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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>5. Fair Value Measurements </b></font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The following table presents the balances of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of March 31, 2011: </font></p>
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<tr><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(dollars in millions)</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Level 1<font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(1)</sup></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Level 2<font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(2)</sup></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" nowrap="nowrap" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Level 3<font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(3)</sup></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></b></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Total</b></font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Assets:</b></font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Short-term investments:</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Equity securities</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> 287</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> –</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">287</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fixed income securities</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">184</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">252</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
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<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">436</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other Current Assets:</font></p></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Interest rate swaps</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">29</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">29</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Cross currency swaps</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">59</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">59</font></td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other Assets:</font></p></td>
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<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Equity securities</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">129</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">129</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fixed income securities</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">206</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">769</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">975</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Interest rate swaps</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">255</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">255</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Cross currency swaps</font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">158</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">158</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom"> </td>
<td style="border-top: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="13"> </td>
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<p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Total</b></font></p></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">806</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> 1,522</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">–</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td>
<td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> 2,328</font></td>
<td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr>
<tr style="font-size: 1px;"><td valign="bottom"> </td>
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<p style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(1)</sup></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><font class="_mt"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities</font></font> </font></p>
<p style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(2)</sup></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><font class="_mt"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">observable inputs other than quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities</font></font> </font></p>
<p style="padding-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><sup style="position: relative; bottom: 0.8ex; vertical-align: baseline;">(3)</sup></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><font class="_mt"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">no observable pricing inputs in the market</font></font> </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Equity securities consist of investments in common stock of domestic and international corporations in a variety of industry sectors and are generally measured using quoted prices in active markets and are classified as Level 1. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Fixed income securities consist primarily of investments in U.S. Treasuries and agencies, as well as municipal bonds. We use quoted prices in active markets for our U.S. Treasury securities, and therefore these securities are classified as Level 1. For all other fixed income securities that do not have quoted prices in active markets, we use alternative matrix pricing as a practical expedient resulting in these debt securities being classified as Level 2. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Derivative contracts are valued using models based on readily observable market parameters for all substantial terms of our derivative contracts and thus are classified within Level 2. We use mid-market pricing for fair value measurements of our derivative instruments. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">We recognize transfers between levels of the fair value hierarchy as of the end of the reporting period. There were no transfers within the fair value hierarchy during the three months ended March 31, 2011. </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Fair Value of Short-term and Long-term Debt </i></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The fair value of our short-term and long-term debt, excluding capital leases which is determined based on market quotes for similar terms and maturities or future cash flows discounted at current rates, was as follows: </font></p>
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<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><b>Derivative Instruments </b></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">We enter into derivative transactions to manage our exposure to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates, interest rates, equity and commodity prices. We employ risk management strategies, which may include the use of a variety of derivatives including cross currency swaps, foreign currency and prepaid forwards and collars, interest rate and commodity swap agreements and interest rate locks. We do not hold derivatives for trading purposes. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 12px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">We measure all derivatives, including derivatives embedded in other financial instruments, at fair value and recognize them as either assets or liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets. Changes in the fair values of derivative instruments not qualifying as hedges or any ineffective portion of hedges are recognized in earnings in the current period. Changes in the fair values of derivative instruments used effectively as fair value hedges are recognized in earnings, along with changes in the fair value of the hedged item. Changes in the fair value of the effective portions of cash flow hedges are reported in Other comprehensive income and recognized in earnings when the hedged item is recognized in earnings. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Interest Rate Swaps </i></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">We have entered into domestic interest rate swaps to achieve a targeted mix of fixed and variable rate debt, where we principally receive fixed rates and pay variable rates based on LIBOR. These swaps are designated as fair value hedges and hedge against changes in the fair value of our debt portfolio. We record the interest rate swaps at fair value on our consolidated balance sheets as assets and liabilities. Changes in the fair value of the interest rate swaps are recorded to Interest expense, which are offset by changes in the fair value of the debt due to changes in interest rates. The fair value of these contracts was $<font class="_mt">0.3</font> billion at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, and is primarily included in Other assets and Long-term debt. As of March 31, 2011, the total notional amount of these interest rate swaps was $<font class="_mt">9.0</font> billion. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Forward Interest Rate Swaps </i></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">In order to manage our exposure to future interest rate changes, during 2010, we entered into forward interest rate swaps with a total notional value of $<font class="_mt">1.4</font> billion. We have designated these contracts as cash flow hedges. The fair value of these contracts was $<font class="_mt">0.1</font> billion at December 31, 2010 and the contracts were included in Other assets. On or before February 7, 2011, we terminated these forward interest rate swaps. </font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 18px; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><i>Cross Currency Swaps </i></font></p>
<p style="margin-top: 6px; margin-bottom: 0px;" align="justify"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Our domestic wireless business, operating as Verizon Wireless, has entered into cross currency swaps designated as cash flow hedges to exchange approximately $<font class="_mt">2.4</font> billion of British Pound Sterling and Euro-denominated debt into U.S. dollars and to fix our future interest and principal payments in U.S. dollars, as well as mitigate the impact of foreign currency transaction gains or losses. The fair value of these swaps, primarily included in Other assets, was approximately $<font class="_mt">0.2</font> billion and $<font class="_mt">0.1</font> billion at March 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. During the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010, a pretax gain of $<font class="_mt">0.1</font> billion and a pretax loss of $<font class="_mt">0.1</font> billion, respectively, were recognized in Other comprehensive income, which was reclassified to Other income and (expense), net to offset the related pretax foreign currency transaction gain or loss on the underlying debt obligations. </font></p></div>5. Fair Value Measurements
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