Financing Transactions

3 Months Ended

Mar. 30, 2012

NOTE 7. FINANCING TRANSACTIONS

As of March 30, 2012, the Company was in compliance with all of its debt covenants. The components of the Company's debt as of March 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were as follows ($ in millions):


	March 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
U.S. dollar-denominated commercial paper	$	653.6	$	977.3
4.5% guaranteed Eurobond Notes due 2013 (€500 million)		667.3		647.3
Floating rate senior notes due 2013		300.0		300.0
1.3% senior notes due 2014		400.0		400.0
2.3% senior notes due 2016		500.0		500.0
5.625% senior notes due 2018		500.0		500.0
5.4% senior notes due 2019		750.0		750.0
3.9% senior notes due 2021		600.0		600.0
Zero-coupon LYONs due 2021		348.0		379.6
Other		206.9		251.0

Subtotal		4,925.8		5,305.2
Less – currently payable		63.1		98.4

Long-term debt	$	4,862.7	$	5,206.8

For a full description of the Company's debt financing, reference is made to Note 10 of the Company's 2011 financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2011 included in the Company's 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

During the three months ended March 30, 2012, holders of certain of the Company's LYONs converted such LYONs into an aggregate of approximately 1 million shares of the Company's common stock, par value $0.01 per share. The Company's deferred tax liability associated with the book and tax basis difference in the converted LYONs of approximately $10 million was transferred to additional paid in capital as a result of the conversions.

The Company primarily satisfies any short-term liquidity needs that are not met through operating cash flow and available cash through issuances of commercial paper under its U.S. and Euro commercial paper programs. As of March 30, 2012, borrowings outstanding under the Company's U.S. commercial paper program had a weighted average interest rate of 0.2% and a weighted average maturity of approximately 17 days. There was no commercial paper outstanding under the Euro commercial paper program as of March 30, 2012 or at any time during the three months then ended. The Company classified its borrowings outstanding under the commercial paper programs as of March 30, 2012 as long-term debt in the accompanying Consolidated Condensed Balance Sheet as the Company had the intent and ability, as supported by availability under the Credit Facility referenced below, to refinance these borrowings for at least one year from the balance sheet date.

Credit support for the commercial paper program is provided by a $2.5 billion unsecured multi-year revolving credit facility with a syndicate of banks that expires on July 15, 2016 (the "Credit Facility"). The Credit Facility can also be used for working capital and other general corporate purposes. As of March 30, 2012, no borrowings were outstanding under the Credit Facility and the Company was in compliance with all covenants under the facility. In addition to the Credit Facility, the Company has entered into reimbursement agreements with various commercial banks to support the issuance of letters of credit.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for information about short-term and long-term debt arrangements, which includes amounts of borrowings under each line of credit, note payable, commercial paper issue, bonds indenture, debenture issue, own-share lending arrangements and any other contractual agreement to repay funds, and about the underlying arrangements, rationale for a classification as long-term, including repayment terms, interest rates, collateral provided, restrictions on use of assets and activities, whether or not in compliance with debt covenants, and other matters important to users of the financial statements, such as the effects of refinancing and noncompliance with debt covenants.

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