding common stock. The company received 8.1 million shares upon initial settlement under the ASR transaction. The initial settlement was subject to an adjustment related to a forward purchase contract based on the volume-weighted average share price of the company's common stock during a predetermined period less a discount. The initial payment to the bank counterparty was recorded as a decrease to shareholder's investment, consisting of decreases of $2.0 million in common stock, $10.2 million in capital in excess of par value, and $737.8 million in retained earnings. On September 9, 2011, the company remitted a cash payment of $58.9 million to the bank counterparty upon final settlement under the ASR transaction. The payment to the bank counterparty was recorded as a decrease to shareholders' investment, consisting of a decrease of $69.1 million in retained earnings and an increase of $10.2 million in capital in excess of par value.

In October 2011, the company entered into a new $600 million five-year committed syndicated bank credit facility that expires in October 2016. The new credit facility replaced the company's previous $400 million five-year credit facility that was scheduled to mature in June 2012. The new credit facility supports the company's commercial paper program and can be used for general corporate purposes. The new facility includes pricing based on the company's long-term credit rating and includes a financial covenant that limits the amount of total debt to total capitalization. There were commercial paper borrowings of $304.5 million and $80.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The weighted-average effective interest rate on commercial paper borrowings outstanding was 0.3% and 0.4% as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of The Assumptions Used To Estimate The Fair Value Of The Company's Stock Option Grants) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Share-Based Compensation Plans [Abstract]
Dividend yield	0.80%	0.90%	0.90%
Risk-free interest rate	1.03%	1.29%	1.72%
Expected option life in years	7.0	7.2	7.1
Expected volatility rate	23.00%	23.00%	24.00%
Option fair value	$ 19.82	$ 21.34	$ 22.64

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of Activity In Nonvested Restricted Stock Unit Awards) (Details) (Restricted Stock Units [Member], USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Number of shares outstanding, beginning balance	559,507
Number of options, granted	147,094
Number of shares, vested	(65,526)
Number of shares, forfeited	(93,803)
Number of shares outstanding, ending balance	547,272
Weighted average grant date fair value outstanding, beginning balance	$ 78.29
Weighted average grant date fair value, granted	$ 91.07
Weighted average grant date fair value, vested	$ 67.27
Weighted average grant date fair value, forfeited	$ 83.01
Weighted average grant date fair value outstanding, ending balance	$ 82.36

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of Total Stock Option Activity And Amounts) (Details) (Stock Options [Member], USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011
Stock Options [Member]
Number of shares outstanding, beginning balance	7,943,293
Number of shares, granted	1,020,023
Number of shares, exercised	(1,935,581)
Number of shares, canceled/forfeited	(136,869)
Number of shares outstanding, ending balance	6,890,866
Number of shares, exercisable	4,293,291
Weighted average exercise price, beginning balance	$ 71.64
Weighted average exercise price, granted	$ 84.87
Weighted average exercise price, exercised	$ 55.94
Weighted average exercise price, canceled/forfeited	$ 84.67
Weighted average exercise price, ending balance	$ 77.75
Weighted average exercise price, exercisable	$ 73.47
Weighted average remaining contractual term (years), outstanding, ending balance	6.5
Weighted average remaining contractual term (years), exercisable	4.9
Aggregate intrinsic value, outstanding, ending balance	$ 57.5
Aggregate intrinsic value, exercisable	$ 54.7

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Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Schedule Of Net Sales To External Customers By Geographic Region And Product Group Including Other Information

(dollars in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Net sales
United States	$	1,956.0	$	1,889.0	$	1,759.2
Europe		514.1		474.8		471.7
Japan		142.8		131.9		126.5
Other		283.5		224.5		177.5
	$	2,896.4	$	2,720.2	$	2,534.9
Long-lived assets
United States	$	390.8	$	362.0	$	339.7
Europe		52.5		43.1		55.4
Other		14.2		11.0		8.8
	$	457.5	$	416.1	$	403.9

Total net sales by disease state for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
Vascular	$	842.4	$	755.9	$	681.5
Urology		734.8		718.1		700.3
Oncology		779.5		724.8		678.7
Surgical Specialties		450.0		434.6		387.8
Other		89.7		86.8		86.6
	$	2,896.4	$	2,720.2	$	2,534.9

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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Location And Amounts Of Gains And Losses On The Derivative Instrument Designated As A Fair Value Hedge) (Details) (Interest Expense [Member], Interest Rate Swap Contract [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Interest Expense [Member] | Interest Rate Swap Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Gain Recognized on Swap	$ 11.4	$ 0.7
(Loss) Recognized on Long-Term Debt	$ (11.4)	$ (0.7)

