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Supplementary Data (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Supplementary Data [Abstract] |
Accrued Liabilities | The following table presents the components of accrued liabilities.
| June 30, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010
Media and production expenses | $ | 2,249.2 |  |  | $ | 2,332.2 |
Salaries, benefits and related expenses | 365.2 |  |  | 470.0 |
Office and related expenses | 54.3 |  |  | 62.0 |
Acquisition obligations | 8.5 |  |  | 63.5 |
Interest | 40.8 |  |  | 41.5 |
Professional fees | 17.9 |  |  | 24.6 |
Other | 113.5 |  |  | 118.9 |
Total accrued liabilities | $ | 2,849.4 |  |  | $ | 3,112.7 |
Other Income (Expense), Net | Results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 include certain items which are not directly associated with our revenue-producing operations.
| Three months ended June 30, |  | Six months ended June 30,
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Gains (losses) on sales of businesses and investments | $ | 0.3 |  |  | $ | (3.3 | ) |  | $ | (6.2 | ) |  | $ | (3.1 | )
Vendor discounts and credit adjustments | 2.8 |  |  | 2.2 |  |  | 2.9 |  |  | 2.0 |
Other income (expense), net | 2.2 |  |  | (1.0 | ) |  | 2.5 |  |  | (0.5 | )
Total other income (expense), net | $ | 5.3 |  |  | $ | (2.1 | ) |  | $ | (0.8 | ) |  | $ | (1.6 | )
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest | The following table presents changes in our redeemable noncontrolling interests.
| Six months ended June 30,
| 2011 |  | 2010
Balance at beginning of period | $ | 291.2 |  |  | $ | 277.8 |
Change in related noncontrolling interest balance | (10.2 | ) |  | (16.9 | )
Changes in redemption value of redeemable noncontrolling interests: |  |  |
Additions | 5.5 |  |  | 21.0 |
Redemptions and reclassifications | (25.4 | ) |  | (16.7 | )
Redemption value adjustments 1 | 11.0 |  |  | 4.2 |
Balance at end of period | $ | 272.1 |  |  | $ | 269.4 |
1 | Redeemable noncontrolling interests are reported at their estimated redemption value in each reporting period, but not less than their initial fair value. Any adjustment to the redemption value impacts additional paid-in capital, except adjustments as a result of currency translation.

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