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Balance Sheet Information
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Balance Sheet Related Disclosures [Abstract]  
Balance Sheet information
BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

Detailed balance sheet data is as follows:

 
December 31,
(millions of dollars)
2011
 
2010
Receivables, net:
 

 
 

Customers
$
1,037.4

 
$
859.5

Other
149.9

 
168.4

Gross receivables
1,187.3

 
1,027.9

Bad debt allowance(a)
(4.3
)
 
(4.0
)
Total receivables, net
$
1,183.0

 
$
1,023.9

Inventories, net:
 

 
 

Raw material and supplies
$
254.4

 
$
244.0

Work in progress
90.9

 
88.1

Finished goods
124.3

 
111.7

FIFO inventories
469.6

 
443.8

LIFO reserve
(15.3
)
 
(13.2
)
Total inventories, net
$
454.3

 
$
430.6

Prepayments and other current assets:


 
 

Prepaid tooling
$
23.5

 
$
21.8

Product liability insurance asset
28.8

 
25.8

Derivatives
2.7

 
2.7

Prepaid taxes
0.8

 
5.8

Other
26.6

 
23.6

Total prepayments and other current assets
$
82.4

 
$
79.7

Property, plant and equipment, net:
 

 
 

Land
$
71.2

 
$
67.9

Buildings
616.7

 
601.4

Machinery and equipment
2,006.9

 
1,961.2

Capital leases
2.3

 
2.3

Construction in progress
206.8

 
128.2

Property, plant and equipment, gross
2,903.9

 
2,761.0

Accumulated depreciation
(1,343.9
)
 
(1,308.0
)
Property, plant & equipment, net, excluding tooling
1,560.0

 
1,453.0

Tooling, net of amortization
104.3

 
89.6

Property, plant & equipment, net
$
1,664.3

 
$
1,542.6

Investments and advances:
 

 
 

Investment in equity affiliates
$
217.4

 
$
205.2

Other investments and advances
127.9

 
102.7

Total investments and advances
$
345.3

 
$
307.9

Other non-current assets:
 

 
 

Product liability insurance asset
$
32.9

 
$
24.8

Deferred income taxes
313.9

 
305.5

Other intangible assets
243.3

 
168.8

Other
34.9

 
32.0

Total other non-current assets
$
625.0

 
$
531.1


 
December 31,
(millions of dollars)
2011
 
2010
Accounts payable and accrued expenses:
 

 
 

Trade payables
$
820.7

 
$
737.7

Trade payables for capital expenditures
48.9

 
28.9

Payroll and employee related
201.9

 
190.2

Product warranties
38.6

 
37.0

Retirement related
30.9

 
34.7

Customer related
29.9

 
32.5

Product liability
28.8

 
25.8

Interest
14.2

 
14.3

Dividends payable to noncontrolling shareholders
11.7

 
4.2

Insurance
10.5

 
11.9

Legal and professional fees
6.8

 
8.6

Current deferred income taxes
6.5

 
18.4

Severance
5.6

 
4.6

Environmental
3.4

 
21.0

Derivatives
2.4

 
3.3

Other
37.0

 
51.0

Total accounts payable and accrued expenses
$
1,297.8

 
$
1,224.1

Other non-current liabilities:
 

 
 

Deferred income taxes
$
120.2

 
$
113.7

Cross currency swaps and derivatives
85.5

 
78.8

Product warranties
34.1

 
29.8

Product liability
32.9

 
24.8

Deferred revenue
26.0

 
23.4

Environmental
8.1

 
8.2

Other
85.1

 
84.2

Total other non-current liabilities
$
391.9

 
$
362.9


 (a) Bad debt allowance:
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Beginning balance, January 1
$
(4.0
)
 
$
(4.3
)
 
$
(5.7
)
Provision
(1.4
)
 
(1.1
)
 
0.1

Write-offs
1.0

 
2.5

 
1.4

Translation adjustment and other
0.1

 
(1.1
)
 
(0.1
)
Ending balance, December 31
$
(4.3
)
 
$
(4.0
)
 
$
(4.3
)


As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, accounts payable of $48.9 million and $28.9 million, respectively, were related to property, plant and equipment purchases.

As of December 31, 2011, the Company had no assets pledged as collateral under its long-term debt agreements. As of December 31, 2010, specific assets of $3.4 million were pledged as collateral under certain of the Company's long-term debt agreements.

As of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company's conditional asset retirement obligation relating to 47 of its manufacturing locations was $1.1 million and $1.2 million, respectively. This obligation represents the Company's liability to remove hazardous building materials from certain facilities.

Interest costs capitalized for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010 were $15.0 million and $11.2 million, respectively.

NSK-Warner

The Company has a 50% interest in NSK-Warner, a joint venture based in Japan that manufactures automatic transmission components. The Company's share of the earnings reported by NSK-Warner is accounted for using the equity method of accounting. NSK-Warner is the joint venture partner with a 40% interest in the Drivetrain Group's South Korean subsidiary, BorgWarner Transmission Systems Korea Inc. Dividends received from NSK-Warner were $33.4 million, $35.5 million and $48.0 million in calendar years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.

NSK-Warner has a fiscal year-end of March 31. The Company's equity in the earnings of NSK-Warner consists of the 12 months ended November 30. Following is summarized financial data for NSK-Warner, translated using the ending or periodic rates, as of and for the years ended November 30, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (unaudited):

 
November 30,
 
 
(millions of dollars)
2011
 
2010
 
 
Balance sheets:


 
 

 
 

Cash and securities
$
119.4

 
$
109.1

 
 
Current assets, including cash and securities
344.1

 
310.2

 
 
Non-current assets
182.0

 
174.9

 
 
Current liabilities
172.1

 
151.4

 
 
Non-current liabilities
45.3

 
41.9

 
 
Total equity
308.7

 
291.8

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Year Ended November 30,
(millions of dollars)
2011
 
2010
 
2009
Statements of operations:
 

 
 

 
 

Net sales
$
655.2

 
$
634.7

 
$
494.5

Gross profit
128.5

 
131.9

 
89.2

Net income
61.6

 
68.3

 
35.8



NSK-Warner had no debt outstanding as of November 30, 2011 and 2010. Purchases by the Company from NSK-Warner were $16.6 million, $14.6 million and $16.5 million for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively.