$WEN
Wendy's Co Stock $wen

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2012 Q1 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000003069712000007 Filed on March 01, 2012

Income Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1	2010 Q4
Revenue	$615.0M	$582.6M	$600.7M
YoY Change	5.57%
Cost Of Revenue	$454.4M	$432.0M	$451.3M
YoY Change	5.2%
Gross Profit	$160.6M	$150.6M	$149.4M
YoY Change	6.63%
Gross Profit Margin	26.11%	25.85%	24.87%
Selling, General & Admin	$77.20M	$81.10M	$74.00M
YoY Change	-4.81%
% of Gross Profit	48.08%	53.85%	49.54%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$32.20M	$44.80M	$46.10M
YoY Change	-28.12%	-4.48%
% of Gross Profit	20.05%	29.75%	30.86%
Operating Expenses	$111.7M	$112.1M	$108.2M
YoY Change	-0.36%
Operating Profit	$29.28M	$33.55M	$20.29M
YoY Change	-12.72%
Interest Expense	-$27.90M	-$28.60M	-$29.10M
YoY Change	-2.45%
% of Operating Profit	-95.29%	-85.25%	-143.42%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$200.0K	$300.0K	$200.0K
YoY Change	-33.33%
Pretax Income	$1.600M	$5.200M	-$8.600M
YoY Change	-69.23%
Income Tax	-$2.700M	-$900.0K	-$7.900M
% Of Pretax Income	-168.75%	-17.31%
Net Earnings	$3.984M	-$10.76M	-$909.0K
YoY Change	-137.03%
Net Earnings / Revenue	0.65%	-1.85%	-0.15%
Basic Earnings Per Share
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$10.20K	-$25.78K	-$2.153K
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	390.0M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding

