Reserves for Discounts and Allowances

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Reserves for Discounts and Allowances [Abstract]

Reserves for discounts and allowances

4. Reserves for Discounts and Allowances

An analysis of the amount of, and change in, reserves is summarized as follows:

				Contractual
(In millions)	Discounts			Adjustments			Returns			Total
Balance, as of December 31, 2011	$	12.6		$	119.3		$	23.7		$	155.6
Current provisions relating to sales in current year		26.0			109.8			10.3			146.1
Adjustments relating to prior years		(0.3	)		(3.5	)		0.7			(3.1	)
Payments/returns relating to sales in current year		(12.7	)		(31.3	)		(0.1	)		(44.1	)
Payments/returns relating to sales in prior years		(10.8	)		(60.7	)		(2.3	)		(73.8	)
Balance, as of March 31, 2012	$	14.8		$	133.6		$	32.3		$	180.7

The total reserves above, included in our condensed consolidated balance sheets, are summarized as follows:

	As of		As of
	March 31,		December 31,
(In millions)	2012		2011
Reduction of accounts receivable	$	48.2	$	40.6
Component of accrued expenses and other		132.5		115.0
Total reserves	$	180.7	$	155.6