Account receivable sales agreements.

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Accounts Receivable Recognized.

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Accounts Receivable Sales Agreements and Securitization Facilities.

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Accounts Receivable Securitization Facilities Outstanding.

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Accrued Interest.

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Outstanding Funding Received From Receivable Securitization

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Percentage of sale owned by U.S and Canadian Retail Finance Joint Ventures.

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Reflects the net positive (negative) amount derived from subtracting from net proceeds of sale the carrying amounts, net of allocated reserves, of financial assets transferred to third parties in transactions that qualify for sales treatment.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher AICPA
-Name Statement of Position (SOP)
-Number 01-6
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph d

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The cash inflow associated with the proceeds from sale and collection of receivables during the period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 95
-Paragraph 15

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)
-Number 95
-Paragraph 16
-Subparagraph a

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Accounts Receivable Sales Agreements And Securitization Facilities (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 EUR (€)
Accounts Receivable Sales Agreements And Securitization Facilities
Outstanding amount of accounts receivable securitization facilities	$ 150.7		$ 150.7			€ 104.0
Accounts receivable recognized	150.7		150.7
Accrued interest owed to commercial paper	0.2		0.2
Percentage of sale owned by U.S and Canadian retail finance joint ventures	49.00%		49.00%
Net cash received from receivables sold			421.4
Losses on sale of receivables associated with accounts receivable financing facilities	5.2	4.3	8.8	7.5
Account receivable sales agreements	195.4		195.4		169.2
Outstanding funding received from receivable securitization			$ 74.5		$ 50.2