Balance Sheet

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1	2010 Q4
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$475.2M	$512.5M	$520.5M
YoY Change	-7.28%	-13.39%
Cash & Equivalents	$475.2M	$512.5M	$520.5M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$179.0M	$24.39M	$224.4M
YoY Change	634.03%	-86.16%
Inventory	$12.90M	$22.69M	$21.20M
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables	$68.30M	$84.30M	$88.50M
Other Receivables	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
Total Short-Term Assets	$735.4M	$754.8M	$854.7M
YoY Change	-2.57%	-14.13%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$1.192B	$1.551B	$1.555B
YoY Change	-23.15%	-4.2%
Goodwill	$870.4M	$883.6M
YoY Change	-1.5%	0.3%
Intangibles	$1.304B	$1.359B
YoY Change	-4.0%
Long-Term Investments	$119.3M	$107.2M	$106.9M
YoY Change	11.29%	0.19%
Other Assets	$67.54M	$77.16M	$74.60M
YoY Change	-12.47%	35.38%
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.554B	$3.978B	$4.000B
YoY Change	-10.66%	-2.89%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$735.4M	$754.8M	$854.7M
Total Long-Term Assets	$3.554B	$3.978B	$4.000B
Total Assets	$4.289B	$4.733B	$4.855B
YoY Change	-9.37%	-4.88%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$81.30M	$81.36M	$88.50M
YoY Change	-0.07%	-21.39%
Accrued Expenses	$178.3M	$245.2M	$247.9M
YoY Change	-27.27%	-8.9%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due	$6.600M	$18.42M	$17.90M
YoY Change	-64.16%	-16.67%
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$336.7M	$421.5M	$457.1M
YoY Change	-20.11%	-11.29%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$1.350B	$1.554B	$1.560B
YoY Change	-13.1%	3.54%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$147.8M	$170.3M	$193.4M
YoY Change	-13.18%	-9.25%
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$147.8M	$1.724B	$1.753B
YoY Change	-91.43%	2.12%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$336.7M	$421.5M	$457.1M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$147.8M	$1.724B	$1.753B
Total Liabilities	$484.6M	$2.146B	$2.680B
YoY Change	-77.42%	-18.69%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings	-$435.0M	-$412.5M
YoY Change	5.46%
Common Stock	$47.04M	$47.04M
YoY Change	0.0%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)	$395.9M	$249.5M
YoY Change	58.67%
Treasury Stock Shares	80.70M shares
Shareholders Equity	$1.996B	$2.163B	$2.175B
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$4.289B	$4.733B	$4.855B
YoY Change	-9.37%	-4.88%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2012 Q1	2011 Q1	2010 Q4
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$3.984M	-$10.76M	-$909.0K
YoY Change	-137.03%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$32.20M	$44.80M	$46.10M
YoY Change	-28.12%	-4.48%
Cash From Operating Activities	$64.60M	$58.80M	$65.20M
YoY Change	9.86%	32.73%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	-$54.90M	-$53.30M	-$42.00M
YoY Change	3.0%	45.63%
Acquisitions
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$9.400M	-$2.000M	$600.0K
YoY Change	370.0%	-4.76%
Cash From Investing Activities	-$64.30M	-$55.20M	-$41.30M
YoY Change	16.49%	42.27%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net
YoY Change
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	-15.30M	-12.30M	-12.90M
YoY Change	24.39%	-79.36%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	64.60M	58.80M	65.20M
Cash From Investing Activities	-64.30M	-55.20M	-41.30M
Cash From Financing Activities	-15.30M	-12.30M	-12.90M
Net Change In Cash	-15.00M	-8.700M	11.00M
YoY Change	72.41%	-83.92%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	$64.60M	$58.80M	$65.20M
Capital Expenditures	-$54.90M	-$53.30M	-$42.00M
Free Cash Flow	$119.5M	$112.1M	$107.2M
YoY Change	6.6%	38.57%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	-8799000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Gain Loss On Disposal Of Discontinued Operation Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationGainLossOnDisposalOfDiscontinuedOperationNetOfTax	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation During Phase Out Period Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax	762000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation During Phase Out Period Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax	-316000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Income Loss From Discontinued Operation During Phase Out Period Net Of Tax DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax	-22436000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Discontinued Operation Tax Effect Of Discontinued Operation DiscontinuedOperationTaxEffectOfDiscontinuedOperation	875000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	27621000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	27976000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Dividends Common Stock Cash DividendsCommonStockCash	32366000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	0.01
CY2012	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	0.02
CY2011	us-gaap	Earnings Per Share Basic And Diluted EarningsPerShareBasicAndDiluted	-0.01
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-4555000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-21640000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	2725000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	1611000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Effect Of Exchange Rate On Cash And Cash Equivalents EffectOfExchangeRateOnCashAndCashEquivalents	-1213000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Employee Related Liabilities Current EmployeeRelatedLiabilitiesCurrent	67560000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	4380000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Employee Service Share Based Compensation Tax Benefit From Compensation Expense EmployeeServiceShareBasedCompensationTaxBenefitFromCompensationExpense	3773000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	14942000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Equity Method Investment Dividends Or Distributions EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions	13980000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	34398000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Finite Lived Intangible Assets Amortization Expense FiniteLivedIntangibleAssetsAmortizationExpense	36662000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	21640000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	302853000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Franchise Revenue FranchiseRevenue	296358000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	-26197000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Gains Losses On Extinguishment Of Debt GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebt	0	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	292390000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	General And Administrative Expense GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense	311511000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	870431000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	883644000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Goodwill Goodwill	881019000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-8037000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-22436000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-316000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-306000	USD
CY2011Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-108000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-6510000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	4555000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit Continuing Operations IncomeTaxExpenseBenefitContinuingOperations	-6528000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Intangible Assets Excluding Goodwill ImpairmentOfIntangibleAssetsExcludingGoodwill	5125000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments	3916000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Impairment Of Investments ImpairmentOfInvestments	0	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	-30492000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Domestic IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	11967000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	-16262000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	13556000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Extraordinary Items Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest	24440000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	12473000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	14230000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Foreign IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesForeign	15800000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5378000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	17912000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	18111000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	2544000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	4290000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	6115000	USD
CY2010Q3	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Including Portion Attributable To Noncontrolling Interest IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsIncludingPortionAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest	5442000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic And Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicAndDilutedShare	0.04
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Loss From Continuing Operations Per Basic And Diluted Share IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsPerBasicAndDilutedShare	0.01
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-1113000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-16873000	USD
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-152000	USD
CY2010Q2	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTax	-10711000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Loss From Discontinued Operations Net Of Tax Per Basic And Diluted Share IncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationsNetOfTaxPerBasicAndDilutedShare	-0.05
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CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Deferred Tax Assets Valuation Allowance IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	-2000000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Change In Enacted Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate	0	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	4745000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	8554000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Income Tax Expense Benefit At Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate	-5692000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	1006000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	439000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Nondeductible Expense IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense	622000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	43000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	-141000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments	355000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-1881000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	-983000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Prior Year Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationPriorYearIncomeTaxes	65000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	-2177000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	2251000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1122000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Other IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	2044000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Other IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	1914000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits Other IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther	2591000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	14952000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid Net IncomeTaxesPaidNet	14262000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Notes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndNotesReceivable	6074000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Notes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndNotesReceivable	2690000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts And Notes Receivable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsAndNotesReceivable	4730000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-15795000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	-53474000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accounts Payable IncreaseDecreaseInAccountsPayable	11364000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	45733000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	-29508000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Accrued Liabilities IncreaseDecreaseInAccruedLiabilities	11120000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-394000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	-1879000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	517000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-3987000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Prepaid Deferred Expense And Other Assets IncreaseDecreaseInPrepaidDeferredExpenseAndOtherAssets	-1514000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Intangible Assets Net Excluding Goodwill IntangibleAssetsNetExcludingGoodwill	1358574000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	114110000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	106878000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	118385000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	111675000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Paid InterestPaid	127753000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Interest Payable Current InterestPayableCurrent	29963000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	22694000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Inventory Net InventoryNet	12903000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Net InvestmentIncomeNet	5259000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Income Net InvestmentIncomeNet	484000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	-7880000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	-3151000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Investment Income Nonoperating InvestmentIncomeNonoperating	-5611000	USD
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CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Long Term Debt Maturities Repayments Of Principal In Year Two LongTermDebtMaturitiesRepaymentsOfPrincipalInYearTwo	15810000	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Long Term Investments LongTermInvestments	107223000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Long Term Investments LongTermInvestments	119271000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Financing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInFinancingActivities	-194150000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-58197000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-112922000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Investing Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInInvestingActivities	-55619000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	226250000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Net Cash Provided By Used In Operating Activities NetCashProvidedByUsedInOperatingActivities	295130000	USD
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CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1551261000	USD
CY2010Q1	us-gaap	Noncurrent Assets NoncurrentAssets	1619248000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Nonoperating Gains Losses NonoperatingGainsLosses	-4909000	USD
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CY2010	us-gaap	Nonoperating Gains Losses NonoperatingGainsLosses	0	USD
CY2011Q1	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Gross Noncurrent NotesAndLoansReceivableGrossNoncurrent	16390000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Notes And Loans Receivable Gross Noncurrent NotesAndLoansReceivableGrossNoncurrent	13393000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	150445000	USD
CY2010	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	97644000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	137121000	USD
CY2011Q2	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	28017000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	32390000	USD
CY2012Q1	us-gaap	Operating Income Loss OperatingIncomeLoss	29280000	USD
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