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SHORT-TERM AND LONG-TERM LOANS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Collateralized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—Split-tenor revolving credit facility (a) |  |  | 500.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 430.0 |
—Syndicated revolving loan facility (b) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
—Project finance facility (c) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 100.0 |
—Preference shares (d) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 91.4 |  |  |  | 96.3 |
—Scrip loan (e) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.4 |  |  |  | 19.0 |
—Non-revolving Senior Secured Term Loan (f) |  |  | 150.0 |  |  |  | 190.0 |  |  |  | — |
—$1 Billion Notes Issue (g) |  |  | 987.7 |  |  |  | 986.6 |  |  |  | — |
—$1 Billion syndicated revolving credit facility (h) |  |  | 220.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
—$60 million senior secured revolving credit facility (i) |  |  | 50.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Uncollateralized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
—Domestic Medium Term Notes Program (j) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 108.9 |  |  |  | 475.8 |
—Short-term syndicated facility (k) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
—Other loans (l) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 1,907.7 |  |  |  | 1,398.3 |  |  |  | 1,121.1 |
Short-term loans and current portion of long-term loans |  |  | (547.0 | ) |  |  | (261.7 | ) |  |  | (691.1 | )
Total long-term loans |  |  | 1,360.7 |  |  |  | 1,136.6 |  |  |  | 430.0 |
Combined Aggregate Maturities of Short- and Long-Terms Loans | The combined aggregate maturities of short and long-term loans for each of the next five years at December 31, 2011 is tabulated below:
Maturity |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
1 |  |  | 547.0 |  |  |  | 261.7 |  |  |  | 691.1 |
2 |  |  | 48.0 |  |  |  | 40.0 |  |  |  | 430.0 |
3 |  |  | 75.0 |  |  |  | 40.0 |  |  |  | — |
4 |  |  | 30.0 |  |  |  | 40.0 |  |  |  | — |
Thereafter |  |  | 1,207.7 |  |  |  | 1,016.6 |  |  |  | — |
|  |  | 1,907.7 |  |  |  | 1,398.3 |  |  |  | 1,121.1 |
Split tenor revolving credit facility |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | 430.0 |  |  |  | 498.5 |
Loans advanced, net of transaction costs |  |  | 540.0 |  |  |  | 70.0 |  |  |  | 221.0 |
Loan repayments |  |  | (40.0 | ) |  |  | (500.0 | ) |  |  | (289.5 | )
Closing balance |  |  | 500.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 430.0 |
Syndicated revolving loan facility |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 72.0 |
Loans advanced |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 200.0 |
Loan repayments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (272.0 | )
Closing balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Project finance facility |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | 100.0 |  |  |  | 150.0 |
Loan repayments |  |  | — |  |  |  | (100.0 | ) |  |  | (50.0 | )
Closing balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 100.0 |
Preference shares |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | 91.4 |  |  |  | 96.3 |  |  |  | 84.9 |
Preference share dividend |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  | 5.9 |
Redemptions |  |  | (90.0 | ) |  |  | (19.3 | ) |  |  | — |
Other |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Translation |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  |  | 11.4 |  |  |  | 5.5 |
Closing balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | 91.4 |  |  |  | 96.3 |
Scrip Loan |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | 21.4 |  |  |  | 19.0 |  |  |  | — |
Interest |  |  | 0.3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loans advanced |  |  | 18.2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19.5 |
Loans repaid |  |  | (39.6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Translation |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | 2.4 |  |  |  | (0.5 | )
Closing balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21.4 |  |  |  | 19.0 |
Non-revolving Senior Secured Term Loan |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | 190.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loans advanced |  |  | — |  |  |  | 200.0 |  |  |  | — |
Loans repaid |  |  | (40.0 | ) |  |  | (10.0 | ) |  |  | — |
Closing balance |  |  | 150.0 |  |  |  | 190.0 |  |  |  | — |
Dollar One Billion Notes Issue |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | 986.6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Notes Issued, net of transaction costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | 986.4 |  |  |  | — |
Unwinding of transaction costs |  |  | 1.1 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | — |
Closing balance |  |  | 987.7 |  |  |  | 986.6 |  |  |  | — |
$1 billion revolving credit facility |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loans advanced |  |  | 483.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Repayments |  |  | (263.0 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Closing balance |  |  | 220.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Domestic Medium Term Notes Program |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | 108.9 |  |  |  | 475.8 |  |  |  | 141.8 |
Notes issued |  |  | — |  |  |  | 248.0 |  |  |  | 1,044.9 |
Settlements |  |  | (105.3 | ) |  |  | (659.6 | ) |  |  | (721.9 | )
Translation |  |  | (3.6 | ) |  |  | 44.7 |  |  |  | 11.0 |
Balance at close |  |  | — |  |  |  | 108.9 |  |  |  | 475.8 |
Short term syndicated facility |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20.0 |
Loan advanced |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Repayments |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (20.0 | )
Closing balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other loans |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 136.5 |
Loans advanced |  |  | 56.7 |  |  |  | 39.4 |  |  |  | 134.5 |
Loans repaid |  |  | (56.7 | ) |  |  | (41.9 | ) |  |  | (284.1 | )
Translation |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2.5 |  |  |  | 13.1 |
Closing balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
$60 million senior secured revolving credit facility |
Long Term Loans |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |  |  | June 30, 2010 |
Opening balance |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loans advanced |  |  | 70.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Repayments |  |  | (20.0 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Balance at close |  |  | 50.0 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |

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