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<td valign="top" align="left" width="4%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>15.</b></font></td>
<td valign="top" align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"><b>Foreign Currency
Transaction Gains and Losses</b></font></td>
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<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 6px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Currency
exchange rate fluctuations may impact Mattel’s results of
operations and cash flows. Mattel’s currency transaction
exposures include gains and losses realized on unhedged inventory
purchases and unhedged receivables and payables balances that are
denominated in a currency other than the applicable functional
currency. Gains and losses on unhedged inventory purchases and
other transactions associated with operating activities are
recorded in the components of operating income to which they relate
in the consolidated statements of operations. For hedges of
intercompany loans and advances, which do not qualify for hedge
accounting treatment, the gains or losses on the hedges
resulting from changes in fair value as well as the offsetting
transaction gains or losses on the related hedged items, along with
unhedged items, are recognized in non-operating (income)
expense in the consolidated statements
of operations. Inventory purchase and sale transactions
denominated in the Euro, British pound sterling, Mexican peso, and
Venezuelan bolivar fuerte are the primary transactions that cause
foreign currency transaction exposure for Mattel.</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN-TOP: 12px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 4%">
<font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Currency
transaction (gains) losses included in the consolidated statements
of operations are as follows:</font></p>
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<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="6"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>For the Three Months Ended</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="6"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>For the Nine Months Ended</b></font></td>
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<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>September 30,<br />
2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>September 30,<br />
2008</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>September 30,<br />
2009</b></font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>September 30,<br />
2008</b></font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="14"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="1"><b>(In
thousands)</b></font></td>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Operating income</font></p>
</td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">      (34,000</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">      (45,839</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">      (63,125</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">      (89,521</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 1em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Other non-operating expense
(income), net</font></p>
</td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">12,259</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(10,693</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">3,635</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">11,829</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">  </font></td>
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<p style="MARGIN-LEFT: 3em; TEXT-INDENT: -1em"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">Net transaction
gains</font></p>
</td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1">  </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(21,741</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(56,532</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(59,490</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">(77,692</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman" size="2">) </font></td>
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