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&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;b&gt;Note 1: Summary of
Significant Accounting Policies&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Basis of
Presentation&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;The accompanying Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements include Belden Inc. and all of
its subsidiaries (the Company, Belden, us, we, or our). We
eliminate all significant affiliate accounts and transactions in
consolidation.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;The accompanying Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements presented as of any date other
than December&amp;#xA0;31, 2012:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&amp;#xA0;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: WINGDINGS 2"&gt;&amp;#x2014;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Are prepared from the books and records without audit,
and&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: WINGDINGS 2"&gt;&amp;#x2014;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Are prepared in accordance with the instructions for Form 10-Q
and do not include all of the information required by accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States for complete
statements, but&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&amp;#xA0;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: WINGDINGS 2"&gt;&amp;#x2014;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Include all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring
adjustments, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial
statements.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;These Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction
with the Consolidated Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
contained in our 2012 Annual Report on
Form&amp;#xA0;10-K.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Business
Description&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Belden designs,
manufactures, and markets signal transmission solutions for the
broadcast, enterprise, and industrial markets. Our products are
designed and manufactured to strict quality standards resulting in
an industry leading reputation for worldwide
reliability.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Reporting
Periods&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Our fiscal year and fiscal
fourth quarter both end on December&amp;#xA0;31. Our fiscal first
quarter ends on the Sunday falling closest to 91 days after
December&amp;#xA0;31, which was March&amp;#xA0;31, 2013, the 90th day of
our fiscal year 2013. Our fiscal second quarter has 91 days and
ended on June&amp;#xA0;30, 2013. Our fiscal third quarter has 91 days
and will end on September&amp;#xA0;29, 2013. The six months ended
June&amp;#xA0;30, 2013 and July&amp;#xA0;1, 2012 included 181 and 183 days,
respectively.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Reclassifications&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;We have made certain
reclassifications to the 2012 Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements with no impact to reported net income in order to
conform to the 2013 presentation, primarily related to discontinued
operations of a disposed business.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Fair Value
Measurement&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Accounting guidance for
fair value measurements specifies a hierarchy of valuation
techniques based upon whether the inputs to those valuation
techniques reflect assumptions other market participants would use
based upon market data obtained from independent sources or reflect
our own assumptions of market participant valuation. The hierarchy
is broken down into three levels based on the reliability of the
inputs as follows:&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: WINGDINGS 2"&gt;&amp;#x2014;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" align="left"&gt;
&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Level 1 &amp;#x2013; Quoted prices in active markets that are
unadjusted and accessible at the measurement date for identical,
unrestricted assets or liabilities;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: WINGDINGS 2"&gt;&amp;#x2014;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" align="left"&gt;
&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Level 2 &amp;#x2013; Quoted prices for identical assets and
liabilities in markets that are not active, quoted prices for
similar assets and liabilities in active markets, or financial
instruments for which significant inputs are observable, either
directly or indirectly;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" width="2%" align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: WINGDINGS 2"&gt;&amp;#x2014;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
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&lt;td valign="top" align="left"&gt;
&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;Level 3 &amp;#x2013; Prices or valuations that require inputs that
are both significant to the fair value measurement and
unobservable.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;As of and for the three and
six months ended June&amp;#xA0;30, 2013 and July&amp;#xA0;1, 2012, we
utilized Level 1 inputs to determine the fair value of cash
equivalents. We did not have any transfers between Level 1 and
Level 2 fair value measurements during the year.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Cash and Cash
Equivalents&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;We classify cash on hand
and deposits in banks, including commercial paper, money market
accounts, and other investments with an original maturity of three
months or less, that we hold from time to time, as cash and cash
equivalents. We periodically have cash equivalents consisting of
short-term money market funds and other investments. The primary
objective of our investment activities is to preserve our capital
for the purpose of funding operations. We do not enter into
investments for trading or speculative purposes. The fair value of
these cash equivalents as of June&amp;#xA0;30, 2013 was $260.5 million
and is based on quoted market prices in active markets (i.e., Level
1 valuation).&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Contingent
Liabilities&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;We have established
liabilities for environmental and legal contingencies that are
probable of occurrence and reasonably estimable, the amounts of
which are currently not material. We accrue environmental
remediation costs based on estimates of known environmental
remediation exposures developed in consultation with our
environmental consultants and legal counsel. We are, from time to
time, subject to routine litigation incidental to our business.
These lawsuits primarily involve claims for damages arising out of
the use of our products, allegations of patent or trademark
infringement, and litigation and administrative proceedings
involving employment matters and commercial disputes. Based on
facts currently available, we believe the disposition of the claims
that are pending or asserted will not have a materially adverse
effect on our financial position, results of operations or cash
flow.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;As of June&amp;#xA0;30, 2013,
we were party to standby letters of credit, bank guaranties, and
surety bonds totaling $7.0 million, $4.7 million, and $1.7 million,
respectively.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Revenue
Recognition&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;We recognize revenue when
all of the following circumstances are satisfied:
(1)&amp;#xA0;persuasive evidence of an arrangement exists,
(2)&amp;#xA0;price is fixed or determinable, (3)&amp;#xA0;collectability is
reasonably assured, and (4)&amp;#xA0;delivery has occurred. Delivery
occurs in the period in which the customer takes title and assumes
the risks and rewards of ownership of the products specified in the
customer&amp;#x2019;s purchase order or sales agreement. At times, we
enter into arrangements that involve the delivery of multiple
products. For these arrangements, revenue is allocated to each
deliverable based on that element&amp;#x2019;s relative selling price
and recognized based on the period of delivery for each
element.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;We record revenue net of
estimated rebates, price allowances, invoicing adjustments, and
product returns. We record revisions to these estimates in the
period in which the facts that give rise to each revision become
known.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; FONT-SIZE: 1px"&gt;
&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&amp;#xA0;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Discontinued
Operations&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;In 2012, we sold our
Thermax and Raydex cable business, and the results of operations of
Thermax and Raydex in 2012 are reported in discontinued operations.
Operating results from discontinued operations for the three and
six months ended July&amp;#xA0;1, 2012 include $25.8 million and $50.5
million, respectively, of revenues and $5.3 million and $12.1
million, respectively, of income before taxes from Thermax and
Raydex.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;In 2010, we completed the
sale of Trapeze Networks, Inc. (Trapeze) for $152.1 million. At the
time the transaction closed, we received $136.9 million in cash,
and the remaining $15.2 million was placed in escrow as partial
security for our indemnity obligations under the sale agreement. As
of June&amp;#xA0;30, 2013, we have collected a partial settlement of
$4.2 million from the escrow, and we remain in negotiations with
the buyer of Trapeze regarding the status of the escrow and certain
claims raised by the buyer. Based on the current status of the
negotiations, the amount of the escrow receivable on our Condensed
Consolidated Balance Sheet is $3.8 million, which is our best
estimate of the remaining amount to be collected.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Subsequent
Events&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;We have evaluated
subsequent events after the balance sheet date through the
financial statement issuance date for appropriate accounting and
disclosure.&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 18px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Current-Year Adoption of
Accounting Pronouncements&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/font&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;&lt;font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"&gt;On January&amp;#xA0;1, 2013, we
adopted new accounting guidance issued by the FASB with regard to
the presentation and disclosure of changes in accumulated other
comprehensive income (loss). The adoption of this guidance did not
have a material impact on our financial
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