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Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Information

14. Segment Information

The company's management considers its business to be a single segment entity — the manufacture and sale of medical devices. The company's products generally share similar distribution channels and customers. The company designs, manufactures, packages, distributes and sells medical, surgical, diagnostic and patient care devices. The company sells a broad range of products to hospitals, individual healthcare professionals, extended care health facilities and alternate site facilities on a global basis. In general, the company's products are intended to be used once and then discarded or implanted either temporarily or permanently. The company's chief operating decision makers evaluate the various global product portfolios on a net sales basis. The company's chief operating decision makers generally evaluate profitability and associated investments on an enterprise-wide basis due to shared geographic infrastructures. Net sales based on the location of the external customer and identifiable assets by geographic region for the following years ended December 31 are:

(dollars in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Net sales
United States	$	1,956.0	$	1,889.0	$	1,759.2
Europe		514.1		474.8		471.7
Japan		142.8		131.9		126.5
Other		283.5		224.5		177.5
	$	2,896.4	$	2,720.2	$	2,534.9
Long-lived assets
United States	$	390.8	$	362.0	$	339.7
Europe		52.5		43.1		55.4
Other		14.2		11.0		8.8
	$	457.5	$	416.1	$	403.9

Total net sales by disease state for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars in millions)
Vascular	$	842.4	$	755.9	$	681.5
Urology		734.8		718.1		700.3
Oncology		779.5		724.8		678.7
Surgical Specialties		450.0		434.6		387.8
Other		89.7		86.8		86.6
	$	2,896.4	$	2,720.2	$	2,534.9

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Earnings Per Common Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Earnings Per Common Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share Computation

	2011		2010		2009
(dollars and shares in millions)
EPS Numerator:
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$	328.0	$	509.2	$	460.1
Less: Income allocated to participating securities		6.1		5.5		5.0
Net income available to common shareholders	$	321.9	$	503.7	$	455.1
EPS Denominator:
Weighted average common shares outstanding		85.8		93.4		97.7
Dilutive common share equivalents from share-based compensation plans		1.5		1.2		1.3
Weighted average common and common equivalent shares outstanding, assuming dilution		87.3		94.6		99.0

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Financial Instruments (Schedule Of Location And Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments Segregated Between Designated And Not Designated Hedging Instruments) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets - designated as hedging instruments	$ 17.9	$ 5.0
Fair value of derivative liability - designated as hedging instruments	6.4	1.1
Fair value of derivative assets - not designated as hedging instruments	3.8	1.8
Forward Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets - designated as hedging instruments	1.5	2.8
Fair value of derivative assets - not designated as hedging instruments	3.8
Forward Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets - not designated as hedging instruments		1.8
Forward Currency Contracts [Member] | Accrued Expenses [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative liability - designated as hedging instruments	6.4	1.1
Option Currency Contracts [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets - designated as hedging instruments	4.3	1.5
Interest Rate Swap Contract [Member] | Other Assets [Member]
Derivatives, Fair Value [Line Items]
Fair value of derivative assets - designated as hedging instruments	$ 12.1	$ 0.7

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Income Taxes (Income Tax Provision) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Income Taxes [Abstract]
Federal	$ 170,000,000	$ 168,300,000	$ 182,800,000
Foreign	23,300,000	31,800,000	33,600,000
State	7,800,000	10,300,000	8,700,000
Current provision, total	201,100,000	210,400,000	225,100,000
Federal	(18,900,000)	3,700,000	(13,300,000)
Foreign	(2,700,000)	(7,200,000)	(100,000)
State	3,300,000	1,200,000	(1,600,000)
Deferred (benefit) provision, total	(18,300,000)	(2,300,000)	(15,000,000)
Income tax provision	$ 182,800,000	$ 208,100,000	$ 210,100,000

