Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

The following table presents Company assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis for the periods indicated (in thousands):

	Fair Value at September 30, 2011		Fair Value at December 31, 2010
Description
Assets:
Deferred compensation assets (1)	$	23,212	$	24,113
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts, net (2)		—		618
	$	23,212	$	24,731
Liabilities:
Interest rate swap contracts (3)	$	10,933	$	6,067
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts, net (2)		212		—
	$	11,145	$	6,067

(1)	The Company has two supplemental deferred compensation arrangements for the benefit of certain highly compensated officers, managers and other key employees. The assets consist of investments in money market and mutual funds, and company-owned life insurance. The money market and mutual funds consist of cash equivalents or securities traded in active markets, and the Company considers the fair value of these assets to be based on a Level 1 input. The value of the Company-owned life insurance is based on indirectly observable prices, which the Company considers to be a Level 2 input.
(2)	The Company enters into foreign currency exchange forward contracts to hedge the effects of adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates (see Note 10—Derivatives and Hedging). Valuation of the foreign currency forward contracts is based on foreign currency exchange rates in active markets, which the Company considers to be a Level 2 input.
(3)	The Company has three outstanding interest rate swap contracts (see Note 10—Derivatives and Hedging). To determine the fair value of the swaps, the Company relies on mark-to-market valuations prepared by third-party brokers based on observable interest rate yield curves, which the Company considers to be a Level 2 input.