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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Assets and Liabilities Carrying at Fair Value on Recurring Basis | The carrying amounts and estimated fair values of the Company’s consolidated financial instruments for which the disclosure of fair values is required, including (i) financial assets and liabilities measured and carried at fair value on a recurring basis, and (ii) financial assets and liabilities not measured at fair value but for which fair value disclosures are required; are summarized according to the hierarchy previously described as follows:
| June 30, 2013
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents (a) | $ | 1,243.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,243.7 |  |  | $ | 1,243.7 |
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41.0 |  |  | 41.0 |  |  | 41.0 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange forward agreements | — |  |  | 5.8 |  |  | — |  |  | 5.8 |  |  | 5.8 |
Commodity swap and option agreements | — |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.4 |  |  | 4.4 |
Call options and futures contracts | — |  |  | 227.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 227.4 |  |  | 227.4 |
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed securities | — |  |  | 1,432.4 |  |  | 5.1 |  |  | 1,437.5 |  |  | 1,437.5 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | — |  |  | 518.0 |  |  | 5.9 |  |  | 523.9 |  |  | 523.9 |
Corporates | — |  |  | 9,773.8 |  |  | 439.0 |  |  | 10,212.8 |  |  | 10,212.8 |
Hybrids | — |  |  | 508.3 |  |  | — |  |  | 508.3 |  |  | 508.3 |
Municipals | — |  |  | 1,036.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,036.9 |  |  | 1,036.9 |
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities | — |  |  | 111.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 111.0 |  |  | 111.0 |
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities | — |  |  | 1,353.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,353.9 |  |  | 1,353.9 |
U.S. Government | 183.6 |  |  | 210.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 394.0 |  |  | 394.0 |
Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale | — |  |  | 258.1 |  |  | 11.7 |  |  | 269.8 |  |  | 269.8 |
Trading | 67.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 67.2 |  |  | 67.2 |
Policy loans and other invested assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 27.6 |  |  | 27.6 |  |  | 27.6 |
Asset-backed loans | — |  |  | — |  |  | 430.2 |  |  | 430.2 |  |  | 430.2 |
Total financial assets | $ | 1,494.5 |  |  | $ | 15,440.4 |  |  | $ | 960.5 |  |  | $ | 17,895.4 |  |  | $ | 17,895.4 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt (a) | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,574.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,574.3 |  |  | $ | 4,554.3 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,585.9 |  |  | 1,585.9 |  |  | 1,585.9 |
Futures contracts | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4 |  |  | 0.4 |
Foreign exchange forward agreements | — |  |  | 4.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 4.5 |  |  | 4.5 |
Commodity swap and option agreements | — |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.5 |  |  | 2.5 |
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock | — |  |  | — |  |  | 147.3 |  |  | 147.3 |  |  | 147.3 |
Redeemable preferred stock, excluding equity conversion feature | — |  |  | — |  |  | 368.9 |  |  | 368.9 |  |  | 325.4 |
Investment contracts, included in contractholder funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,354.5 |  |  | 12,354.5 |  |  | 13,756.7 |
Total financial liabilities | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,581.7 |  |  | $ | 14,456.6 |  |  | $ | 19,038.3 |  |  | $ | 20,377.0 |
| September 30, 2012
| Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents (a) | $ | 1,468.4 |  |  | $ | 2.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,470.7 |  |  | $ | 1,470.7 |
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable | — |  |  | — |  |  | 41.0 |  |  | 41.0 |  |  | 41.0 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange forward agreements | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.2 |  |  | 1.2 |
Commodity swap and option agreements | — |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 2.0 |  |  | 2.0 |
Call options | — |  |  | 200.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 200.7 |  |  | 200.7 |
Fixed maturity securities, available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed securities | — |  |  | 1,012.0 |  |  | 15.9 |  |  | 1,027.9 |  |  | 1,027.9 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | — |  |  | 548.8 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 553.8 |  |  | 553.8 |
Corporates | — |  |  | 10,873.7 |  |  | 135.3 |  |  | 11,009.0 |  |  | 11,009.0 |
Hybrids | — |  |  | 519.4 |  |  | 8.8 |  |  | 528.2 |  |  | 528.2 |
Municipals | — |  |  | 1,224.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,224.0 |  |  | 1,224.0 |
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities | — |  |  | 155.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 155.0 |  |  | 155.0 |
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities | — |  |  | 660.6 |  |  | — |  |  | 660.6 |  |  | 660.6 |
U.S. Government | 930.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 930.4 |  |  | 930.4 |
Equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Available-for-sale | — |  |  | 248.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 248.1 |  |  | 248.1 |
Trading | 146.8 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 146.8 |  |  | 146.8 |
U.S. Treasuries and certificate of deposit, held-to-maturity | — |  |  | 35.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 35.0 |  |  | 35.0 |
Policy loans and other invested assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 18.8 |  |  | 18.8 |  |  | 18.8 |
Asset-backed loans | — |  |  | — |  |  | 180.1 |  |  | 180.1 |  |  | 180.1 |
Total financial assets | $ | 2,545.6 |  |  | $ | 15,482.8 |  |  | $ | 404.9 |  |  | $ | 18,433.3 |  |  | $ | 18,433.3 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total debt (a) | $ | 524.0 |  |  | $ | 1,804.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,328.8 |  |  | $ | 2,167.0 |
Derivatives: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1,550.8 |  |  | 1,550.8 |  |  | 1,550.8 |
Futures contracts | — |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 0.9 |
Foreign exchange forward agreements | — |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 10.0 |  |  | 10.0 |
Commodity swap and option agreements | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock | — |  |  | — |  |  | 232.0 |  |  | 232.0 |  |  | 232.0 |
Redeemable preferred stock, excluding equity conversion feature | — |  |  | — |  |  | 368.9 |  |  | 368.9 |  |  | 319.2 |
Investment contracts, included in contractholder funds | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12,271.9 |  |  | 12,271.9 |  |  | 13,739.6 |
Total financial liabilities | $ | 524.0 |  |  | $ | 1,815.7 |  |  | $ | 14,423.6 |  |  | $ | 16,763.3 |  |  | $ | 18,019.5 |
(a) | The fair values of cash equivalents, short-term investments and debt set forth above are generally based on quoted or observed market prices.
