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Fair Value
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Fair Value and Financial Instruments [Abstract] 
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]
Fair Value
Fair value measurement provisions establish a fair value hierarchy which requires an entity to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. This guidance describes three levels of inputs that may be used to measure fair value:
 
Level 1: Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2: Pricing inputs are other than quoted prices in active markets included in Level 1, which are either directly or indirectly observable as of the reported date.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs, for example, inputs derived through extrapolation or interpolation that cannot be corroborated by observable market data.
Recurring Fair Value Measurements
Following is a summary of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
 
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
Total
 
 
Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)
 
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
 
Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
 
September 30, 2011
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities
 
$

 
$
(4
)
 
$

 
$
(4
)
December 31, 2010
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Derivative liabilities
 

 
(10
)
 

 
(10
)
Level 1 primarily consists of financial instruments traded on exchange or futures markets. Level 2 includes those derivative instruments transacted primarily in over the counter markets.
The Company calculates the fair value of its derivative liabilities using quoted market prices whenever available. When quoted market prices are not available, the Company uses standard pricing models with market-based inputs, adjusted for nonperformance risk. When its financial instruments are in a liability position, the Company evaluates its credit risk as a component of fair value. At September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, no adjustment was made by the Company to reduce its derivative liabilities for nonperformance risk.
When its financial instruments are in an asset position, the Company is exposed to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by other parties to these contracts and evaluates their credit risk as a component of fair value.
 
Non-recurring Fair Value Measurements
Following is a summary of losses as a result of the Company measuring assets at fair value on a non-recurring basis during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011:
 
 
 
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
Long-lived assets held and used
 
$

 
$
18

In June 2011, as a result of the loss of a customer that went out of business in the second quarter of 2011 and continued competitive pressures resulting in successive periods of negative cash flows associated with certain assets within the Company's European forest products business, the Company has written down long-lived assets with a carrying value of $29 to fair value of $11, resulting in an impairment charge of $18 for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. These assets were valued using a discounted cash flow analysis based on assumptions that market participants would use and incorporates probability-weighted cash flows based on the likelihood of various possible scenarios. Key inputs in the model included projected revenues, operating expenses, and asset usage charges associated with certain intangible assets.
Non-derivative Financial Instruments
The following table summarizes the carrying amount and fair value of the Company’s non-derivative financial instruments:
 
 
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
 
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
 
Carrying Amount
 
Fair Value
Debt
 
$
3,630

 
$
3,148

 
$
3,672

 
$
3,708

Fair values of debt are determined from quoted, observable market prices, where available, based on other similar financial instruments, or based upon interest rates that are currently available to the Company for the issuance of debt with similar terms and maturities. The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts and drafts payable and other accrued liabilities are considered reasonable estimates of their fair values due to the short-term maturity of these financial instruments.