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Consolidated Statements Of Shareholders' Investment (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Beginning balance	$ 1,631,500	$ 2,205,900	$ 1,988,200
Net income	328,000	509,600	461,400
Change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges (net of taxes)	(1,400)	900	(4,800)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	12,100	(38,400)	83,500
Benefit plan adjustments (net of taxes)	(21,100)	6,000	(9,000)
Total comprehensive income	317,600	478,100	531,100
Cash dividends declared	(65,600)	(65,900)	(65,800)
Issuance of common stock	110,200	43,300	29,700
Share-based compensation	55,400	58,100	52,300
Purchases of common stock	(295,100)	(1,069,900)	(342,200)
Tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans	28,200	7,800	12,600
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(25,900)
Ending balance	1,782,200	1,631,500	2,205,900
Common Stock [Member]
Beginning balance	21,300	24,000	24,800
Beginning balance (in shares)	84,973,586	95,917,095	99,393,020
Issuance of common stock	600	300	300
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	2,257,762	1,081,491	1,059,122
Purchases of common stock	(700)	(3,000)	(1,100)
Purchases of common stock (in shares)	(2,688,010)	(12,025,000)	(4,535,047)
Ending balance	21,200	21,300	24,000
Ending balance (in shares)	84,543,338	84,973,586	95,917,095
Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member]
Beginning balance	1,146,400	1,060,900	966,600
Issuance of common stock	109,600	43,000	29,400
Share-based compensation	55,400	58,100	52,300
Purchases of common stock	10,200	(10,200)
Tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans	28,200	7,800	12,600
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(13,200)
Ending balance	1,349,800	1,146,400	1,060,900
Retained Earnings [Member]
Beginning balance	520,000	1,133,400	1,080,200
Net income	328,000	509,200	460,100
Cash dividends declared	(65,600)	(65,900)	(65,800)
Purchases of common stock	(304,600)	(1,056,700)	(341,100)
Ending balance	477,800	520,000	1,133,400
Accumulated Other Comp. (Loss) Inc. [Member]
Beginning balance	(56,200)	(24,700)	(94,400)
Change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges (net of taxes)	(1,400)	900	(4,800)
Foreign currency translation adjustment	12,100	(38,400)	83,500
Benefit plan adjustments (net of taxes)	(21,100)	6,000	(9,000)
Ending balance	(66,600)	(56,200)	(24,700)
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Beginning balance		12,300	11,000
Net income		400	1,300
Change in derivative instruments designated as cash flow hedges (net of taxes)
Foreign currency translation adjustment
Benefit plan adjustments (net of taxes)
Total comprehensive income
Cash dividends declared
Issuance of common stock
Share-based compensation
Purchases of common stock
Tax benefit relating to share-based compensation plans
Purchase of noncontrolling interest		(12,700)
Ending balance			$ 12,300

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Restructuring

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Restructuring [Abstract]

Restructuring

3. Restructuring

During the second half of 2011, the company initiated certain restructuring actions in order to improve its overall cost structure and enhance operational effectiveness. These actions included the realignment of certain sales functions in the United States. In connection with these actions, the company recorded employee separation costs under the company's existing severance programs of $12.0 million ($8.1 million after tax). Substantially all of these costs are expected to be cash expenditures. At December 31, 2011, the remaining liability related to this restructuring charge was $7.4 million, which reflects cash payments of $3.0 million and a reversal of $1.6 million of these costs. The company expects activities under these actions to be substantially complete by the end of 2012.

In December 2010, the company committed to a plan (the "2010 Restructuring Plan") to improve its overall cost structure and enhance operational effectiveness. The 2010 Restructuring Plan included the realignment of certain manufacturing, sales and marketing, and administrative functions. In connection with this plan, the company recorded employee separation costs under the company's existing severance programs and other costs related to one-time employee termination benefits of $16.7 million ($11.4 million after tax). Substantially all of these costs were cash expenditures paid during 2011. In addition, $2.6 million of these restructuring costs were reversed in 2011.

In April 2009, the company announced a plan (the "2009 Restructuring Plan") to reduce its overall cost structure and improve efficiency. The 2009 Restructuring Plan included the consolidation of certain businesses in the United States and the realignment of certain sales and marketing functions outside the United States. The 2009 Restructuring Plan resulted in the elimination of certain positions and other employee terminations worldwide. The company recorded employee separation costs under the company's existing severance programs and other costs primarily related to one-time termination benefits offered under this plan. The total cost of the 2009 Restructuring Plan was $15.4 million ($10.2 million after tax). Substantially all of these costs were cash expenditures and were paid during 2010.