(b) | The carrying amounts of trade receivables, accounts payable, accrued investment income and portions of other insurance liabilities approximate fair value due to their short duration and, accordingly, they are not presented in the tables above.
Schedule of Unobservable Inputs Used for Level Three Fair Value Measurements of Financial Instruments on Recurring Basis | Quantitative information regarding significant unobservable inputs used for recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of financial instruments carried at fair value as of June 30, 2013 is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  | Fair Value at |  | Range (Weighted average)
Assets |  | Valuation Technique |  | Unobservable Input(s) |  | June 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012 |  | June 30, 2013 |  | September 30, 2012
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Probability of collection |  | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | 41.0 |  |  | 88% - 96% (92%) |  | 88% - 96% (92%)
|  |  |  | Expected term |  |  |  |  |  | 9 months |  | 9 months
|  |  |  | Discount rate |  |  |  |  |  | 1% |  | 0.72%
|  |  |  | Credit insurance risk premium |  |  |  |  |  | 11% |  | 12%
Asset-backed securities |  | Broker-quoted |  | Offered quotes |  | 5.1 |  |  | 15.9 |  |  | 106% |  | 100% - 110% (103%)
Commercial mortgage-backed securities |  | Broker-quoted |  | Offered quotes |  | 5.9 |  |  | 5.0 |  |  | 100% |  | 101%
Corporates |  | Broker-quoted |  | Offered quotes |  | 400.2 |  |  | 103.3 |  |  | 0% - 108% (93%) |  | 0% - 141% (69%)
Corporates |  | Market Pricing |  | Quoted prices |  | 38.8 |  |  | 32.0 |  |  | 88% - 126% (96%) |  | 88% - 158% (98%)
Hybrids |  | Market Pricing |  | Quoted prices |  | — |  |  | 8.8 |  |  | — |  | 0% - 103% (25%)
Equity |  | Market Pricing |  | Quoted prices |  | 11.7 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.4% - 98% (58%) |  | —
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 502.7 |  |  | $ | 206.0 |  |  |  |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds |  | Discounted cash flow |  | Market value of option |  | $ | 1,585.9 |  |  | $ | 1,550.8 |  |  | 0% - 37% |  | 0% - 31% (4%)
|  |  |  | SWAP rates |  |  |  |  |  | 2% - 3% (2%) |  | 0.76% - 2% (1%)
|  |  |  | Mortality multiplier |  |  |  |  |  | 80% |  | 70%
|  |  |  | Surrender rates |  |  |  |  |  | 0.50% - 75% (7%) |  | 2% - 50% (7%)
|  |  |  | Non-performance spread |  |  |  |  |  | 0.25% - 0.25% (0.25%) |  | 0.25% - 0.25% (0.25%)
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock |  | Monte Carlo simulation / Option model |  | Annualized volatility of equity |  | 147.3 |  |  | 232.0 |  |  | 42% |  | 41%
|  |  |  | Discount yield |  |  |  |  |  | 12% |  | 12% - 13% (12%)
|  |  |  | Non-cash accretion rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0% |  | 0%
|  |  |  | Calibration adjustment |  |  |  |  |  | 17% - 19% (18%) |  | 10% - 13% (11%)
Total |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 1,733.2 |  |  | $ | 1,782.8 |  |  |  |  |
Changes in Fair Value of Financial Instruments | The following tables summarize changes to the Company’s financial instruments carried at fair value and classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013 and July 1, 2012. This summary excludes any impact of amortization of VOBA and DAC. The gains and losses below may include changes in fair value due in part to observable inputs that are a component of the valuation methodology.
