Comprehensive Income

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income

Note C — Comprehensive Income

Comprehensive income was $403.1 million and $398.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The difference between comprehensive income and net income was due to foreign currency translation adjustments and pension and other post-retirement benefit adjustments, as summarized below:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2011			2010
	(in thousands)
Net income	$	430,159		$	356,861
Other comprehensive (loss) income:
Foreign currency translation		(37,547	)		13,526
Pension and other post-retirement benefit adjustments:
Recognition of prior service credit, net of tax		(3,931	)		(3,755	)
Recognition of actuarial loss, net of tax		14,438			16,799
Net actuarial gain, net of tax		—			14,825
Total other comprehensive (loss) income		(27,040	)		41,395
Comprehensive income	$	403,119		$	398,256

Comprehensive income for the three months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 totaled $84.9 million and $171.8 million, respectively.