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2012 Q3 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000119312512482298 Filed on November 27, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2012	2011 Q3
Revenue	$1.197B	$4.481B	$1.034B
YoY Change	15.72%	28.84%
Cost Of Revenue	$531.1M	$2.137B	$510.9M
YoY Change	3.95%	3.83%
Gross Profit	$279.9M	$2.344B	$293.7M
YoY Change	-4.7%	65.1%
Gross Profit Margin	23.39%	52.31%	28.4%
Selling, General & Admin	$211.7M	$932.7M	$222.9M
YoY Change	-5.02%	-3.03%	2757.69%
% of Gross Profit	75.63%	39.79%	75.9%
Research & Development		$33.10M
YoY Change		0.61%
% of Gross Profit		1.41%
Depreciation & Amortization	$52.80M	$268.3M	$47.20M
YoY Change	11.86%	180.94%
% of Gross Profit	18.86%	11.45%	16.07%
Operating Expenses	$395.7M	$965.8M	$374.3M
YoY Change	5.72%	-2.91%	4698.72%
Operating Profit	$120.3M	$409.5M	$120.5M
YoY Change	-0.18%	150.15%	-1645.08%
Interest Expense	-$179.9M	$251.0M	-$51.90M
YoY Change	246.63%	0.68%	-52000.0%
% of Operating Profit	-149.54%	61.29%	-43.06%
Other Income/Expense, Net	-$17.50M	-$17.50M	$7.100M
YoY Change	-346.48%	-59.02%
Pretax Income	-$115.9M	$25.40M	$210.4M
YoY Change	-155.09%	-56.13%	-2832.47%
Income Tax	-$5.800M	-$85.30M	$3.700M
% Of Pretax Income		-335.83%	1.76%
Net Earnings	-$149.1M	$89.50M	$187.7M
YoY Change	-179.44%	113.1%	-2537.66%
Net Earnings / Revenue	-12.46%	2.0%	18.15%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$0.79	$0.15	$1.16
Diluted Earnings Per Share	-$1.07	$0.15	$1.16
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding		139.4M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding		139.8M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q3	2012	2011 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$467.0M	$1.471B	$589.0M
YoY Change	-20.71%	358.26%	320.71%
Cash & Equivalents	$1.471B	$1.471B	$1.137B
Short-Term Investments	$204.0M		$140.0M
Other Short-Term Assets	$85.00M	$122.0M	$96.00M
YoY Change	-11.46%	-15.28%	4700.0%
Inventory	$452.6M	$453.0M	$434.6M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$335.3M	$335.0M	$360.0M
Other Receivables	$86.00M	$79.00M	$51.00M
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.533B	$2.459B	$1.645B
YoY Change	-6.81%	90.03%	1058.45%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$221.6M	$222.0M	$206.8M
YoY Change	7.16%	7.25%
Goodwill	$694.2M		$610.3M
YoY Change	13.75%
Intangibles	$1.989B		$2.141B
YoY Change	-7.13%
Long-Term Investments	$15.57B	$16.92B	$16.27B
YoY Change	-4.34%	2.49%
Other Assets	$172.6M	$555.0M	$1.286B
YoY Change	-86.58%	-66.91%
Total Long-Term Assets	$23.67B	$22.74B	$21.95B
YoY Change	7.84%	1.99%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.533B	$2.459B	$1.645B
Total Long-Term Assets	$23.67B	$22.74B	$21.95B
Total Assets	$25.20B	$25.20B	$23.59B
YoY Change	6.82%	6.82%	16513.3%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$325.9M	$319.0M	$310.0M
YoY Change	5.13%	-3.04%	30900.0%
Accrued Expenses	$336.9M	$323.0M	$317.6M
YoY Change	6.07%	12.94%	7840.73%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$16.40M	$16.00M	$27.00M
YoY Change	-39.26%	0.0%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$532.0M	$771.0M	$609.0M
YoY Change	-12.64%	16.47%	12080.0%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$2.151B	$2.151B	$2.314B
YoY Change	-7.06%	1.08%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$128.7M	$19.98B	$19.09B
YoY Change	-99.33%	6.29%	477200.0%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.279B	$22.13B	$21.41B
YoY Change	-89.35%	5.76%	535050.0%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$532.0M	$771.0M	$609.0M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$2.279B	$22.13B	$21.41B
Total Liabilities	$23.28B	$23.70B	$21.93B
YoY Change	6.19%	5.81%	243514.58%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$98.20M		-$128.1M
YoY Change	-23.33%
Common Stock	$862.6M		$874.1M
YoY Change	-1.31%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)
YoY Change
Treasury Stock Shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.178B	$1.497B	$895.4M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$25.20B	$25.20B	$23.59B
YoY Change	6.82%	6.82%	16513.3%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q3	2012	2011 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	-$149.1M	$89.50M	$187.7M
YoY Change	-179.44%	113.1%	-2537.66%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$52.80M	$268.3M	$47.20M
YoY Change	11.86%	180.94%
Cash From Operating Activities	$98.40M	$622.5M	$90.50M
YoY Change	8.73%	300.32%	-1985.42%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$14.90M	-$53.50M	$8.900M
YoY Change	67.42%	40.05%
Acquisitions		$185.1M
YoY Change		-127.05%
Other Investing Activities	-$545.5M	-$500.0K	$567.9M
YoY Change	-196.06%	-109.8%	2075.86%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$560.4M	-$185.6M	$559.0M
YoY Change	-200.25%	-134.89%	2041.76%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-24.20M	-$102.7M	72.60M
YoY Change	-133.33%	-153.46%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	98.40M	$622.5M	90.50M
Cash From Investing Activities	-560.4M	-$185.6M	559.0M
Cash From Financing Activities	-24.20M	-$102.7M	72.60M
Net Change In Cash	-486.2M	$334.2M	722.1M
YoY Change	-167.33%	-62.01%	3290.14%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$98.40M	$622.5M	$90.50M
Capital Expenditures	$14.90M	-$53.50M	$8.900M
Free Cash Flow	$83.50M	$676.0M	$81.60M
YoY Change	2.33%	248.99%	-1800.0%