| Three months ended June 30, 2013
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total Gains (Losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41.0 |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed securities | 5.3 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 5.1 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 6.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.9 |
Corporates | 356.5 |  |  | — |  |  | (12.0 | ) |  | 106.2 |  |  | — |  |  | (11.7 | ) |  | — |  |  | 439.0 |
Equity securities available-for-sale | 10.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11.7 |
Total assets at fair value | $ | 419.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10.8 | ) |  | $ | 106.3 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11.8 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 502.7 |
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total (Gains) Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds | $ | 1,639.6 |  |  | $ | (53.7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,585.9 |
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock | 202.7 |  |  | (52.6 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | 147.3 |
Total liabilities at fair value | $ | 1,842.3 |  |  | $ | (106.3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,733.2 |
| Nine months ended June 30, 2013
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total Gains (Losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41.0 |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed securities | 15.9 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | (10.5 | ) |  | 5.1 |
Commercial mortgage-backed securities | 5.0 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 1.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.9 |
Corporates | 135.3 |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (10.8 | ) |  | 383.6 |  |  | (9.6 | ) |  | (25.4 | ) |  | (33.8 | ) |  | 439.0 |
Hybrids | 8.8 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8.7 | ) |  | — |
Equity securities available-for-sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1.6 |  |  | 10.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11.7 |
Total assets at fair value | $ | 206.0 |  |  | $ | (0.3 | ) |  | $ | (9.6 | ) |  | $ | 394.7 |  |  | $ | (9.6 | ) |  | $ | (25.5 | ) |  | $ | (53.0 | ) |  | $ | 502.7 |
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total (Gains) Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds | $ | 1,550.8 |  |  | $ | 35.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,585.9 |
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock | 232.0 |  |  | (81.9 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (2.8 | ) |  | — |  |  | 147.3 |
Total liabilities at fair value | $ | 1,782.8 |  |  | $ | (46.8 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2.8 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,733.2 |
(a) | The net transfers in and out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2013 were exclusively to or from Level 2.
| Three months ended July 1, 2012
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total Gains (Losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41.0 |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed securities | 503.0 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.9 |  |  | 262.5 |  |  | — |  |  | (11.0 | ) |  | 3.7 |  |  | 759.1 |
Corporates | 120.1 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (3.6 | ) |  | 90.3 |  |  | (7.7 | ) |  | (33.7 | ) |  | 40.2 |  |  | 205.8 |
Hybrids | 5.1 |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.2 |
Municipals | 10.4 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (10.3 | ) |  | 0.1 |
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3.3 | ) |  | — |
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities | 1.2 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  | 0.1 |  |  | — |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.1 | ) |  | — |  |  | 0.6 |
Total assets at fair value | $ | 684.1 |  |  | $ | 0.1 |  |  | $ | (2.5 | ) |  | $ | 352.8 |  |  | $ | (8.2 | ) |  | $ | (44.8 | ) |  | $ | 30.3 |  |  | $ | 1,011.8 |
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total (Gains) Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds | $ | 1,496.7 |  |  | $ | (10.3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,486.4 |
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock | 73.9 |  |  | 125.5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 199.4 |
Available-for-sale embedded derivatives | 0.4 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total liabilities at fair value | $ | 1,571.0 |  |  | $ | 114.8 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,685.8 |
| Nine months ended July 1, 2012
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total Gains (Losses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Contingent purchase price reduction receivable | $ | — |  |  | $ | 41.0 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | 41.0 |
Fixed maturity securities available-for-sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Asset-backed securities | 374.5 |  |  | — |  |  | 7.0 |  |  | 394.9 |  |  | — |  |  | (31.8 | ) |  | 14.5 |  |  | 759.1 |
Corporates | 159.7 |  |  | 0.2 |  |  | (5.9 | ) |  | 91.6 |  |  | (24.4 | ) |  | (45.3 | ) |  | 29.9 |  |  | 205.8 |
Hybrids | 5.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 5.2 |
Municipals | — |  |  | — |  |  | 0.1 |  |  | 10.2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (10.2 | ) |  | 0.1 |
Agency residential mortgage-backed securities | 3.3 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3.3 | ) |  | — |
Non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities | 3.8 |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  |  |  | — |  |  | (0.5 | ) |  | (0.3 | ) |  | (2.3 | ) |  | 0.6 |
Total assets at fair value | $ | 546.5 |  |  | $ | 41.1 |  |  | $ | 1.2 |  |  | $ | 496.7 |  |  | $ | (24.9 | ) |  | $ | (77.4 | ) |  | $ | 28.6 |  |  | $ | 1,011.8 |
| Balance at Beginning of Period |  | Total (Gains) Losses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Net transfer In (Out) of Level 3 (a) |  | Balance at End of Period
|  | Included in Earnings |  | Included in AOCI |  | Purchases |  | Sales |  | Settlements |  |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
FIA embedded derivatives, included in contractholder funds | $ | 1,396.3 |  |  | $ | 90.1 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,486.4 |
Equity conversion feature of preferred stock | 75.4 |  |  | 124.0 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 199.4 |
Available-for-sale embedded derivatives | 0.4 |  |  | (0.4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total liabilities at fair value | $ | 1,472.1 |  |  | $ | 213.7 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,685.8 |
(a) | The net transfers in and out of Level 3 during the three and nine months ended July 1, 2012 was exclusively to or from Level 2.

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