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Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	0 Months Ended				12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		1 Months Ended		0 Months Ended
	Sep. 09, 2011	Dec. 20, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 2.875% Notes Due 2016 [Member]	Dec. 20, 2010 2.875% Notes Due 2016 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 4.40% Notes Due 2021 [Member]	Dec. 20, 2010 4.40% Notes Due 2021 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Five-Year Credit Facility Expiring In October 2016 [Member]	Oct. 31, 2011 Five-Year Credit Facility Expiring In June 2012 [Member]	Dec. 15, 2010 Common Stock [Member]	Dec. 15, 2010 Capital In Excess Of Par Value [Member]	Sep. 09, 2011 Retained Earnings [Member]	Dec. 15, 2010 Retained Earnings [Member]	Dec. 15, 2010 Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Senior unsecured notes - aggregate principal amount		$ 750,000,000				$ 250,000,000		$ 500,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate					2.875%		4.40%
Debt instrument maturity date					2016		2021
Net proceeds from offering		740,000,000
Debt offering expenses		6,300,000
Debt issuance discount		3,700,000
ASR agreement with the bank to repurchase outstanding common stock															750,000,000
Shares received upon initial settlement under the ASR transaction															8.1
Cash remitted to bank counterparty upon final settlement under the ASR agreement	58,900,000
Decrease to shareholder's investment											2,000,000	10,200,000	69,100,000	737,800,000
Increase of capital in excess of par value	10,200,000
Line of credit facility, borrowing capacity									600,000,000	400,000,000
Line of credit facility, term, in years									5	5
Line of credit facility, expiration date									October 2016	June 2012
Commercial paper			$ 304,500,000	$ 80,500,000
Weighted-average effective interest rate			$ 0.30%	$ 0.40%

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Unaudited Interim Financial Information (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Sep. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Acquisition related item, purchased IPR&D charge				$ 3,000,000				$ 3,500,000	$ 2,600,000	$ 16,100,000
Increase (decrease) in net income attributable to common share holders	34,800,000	12,600,000	188,700,000	1,900,000	5,200,000	6,100,000	6,300,000
Decreased diluted earnings per share available to common shareholders	$ (0.40)	$ (0.14)	$ 2.09	$ (0.02)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.06)	$ (0.07)
Legal settlement costs, gross			195,500,000
Total cost of restructuring		10,000,000			16,700,000
Total cost of restructuring	1,100,000		1,100,000
Impairment of Greek bonds included in other (income) expense, net	4,500,000	7,000,000						11,500,000
Decrease in income tax provision	(16,500,000)	(1,100,000)
Other (income) expense, net included a non-cash charge								(271,900,000)	(24,600,000)	(30,500,000)
Other (income) expense, net included a non-cash charge										(7,200,000)
Other (income) expense, net included insurance settlements, net										7,000,000
Acquisition related items consisting of integration costs	4,100,000					7,700,000		4,400,000	9,300,000	3,200,000
Acquisition related transaction costs	3,800,000						2,500,000	3,800,000
Bad debt expenses related write-down of accounts receivable							3,800,000		3,800,000
Income tax increase (decrease) in liability from prior year						1,400,000
Reduction in income tax provision	17,600,000				6,200,000			17,600,000	6,200,000
Brachytherapy Matter [Member]
Legal settlement costs, gross	$ 51,000,000							$ 51,000,000

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Share-Based Compensation Plans (Schedule Of Assumptions Of Weighted Average For ESPP Purchases Utilizing The Black-Scholes Model) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Dividend yield	0.80%	0.90%	0.90%
Risk-free interest rate	1.03%	1.29%	1.72%
Expected life in years	7.0	7.2	7.1
Expected volatility rate	23.00%	23.00%	24.00%
Fair value	$ 19.82	$ 21.34	$ 22.64
Employee Stock Purchase Plan [Member]
Dividend yield	0.80%	0.90%	0.80%
Risk-free interest rate	0.16%	0.20%	0.30%
Expected life in years	0.5	0.5	0.5
Expected volatility rate	17.00%	20.00%	32.00%
Fair value	$ 19.63	$ 15.70	$ 18.74

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Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Financial Instruments [Abstract]

Schedule Of Location And Fair Values Of Derivative Instruments Segregated Between Designated And Not Designated Hedging Instruments

	Balance Sheet Location	Fair Value of Derivatives
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments		2011		2010
(dollars in millions)
Forward currency contracts	Other current assets	$	1.5	$	2.8
Option currency contracts	Other current assets		4.3		1.5
Interest rate swap contract	Other assets		12.1		0.7
		$	17.9	$	5.0
Forward currency contracts	Accrued expenses	$	6.4	$	1.1
		$	6.4	$	1.1
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments
(dollars in millions)
Forward currency contracts	Other current assets	$	3.8	$	—
Forward currency contracts	Other assets		—		1.8
		$	3.8	$	1.8

Schedule Of Location And Amounts Of Gains And Losses On Derivative Instruments Designated As Cash Flow Hedges

	Gain/(Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income								Location of Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income	Gain/(Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comp. Loss to Income
(dollars in millions)	2011			2010		2009				2011			2010			2009
Forward currency contracts	$	(3.9	)	$	0.1	$	3.6		Costs of goods sold	$	1.0		$	0.4		$	(2.0	)
Option currency contracts		2.5			0.8		(8.4	)	Costs of goods sold		—			0.4			5.0
	$	(1.4	)	$	0.9	$	(4.8	)		$	1.0	(A)	$	0.8	(A)	$	3.0	(A)

