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Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis | The following tables present information about our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.
| December 31, 2012 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 1,806.6 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 1,806.6 |  |  | Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term marketable securities | 16.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 16.0 |  |  | Marketable securities
Long-term investments | 1.5 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 1.5 |  |  | Other assets
Total | $ | 1,824.1 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 1,824.1 |  |  |
As a percentage of total assets | 13.5 | % |  | 0.0 | % |  | 0.0 | % |  | 13.5 | % |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests 1 | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 25.3 |  |  | $ | 25.3 |  |  |
| December 31, 2011 |  | Balance Sheet Classification
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash equivalents | $ | 1,596.5 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 1,596.5 |  |  | Cash and cash equivalents
Short-term marketable securities | 12.9 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 12.9 |  |  | Marketable securities
Long-term investments | 1.3 |  |  | 9.0 |  |  | 0.0 |  |  | 10.3 |  |  | Other assets
Total | $ | 1,610.7 |  |  | $ | 9.0 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 1,619.7 |  |  |
As a percentage of total assets | 12.5 | % |  | 0.1 | % |  | 0.0 | % |  | 12.5 | % |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests 1 | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 58.9 |  |  | $ | 58.9 |  |  |
1 | Relates to unconditional obligations to purchase additional noncontrolling equity shares of consolidated subsidiaries. Fair value measurement of the obligation was based upon the amount payable as if the forward contracts were settled. The amount redeemable within the next twelve months is classified in accrued liabilities; any interests redeemable thereafter are classified in other non-current liabilities.
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on recurring basis - level 3 reconciliation | The following tables present additional information about financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis and for which we utilize Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.
|  | Years ended December 31,
Liabilities |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests - Balance at beginning of period |  | $ | 58.9 |  |  | $ | 52.0 |
Level 3 additions |  | 0.0 |  |  | 28.1 |
Level 3 reductions |  | (34.9 | ) |  | (28.0 | )
Realized losses included in net income |  | (1.4 | ) |  | (6.7 | )
Foreign currency translation |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.1 |
Mandatorily redeemable noncontrolling interests - Balance at end of period |  | $ | 25.3 |  |  | $ | 58.9 |
Assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring | The following table presents information about our financial instruments that are not measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2012, and indicates the fair value hierarchy of the valuation techniques utilized to determine such fair value.
| December 31, 2012
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total
Total long-term debt | $ | 0.0 |  |  | $ | 2,292.4 |  |  | $ | 90.8 |  |  | $ | 2,383.2 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities by class, including financial instruments measured at fair value that are classified in shareholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in periods after initial recognition (for example, impaired assets). Disclosures may include, but are not limited to: (a) the fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements and (b) the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized in their entirety (levels 1, 2, 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 157 -Paragraph 33 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19296-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets and liabilities, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7578670&loc=d3e19190-110258 + Details
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