Reserves for Discounts and Allowances

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 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		55.7			220.0			11.9			287.6
Adjustments relating to prior years		(0.2	)		(5.7	)		—			(5.9	)
Payments/returns relating to sales in current year		(39.4	)		(114.8	)		(3.2	)		(157.4	)
Payments/returns relating to sales in prior years		(11.2	)		(83.5	)		(6.0	)		(100.7	)
Balance, as of June 30, 2012	$	17.5		$	135.3		$	26.4		$	179.2

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

	As of		As of
	June 30,		December 31,
(In millions)	2012		2011
Reduction of accounts receivable	$	46.3	$	40.6
Component of accrued expenses and other		132.9		115.0
Total reserves	$	179.2	$	155.6