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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Expected Future Benefit Payments Next Twelve Months DefinedBenefitPlanExpectedFutureBenefitPaymentsNextTwelveMonths	11196000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionAggregateLosses2	30492000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Authorized CommonStockSharesAuthorized	500000000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivable	21870000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Four Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFourYears	1866000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest StockholdersEquityIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	1598973000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment Net Of Tax AccumulatedOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossForeignCurrencyTranslationAdjustmentNetOfTax	-129000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities AvailableForSaleSecurities	16337000000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits UnrecognizedTaxBenefits	5877000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Supplementary Insurance Information Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs SupplementaryInsuranceInformationDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	169223000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Cost Of Acquired Entity Purchase Price BusinessAcquisitionCostOfAcquiredEntityPurchasePrice	1400000000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Gross Unrealized Losses1 AvailableForSaleSecuritiesGrossUnrealizedLosses1	30492000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Gross FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsGross	1037988000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Maximum Potential Future Exposure On Credit Risk Derivatives MaximumPotentialFutureExposureOnCreditRiskDerivatives	200667000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Defined Benefit Plan Weighted Average Asset Allocations DefinedBenefitPlanWeightedAverageAssetAllocations	1.00	pure
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Five Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInFiveYears	1500000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Work In Process InventoryWorkInProcess	23434000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Underlying Equity In Net Assets EquityMethodInvestmentUnderlyingEquityInNetAssets	1709008000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsNetNoncurrent	1033494000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Assets Fair Value Disclosure AssetsFairValueDisclosure	206047000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerFairValue	323838000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	1470711000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net Noncurrent DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNetNoncurrent	-102754000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Derivative Liabilities DerivativeLiabilities
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Inventory Raw Materials InventoryRawMaterials	58515000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet	-69687000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due Thereafter CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueThereafter	14554000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense Year Two FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpenseYearTwo	63600000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Current AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableCurrent	21870000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Availableforsale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position12 Months Or Longer Aggregate Losses2 AvailableforsaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPosition12MonthsOrLongerAggregateLosses2	18556000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Property Plant And Equipment DeferredTaxAssetsPropertyPlantAndEquipment	3255000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Gross PropertyPlantAndEquipmentGross	354572000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Available For Grant ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesAvailableForGrant	3333000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Shares Outstanding TemporaryEquitySharesOutstanding	400000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Capital Leases Future Minimum Payments Due In Two Years CapitalLeasesFutureMinimumPaymentsDueInTwoYears	3153000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Investment Owned At Fair Value InvestmentOwnedAtFairValue	390563000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Liabilities And Stockholders Equity LiabilitiesAndStockholdersEquity	25200491000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Issued CommonStockSharesIssued	140184000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Purchase Price Allocation Notes Payable And Long Term Debt BusinessAcquisitionPurchasePriceAllocationNotesPayableAndLongTermDebt	225000000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Value CommonStockValue	1402000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	13164000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal After Year Five LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalAfterYearFive	1264554000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Deferred Tax Assets Goodwill And Intangible Assets DeferredTaxAssetsGoodwillAndIntangibleAssets	4282000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Common Stock Shares Outstanding CommonStockSharesOutstanding	139346000	shares
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Marketable Securities Current MarketableSecuritiesCurrent	181828000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Debt Maturities Amortized Cost AvailableForSaleSecuritiesDebtMaturitiesAmortizedCost	15041054000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Temporary Equity Shares Authorized TemporaryEquitySharesAuthorized	10000000	shares
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Four LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearFour	861222000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	140253000
