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Income Taxes Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Income Taxes [Abstract] |
Income Before Income Taxes [Table Text Block] | Income before income taxes for the three years ended December 31, 2011 was (in millions):
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Domestic | $ | 581.0 |  |  | $ | 573.2 |  |  | $ | 598.8 |
International | 968.0 |  |  | 777.2 |  |  | 675.4 |
| $ | 1,549.0 |  |  | $ | 1,350.4 |  |  | $ | 1,274.2 |
Income Tax Expense [Table Text Block] | Income tax expense for the three years ended December 31, 2011 was (in millions):
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Current: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | $ | 158.6 |  |  | $ | 107.2 |  |  | $ | 58.2 |
State and local | 14.4 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 11.8 |
International | 239.5 |  |  | 233.1 |  |  | 198.5 |
| 412.5 |  |  | 352.0 |  |  | 268.5 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |
Federal | 83.6 |  |  | 98.9 |  |  | 146.9 |
State and local | 4.9 |  |  | 3.6 |  |  | 14.2 |
International | 4.8 |  |  | 5.7 |  |  | 4.0 |
| 93.3 |  |  | 108.2 |  |  | 165.1 |
| $ | 505.8 |  |  | $ | 460.2 |  |  | $ | 433.6 |
Reconciliation from the Statutory U.S. Federal Income Tax Rate to Effective Tax Rate [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation from the statutory U.S. federal income tax rate to our effective tax rate is:
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Statutory U.S. federal income tax rate | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | % |  | 35.0 | %
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit | 0.8 |  |  | 0.7 |  |  | 1.3 |
Remeasurement gain Clemenger Group, tax rate differential | (2.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
International tax rate differentials | (1.4 | ) |  | (2.1 | ) |  | (2.7 | )
Other | 0.9 |  |  | 0.5 |  |  | 0.4 |
Effective rate | 32.7 | % |  | 34.1 | % |  | 34.0 | %
Components of Deferred Tax Assest and Liabilities [Table Text Block] | The components of deferred tax assets and liabilities at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were (in millions):
| 2011 |  | 2010
Deferred tax assets: |  |  |
Compensation and severance | $ | 291.5 |  |  | $ | 257.6 |
Tax loss and credit carryforwards | 156.3 |  |  | 112.6 |
Basis differences from acquisitions | 37.2 |  |  | 23.8 |
Basis differences from short-term assets and liabilities | 33.6 |  |  | 27.7 |
Other | 19.8 |  |  | 9.8 |
Deferred tax assets | 538.4 |  |  | 431.5 |
Valuation allowance | (24.9 | ) |  | (24.6 | )
Net deferred tax assets | $ | 513.5 |  |  | $ | 406.9 |
Deferred tax liabilities: |  |  |
Basis differences from investments | $ | 11.1 |  |  | $ | 6.7 |
Unremitted foreign earnings | 143.2 |  |  | 85.0 |
Financial instruments | 480.3 |  |  | 458.2 |
Goodwill and intangible assets | 577.4 |  |  | 449.2 |
Deferred tax liabilities | $ | 1,212.0 |  |  | $ | 999.1 |
Net deferred tax assets (liabilities) | $ | (698.5 | ) |  | $ | (592.2 | )
Net Deferred Tax Assets and (Liabilities) as Classified in the Balance Sheet [Table Text Block] | At December 31, 2011 and 2010, our net deferred tax assets and (liabilities) were classified as follows (in millions):
| 2011 |  | 2010
Other current assets - Deferred taxes | $ | 169.1 |  |  | $ | 141.3 |
Deferred tax assets | — |  |  | 14.2 |
Long-term deferred tax liabilities | (867.6 | ) |  | (747.7 | )
| $ | (698.5 | ) |  | $ | (592.2 | )
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Table Text Block] | A reconciliation of our unrecognized tax benefits is (in millions):
| 2011 |  | 2010
Balance January 1 | $ | 165.1 |  |  | $ | 202.8 |
Additions: |  |  |
Current year tax positions | 12.2 |  |  | 11.4 |
Prior year tax positions | 12.5 |  |  | 18.3 |
Reduction of prior year tax positions | (14.8 | ) |  | (38.8 | )
Settlements | (16.7 | ) |  | (24.1 | )
Lapse of statute of limitations | — |  |  | (2.6 | )
Foreign currency translation | (0.5 | ) |  | (1.9 | )
Balance December 31 | $ | 157.8 |  |  | $ | 165.1 |

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