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Other Financial Instruments, Derivatives and Currency Risk (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Outstanding Notes | The following table summarizes the outstanding notes as of December 31, 2012:
|  | Principal amount* |  |  | Fixed/ floating |  |  | Current coupon rate |  |  | Maturity date |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | 422 |  |  |  | Fixed |  |  |  | 9.75 | % |  |  | 2018 |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | 616 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 5.81 | % |  |  | 2016 |
Senior Secured Notes |  | € | 142 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 2.96 | % |  |  | 2013 |
Senior Secured Notes |  | $ | 58 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 3.09 | % |  |  | 2013 |
Term Loan |  | $ | 491 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 4.5 | % |  |  | 2017 |
Term Loan |  | $ | 494 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 5.5 | % |  |  | 2017 |
Revolving Credit Facility |  | $ | 230 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 2.71 | % |  |  | 2017 |
Term Loan |  | $ | 471 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 5.25 | % |  |  | 2019 |
Term Loan |  | $ | 500 |  |  |  | Floating |  |  |  | 4.75 | % |  |  | 2020 |
* | amount in millions

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