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CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Fair Value AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsFairValue	681091000
CY2012Q3	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Next Twelve Months LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInNextTwelveMonths	16414000
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CY2012Q3	hrg	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Less Than Twelve Months Number Of Positions AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionLessThanTwelveMonthsNumberOfPositions	100	Securities
CY2012Q3	hrg	Available For Sale Securities Continuous Unrealized Loss Position Twelve Months Or Longer Number Of Positions AvailableForSaleSecuritiesContinuousUnrealizedLossPositionTwelveMonthsOrLongerNumberOfPositions	56	Securities
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	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Changes In Accounting And Extraordinary Items Net Of Tax BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaIncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeChangesInAccountingAndExtraordinaryItemsNetOfTax	23703000
	us-gaap	Business Acquisitions Pro Forma Revenue BusinessAcquisitionsProFormaRevenue	290886000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	9013000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	380000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueStockOptionsExercised	417000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	139233000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Shipping Handling And Transportation Costs ShippingHandlingAndTransportationCosts	201480000
CY2011	us-gaap	Supplementary Insurance Information Amortization Of Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs SupplementaryInsuranceInformationAmortizationOfDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	899000
CY2011	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Charge Offs AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableChargeOffs	9777000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Reinsurance Recoverable IncreaseDecreaseInReinsuranceRecoverable	39446000
CY2011	us-gaap	Derivative Instruments Gain Loss Recognized In Other Comprehensive Income Effective Portion Net DerivativeInstrumentsGainLossRecognizedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeEffectivePortionNet	-5992000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Other Operating Capital Net IncreaseDecreaseInOtherOperatingCapitalNet	18064000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Basic BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareBasic	0.53
CY2011	us-gaap	Effective Income Tax Rate Continuing Operations EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations	0.873	pure
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Sale Of Productive Assets ProceedsFromSaleOfProductiveAssets	7240000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income Loss FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLoss	-6630000
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Gross Amount ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentGrossAmount	226208000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Gain Loss Included In Other Comprehensive Income FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityGainLossIncludedInOtherComprehensiveIncome
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Minority Interest And Income Loss From Equity Method Investments IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesMinorityInterestAndIncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	57934000
CY2011	us-gaap	Allocated Share Based Compensation Expense Net Of Tax AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpenseNetOfTax	10812000
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Effect On Claims And Benefits Incurred Amount Ceded ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountCeded	164012000
CY2011	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Credit Losses Recognized In Earnings Additions No Previous Impairment OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentCreditLossesRecognizedInEarningsAdditionsNoPreviousImpairment	667000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Purchases Sales Issuances Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements	-103260000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
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CY2011	us-gaap	Incremental Common Shares Attributable To Share Based Payment Arrangements IncrementalCommonSharesAttributableToShareBasedPaymentArrangements	87000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Deferred Policy Acquisition Costs IncreaseDecreaseInDeferredPolicyAcquisitionCosts	41152000
CY2011	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents Period Increase Decrease CashAndCashEquivalentsPeriodIncreaseDecrease	880528000
CY2011	us-gaap	Current State And Local Tax Expense Benefit CurrentStateAndLocalTaxExpenseBenefit	2336000
CY2011	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Recoveries AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableRecoveries
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CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	10636000
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Restricted Stock Award Gross StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardGross	1674000	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Effect On Claims And Benefits Incurred Amount Assumed ReinsuranceEffectOnClaimsAndBenefitsIncurredAmountAssumed	19571000
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	30505000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-96406000
CY2011	us-gaap	Supplementary Insurance Information Other Operating Expense SupplementaryInsuranceInformationOtherOperatingExpense	72390000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	1635000
