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There were no changes in methodology or significant assumptions in the fourth quarter of 2009 compared
to the third quarter of 2009, with the exception of the fourth quarter event regarding the insurer of one of the
Company’s municipal auction rate securities factored into the valuation as described previously.
Derivatives
The Company employs a foreign currency risk management strategy that periodically utilizes derivative
instruments to protect its interests from unanticipated fluctuations in earnings and cash flows caused by
volatility in currency exchange rates. Fair values for the Company’s derivative financial instruments are
based on pricing models or formulas using current market data. Variables used in the calculations include
forward points and spot rates at the time of valuation. Because of the very short duration of the Company’s
transactional hedges (three months or less) and minimal risk of nonperformance, the settlement price and
exit price should approximate one another. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, all of the Company’s forward
exchange contracts were designated as Level 2 measurements in the fair value hierarchy. Refer to Note 16
to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the Company’s derivatives.
Senior Notes
In May 2008, the Company issued $350 million of five-year fixed rate senior unsecured notes and
$300 million of ten-year fixed rate senior unsecured notes.
At December 31, 2009, the fair values of the Company’s five-year and ten-year notes were estimated to be
$360.5 million and $306.0 million, respectively, based on the prices the bonds have recently traded in the
market as well as prices of debt with similar characteristics issued by other companies. The $666.5 million
total fair value of the debt is not recorded on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Financial Position
and is therefore excluded from the 2009 fair value table above. The total carrying value of the senior notes,
net of $1.1 million discount, was $648.9 million on the December 31, 2009 Consolidated Statements of
Financial Position.
At December 31, 2008, the fair values of the Company’s five-year and ten-year notes were estimated to be
$280.0 million and $225.0 million, respectively, based on current rates available to the Company for debt
with similar characteristics. The $505.0 million total fair value of the debt is not recorded on the Company’s
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position and is therefore excluded from the 2008 fair value table
above. The total carrying value of the senior notes, net of $1.3 million discount, is $648.7 million on the
Consolidated Statements of Financial Position.
Refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 11 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional
information regarding the senior notes.
Plan Assets
Plan assets must be measured at least annually in accordance with accounting guidance on employers’
accounting for pensions and employers’ accounting for postretirement benefits other than pensions. The
fair value measurement guidance requires that the valuation of plan assets comply with its definition of fair
value, which is based on the notion of an exit price and the maximization of observable inputs. The fair
value measurement guidance does not apply to the calculation of pension and postretirement obligations
since the liabilities are not measured at fair value.
Refer to Part II, Item 8, Note 15 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosures
regarding the fair value of plan assets.
Other Financial Instruments
The fair value of cash and cash equivalents, trade receivables, trade payables and short-term debt
approximates their carrying values due to the relatively short-term nature of the instruments.
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