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Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Other Accrued Liabilities | A summary of other accrued liabilities as of December 31 is as follows:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Accrued payroll and benefits |  | $ | 168.9 |  |  | $ | 158.4 |
Accrued fees and taxes |  |  | 115.3 |  |  |  | 111.8 |
Self-insurance reserves, current portion |  |  | 114.4 |  |  |  | 112.7 |
Accrued dividends |  |  | 81.4 |  |  |  | 76.7 |
Synergy incentive plan |  |  | 68.1 |  |  |  | - |
Current tax liabilities |  |  | 29.4 |  |  |  | - |
Restructuring liabilities |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | 3.9 |
Accrued professional fees and contigent legal liabilities |  |  | 81.3 |  |  |  | 53.1 |
Other |  |  | 93.4 |  |  |  | 104.7 |
Total |  | $ | 752.5 |  |  | $ | 621.3 |
Other Long-Term Liabilities | A summary of other long-term liabilities as of December 31 is as follows:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Deferred compensation plan liability |  | $ | 31.4 |  |  | $ | 27.7 |
Pension and other postretirement liabilities |  |  | 46.8 |  |  |  | 14.4 |
Contingent legal liabilities |  |  | 59.3 |  |  |  | 105.8 |
Ceded insurance reserves |  |  | 58.0 |  |  |  | 54.5 |
Synergy incentive plan |  |  | - |  |  |  | 68.1 |
Other |  |  | 26.6 |  |  |  | 35.0 |
Total |  | $ | 222.1 |  |  | $ | 305.5 |
Activity of self-insurance reserves | The following table summarizes the activity in our self-insurance reserves for the years ended December 31:
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ | 417.2 |  |  | $ | 412.9 |  |  | $ | 408.1 |
Additions charged to expense |  |  | 367.3 |  |  |  | 364.9 |  |  |  | 481.3 |
Payments |  |  | (372.1 | ) |  |  | (368.9 | ) |  |  | (489.7 | )
Accretion expense |  |  | 5.9 |  |  |  | 8.3 |  |  |  | 13.2 |
Balance at end of year |  |  | 418.3 |  |  |  | 417.2 |  |  |  | 412.9 |
Less: Current portion |  |  | (114.4 | ) |  |  | (112.7 | ) |  |  | (110.9 | )
Long-term portion |  | $ | 303.9 |  |  | $ | 304.5 |  |  | $ | 302.0 |
Allied [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Unfavorable contracts and lease exit liabilities included in other accrued and other long-term liabilities | The following tables reflect activity during the year ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 associated with unfavorable contracts and lease exit liabilities included in other accrued and other long-term liabilities:
|  | Balance at December 31, 2010 |  |  | Payments / Amortization |  |  | Adjustments |  |  | Balance at December 31, 2011 |
Unfavorable contracts |  | $ | 37.6 |  |  | $ | (9.5 | ) |  | $ | (5.3 | ) |  | $ | 22.8 |
Lease exit costs |  |  | 5.0 |  |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | (0.6 | ) |  |  | 3.0 |
Total |  | $ | 42.6 |  |  | $ | (10.9 | ) |  | $ | (5.9 | ) |  | $ | 25.8 |
|  | Balance at December 31, 2009 |  |  | Payments / Amortization |  |  | Adjustments |  |  | Balance at December 31, 2010 |
Unfavorable contracts |  | $ | 49.0 |  |  | $ | (10.1 | ) |  | $ | (1.3 | ) |  | $ | 37.6 |
Lease exit costs |  |  | 6.4 |  |  |  | (1.4 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5.0 |
Total |  | $ | 55.4 |  |  | $ | (11.5 | ) |  | $ | (1.3 | ) |  | $ | 42.6 |

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