CY2011	us-gaap	Liability For Future Policy Benefits Benefits Paid LiabilityForFuturePolicyBenefitsBenefitsPaid	-6337000
CY2011	us-gaap	Foreign Currency Transaction Gain Loss Before Tax ForeignCurrencyTransactionGainLossBeforeTax	3370000
CY2011	us-gaap	Supplementary Insurance Information Benefits Claims Losses And Settlement Expense SupplementaryInsuranceInformationBenefitsClaimsLossesAndSettlementExpense	-247632000
CY2011	us-gaap	Repayments Of Annuities And Investment Certificates RepaymentsOfAnnuitiesAndInvestmentCertificates	959961000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-16119000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Liability Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityTransfersNet
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	823000
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Investment Income Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedInvestmentIncomeReceivable	-1674000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	194552000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Preferred Stock DividendsPreferredStock	19833000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	72335000
CY2011	us-gaap	Gain Loss On Sale Of Securities Net GainLossOnSaleOfSecuritiesNet	5935000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Statutory Accounting Practices Statutory Net Income Amount StatutoryAccountingPracticesStatutoryNetIncomeAmount	22094000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Current Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromCurrentPeriodTaxPositions	596000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	3742000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	30673000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Than Temporary Impairment Losses Investments Portion In Other Comprehensive Income Loss Net Of Tax Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherThanTemporaryImpairmentLossesInvestmentsPortionInOtherComprehensiveIncomeLossNetOfTaxIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-191000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Increases Resulting From Prior Period Tax Positions UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsIncreasesResultingFromPriorPeriodTaxPositions	1658000
CY2011	us-gaap	Supplementary Insurance Information Premium Revenue SupplementaryInsuranceInformationPremiumRevenue	39002000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	50555000
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	909000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Other Comprehensive Income Unrealized Holding Gain Loss On Securities Arising During Period Net Of Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeUnrealizedHoldingGainLossOnSecuritiesArisingDuringPeriodNetOfTax	159302000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrealized Gain Loss On Derivatives UnrealizedGainLossOnDerivatives	-125976000
CY2011	us-gaap	Proceeds From Issuance Of Preferred Stock And Preference Stock ProceedsFromIssuanceOfPreferredStockAndPreferenceStock	385973000
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Amount Assumed From Other Companies ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAmountAssumedFromOtherCompanies	22858000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest NetIncomeLossAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	-34680000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Transfers Net FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetTransfersNet	-17703000
CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Net Amount ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentNetAmount	88662000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Reinsurance Premiums For Insurance Companies By Product Segment Amount Ceded To Other Companies ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAmountCededToOtherCompanies	160404000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Supplementary Insurance Information Net Investment Income SupplementaryInsuranceInformationNetInvestmentIncome	369840000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Accretion Of Redemption Discount PreferredStockAccretionOfRedemptionDiscount	19833000
CY2011	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Decreases Resulting From Settlements With Taxing Authorities UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsDecreasesResultingFromSettlementsWithTaxingAuthorities	1850000
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Income Loss Available To Common Stockholders Basic NetIncomeLossAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	15460000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Purchases Sales Issuances Settlements FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetPurchasesSalesIssuancesSettlements	-74441000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	57934000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Foreign Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredForeignIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	28054000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential IncomeTaxReconciliationForeignIncomeTaxRateDifferential	-12650000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Business Acquisition Pro Forma Earnings Per Share Diluted BusinessAcquisitionProFormaEarningsPerShareDiluted	0.51
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1235000
CY2011	us-gaap	Fair Value Measurement With Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation Recurring Basis Asset Gain Loss Included In Earnings1 FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisAssetGainLossIncludedInEarnings1	-4357000
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	20277000
CY2011	us-gaap	Premiums Earned Net Life PremiumsEarnedNetLife	39002000