^(A)  The tax effect of the amount reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to income was $1.0 million, $0.1 million and $0.4 million at December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

Schedule Of Location And Amounts Of Gains And Losses On The Derivative Instrument Designated As A Fair Value Hedge

		Gain Recognized on Swap				(Loss) Recognized on Long-Term Debt
(dollars in millions)	Income Statement Location	2011		2010		2011			2010
Interest rate swap contract	Interest expense	$	11.4	$	0.7	$	(11.4	)	$	(0.7	)

Schedule Of Location And Amounts Of Gains And Losses On Derivative Instruments Not Designated As Hedging Instruments

		Gain Recognized in Earnings
(dollars in millions)	Income Statement Location	2011		2010
Forward currency contracts(A)	Other (income) expense, net	$	2.0	$	1.8

^(A)  These derivative contracts mitigate changes in the value of remeasured foreign currency denominated monetary loans attributable to changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

Schedule Of Financial Instrument Assets And (Liabilities) Measured At Fair Value On A Recurring Basis

	2011			2010
(dollars in millions)
Greek government bonds	$	3.6		$	—
Forward currency contracts		(1.1	)		3.5
Option currency contracts		4.3			1.5
Interest rate swap contract		12.1			0.7

Schedule Of Accounts Receivable, Net Of Allowances

	Accounts receivable, net		Greater than 365 days past due
(dollars in millions)
Spain	$	35.0	$	11.5
Italy		29.6		4.0
Greece		10.0		2.4
Portugal		5.6		2.2
	$	80.2	$	20.1

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Pension And Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Components Of Net Periodic Pension Expense) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Interest cost	$ 0.4	$ 0.5
Net periodic pension cost	0.6	0.7	0.8
Defined Benefit Pension Plans [Member]
Service cost, net of employee contributions	26.1	24.6	19.9
Interest cost	19.0	18.9	17.4
Expected return on plan assets	(23.2)	(22.0)	(20.4)
Amortization of net loss	8.4	6.9	3.1
Amortization of prior service cost	(0.2)		0.1
Net periodic pension cost	$ 30.1	$ 28.4	$ 20.1

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Restructuring (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 2011 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2010 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 2010 Restructuring Plan [Member]	Dec. 31, 2009 2009 Restructuring Plan [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Employee separation and other costs related to one time employee termination benefits, after tax							$ 11.4		$ 10.2
Remaining liability related to restructuring charge					7.4	7.4
Cash payments related to restructuring charges						3.0
Severance costs					12.0
Severance costs after tax					8.1
Total cost of restructuring		10.0		16.7			16.7		15.4
Reversal of restructuring costs	$ 1.1		$ 1.1			$ 1.6		$ 2.6

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Other (Income) Expense, Net

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other (Income) Expense, Net [Abstract]

Other (Income) Expense, Net

13. Other (Income) Expense, Net

The components of other (income) expense, net, for the following years ended December 31 are:

	2011			2010			2009
(dollars in millions)
Interest income	$	(3.5	)	$	(3.7	)	$	(3.6	)
Foreign exchange losses (gains)		2.0			(0.7	)		(1.5	)
Legal settlements and commitments		246.5			—			—
Impairment charges for bonds		11.5			—			—
Restructuring		7.8			16.7			15.4
Asset dispositions		—			—			7.2
Insurance settlements, net		—			—			7.0
Acquisition related items		4.4			9.3			3.2
Other, net		3.2			3.0			2.8
Total other (income) expense, net	$	271.9		$	24.6		$	30.5

Legal settlements and commitments—In 2011, the amount reflected the estimated costs of settling all Hernia Product Claims (other than the putative class action lawsuits), including costs to administer the settlements, and the charge associated with the preliminary agreement to resolve claims with respect to the Brachytherapy Matter (see Note 10 of the notes to consolidated financial statements). The amount also reflected certain other legal settlements and commitments.

Impairment charges for bonds—See Note 6 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Restructuring—See Note 3 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Asset dispositions—In 2009, the amount reflected non-cash charges for asset write-offs primarily related to the company's decision to discontinue a hernia repair xenograft device.

Insurance settlements, net—In 2009, the amount reflected a charge for an insurance settlement, partially offset by an unrelated insurance recovery. See Note 10 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition related items—The amounts consist of acquisition related integration costs. See Note 2 of the notes to consolidated financial statements.