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Other Income (Expense)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Other Income (Expense) [Abstract]

Other Income (Expense)

NOTE 15 — Other Income (Expense)

Other, net

The following table presents the components of other, net:

		For the Year Ended December 31,
		2011				2010				2009
		(In thousands)
Foreign exchange rate losses, net		$	(8,465	)		$	(16,159	)		$	(29,475	)
Noncontrolling investment basis adjustment			—				—				(5,158	)
Other(1)			1,428				587				(71	)
Total		$	(7,037	)		$	(15,572	)		$	(34,704	)

(1) Other primarily includes equity gains (losses) on unconsolidated affiliates and other miscellaneous gains and losses.

In 2009, in conjunction with the acquisition of additional interest in one of our equity method investments, we remeasured our previously held equity interest to fair value and recognized the resulting loss of $5 million.

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The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Article 5

-Section 03

-Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 225

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 2

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688

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