CY2011	us-gaap	Deferred Federal Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredFederalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-20622000
CY2011	us-gaap	Business Combination Acquisition Related Costs BusinessCombinationAcquisitionRelatedCosts	4359000
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicShare	0.11
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CY2011	hrg	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Stockholders Basic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonStockholdersBasic	15460000
CY2011	hrg	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Stockholders Diluted IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonStockholdersDiluted	14149000
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CY2011	hrg	Income Tax Reconciliation Domestic Taxes On Foreign Earnings IncomeTaxReconciliationDomesticTaxesOnForeignEarnings	18943000
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CY2011	hrg	Business Combination Acquisition And Integration Related Costs BusinessCombinationAcquisitionAndIntegrationRelatedCosts	63599000
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CY2011	hrg	Charges Assessed To Contractholders For Mortality And Administration ChargesAssessedToContractholdersForMortalityAndAdministration	28358000
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CY2011	hrg	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Adjustments To Intangible Assets Before Tax OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossAdjustmentsToIntangibleAssetsBeforeTax	-172263000
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CY2011	hrg	Participating Preferred Shares As Converted Basis ParticipatingPreferredSharesAsConvertedBasis	60989000	shares
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CY2011	hrg	Start Up Costs StartUpCosts	26996000
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CY2011	hrg	Treasury Stock Purchases Of Subsidiary TreasuryStockPurchasesOfSubsidiary	-26442000
CY2011	hrg	Write Off Of Debt Issuance Costs On Retired Debt WriteOffOfDebtIssuanceCostsOnRetiredDebt	15420000
CY2011	hrg	Write Off Of Unamortized Discount On Retired Debt WriteOffOfUnamortizedDiscountOnRetiredDebt	8950000
CY2011	hrg	Other Comprehensive Income Loss Other Adjustments Net Of Tax Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest OtherComprehensiveIncomeLossOtherAdjustmentsNetOfTaxPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	317000
CY2011	hrg	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Available To Common Stockholders IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsAvailableToCommonStockholders	22226000
CY2011	hrg	Increase Decrease Interest And Penalties IncreaseDecreaseInterestAndPenalties	-1422000
CY2011	hrg	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit For Permanent Items IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitForPermanentItems	10657000
CY2011	hrg	Restructuring Related Charges Recorded In Cost Of Goods Sold RestructuringRelatedChargesRecordedInCostOfGoodsSold	7841000
CY2011	hrg	Change In Unrealized Gains Losses Attributable To Assets Held ChangeInUnrealizedGainsLossesAttributableToAssetsHeld	697825000
CY2011	hrg	Dilutive Adjustments To Income Loss Attributable To Common Stock From Assumed Conversion Of Preferred Stock Net Of Tax DilutiveAdjustmentsToIncomeLossAttributableToCommonStockFromAssumedConversionOfPreferredStockNetOfTax	-1311000
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CY2011	hrg	Income Tax Reconciliation Inflationary Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationInflationaryAdjustments	-1472000
CY2011	hrg	Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance Reversed DeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowanceReversed	72335000
CY2011	hrg	Restructuring Related Charges Recorded In Selling General And Administrative Expenses RestructuringRelatedChargesRecordedInSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpenses	20803000
CY2011	hrg	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense Related To Preferred Stock IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseRelatedToPreferredStock	-9486000
CY2011	hrg	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Redeemed During Period Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalShareBasedCompensationRestrictedStockUnitsRedeemedDuringPeriodValue	2593000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Deferred State And Local Income Tax Expense Benefit DeferredStateAndLocalIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	196000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	105867000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Exempt Income IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxExemptIncome	9000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss From Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Before Income Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossFromDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationBeforeIncomeTax	-2512000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Charge Offs AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableChargeOffs	3340000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Value Acquired Cost Method TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod	2207000
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CY2010	us-gaap	Provision For Doubtful Accounts ProvisionForDoubtfulAccounts
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CY2010	us-gaap	Allowance For Doubtful Accounts Receivable Recoveries AllowanceForDoubtfulAccountsReceivableRecoveries
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CY2010	us-gaap	Disposal Group Including Discontinued Operation Revenue DisposalGroupIncludingDiscontinuedOperationRevenue
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