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1.0.0.3 false Fair Value false 1 $ false false iso4217_USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 iso4217_USD_per_shares Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares 0 shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares 0 5 Fair Value 3 us-gaap_FairValueDisclosuresTextBlock us-gaap true na duration string No definition available. false false false false false false false false false 1 false false 0 0 <div> Note 4. Fair Value Financial Instruments—Recurring Measurements In accordance with accounting requirements for financial instruments, the Company is disclosing the estimated fair values as of December 31, 2009 and 2008 of the financial instruments that are within the scope of the accounting guidance, as well as the method(s) and significant assumptions used to estimate the fair value of those financial instruments. Furthermore, the Company classifies its fair value measurements in the Valuation Hierarchy. The distribution of the fair values of the Company’s financial instruments which are measured at fair value on a recurring basis within the Valuation Hierarchy is as follows:   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="56%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom" rowspan="2"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)</td> <td valign="bottom" rowspan="2"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2" rowspan="2">Fair Value at December 31, 2009</td> <td valign="bottom" rowspan="2"> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Municipal bonds1 </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">514,330</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">514,330</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Taxable short-term bond funds </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">309,972</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">309,972</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Auction rate securities </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">179,987</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">179,987</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Foreign currency forward contracts </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(1,274</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">(1,274</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">) </td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Other </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">43</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">43</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </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">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">  </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" 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">  </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Total </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">310,015</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">513,056</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">179,987</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">1,003,058</td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap">  </td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td> </td> </tr> </table>   <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center" border="0"> <tr> <td width="56%"></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"></td> <td></td> <td></td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2">Quoted Prices in Active Markets (Level 1)</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2">Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2">Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom" align="center" colspan="2">Fair Value at December 31, 2008</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Municipal bonds1 </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">485,490</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">485,490</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Taxable short-term bond funds </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">102,588</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">102,588</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Auction rate securities </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">191,760</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">191,760</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Foreign currency forward contracts </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">33,731</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">33,731</td> </tr> <tr bgcolor="#CCEEFF"> <td valign="top"> Other </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">17</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">—  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">17</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">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" 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">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" valign="bottom">  </td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> Total </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">102,605</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">519,221</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">191,760</td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">$</td> <td valign="bottom" align="right">813,586</td> </tr> <tr style="FONT-SIZE: 1px"> <td valign="bottom"></td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> <td style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 3px double" valign="bottom">  </td> </tr> </table>   <table style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" border="0"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="4%">1</td> <td valign="top" align="left"> Available-for-sale municipal bonds are carried at fair value and are included in the above tables. However, held-to-maturity municipal bonds are carried at amortized cost and excluded from the above tables. </td> </tr> </table> The fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale municipal bonds are based on quoted prices for similar assets in active markets and are therefore included in Level 2 of the Valuation Hierarchy. The fair value of the Company’s short-term bond funds are based on quoted prices and are therefore included in Level 1 of the Valuation Hierarchy. The Company’s auction rate securities (“ARS”) investments have been classified within Level 3 of the Valuation Hierarchy as their valuation requires substantial judgment and estimation of factors that are not currently observable in the market due to the lack of trading in the securities. This valuation may be revised in future periods as market conditions evolve. The Company has considered the lack of liquidity in the ARS market and the lack of comparable, orderly transactions when estimating the fair value of its ARS portfolio. Therefore, the Company uses the income approach, which includes a discounted cash flow analysis of the estimated future cash flows adjusted by a risk premium, to estimate the fair value of its ARS portfolio. When a determination is made to classify a financial instrument within Level 3, the determination is based upon the significance of the unobservable parameters to the overall fair value measurement. However, the fair value determination for Level 3 financial instruments may include observable components. The Company’s foreign currency forward contracts have been classified within Level 2 of the valuation hierarchy, as the fair value is based on broker quotes for the same or similar derivative instruments. See Note 23 (Foreign Exchange Risk Management) for further details. Financial Instruments—Non-Recurring Measurements Certain financial instruments are carried on the consolidated balance sheets at cost, which approximates fair value due to their short-term, highly liquid nature. These instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, settlement due from customers, restricted security deposits held for customers, prepaid expenses, accounts payable, settlement due to customers and accrued expenses. Investment Securities Held-to-Maturity The Company utilizes quoted prices for identical and similar securities from active markets to estimate the fair value of its held-to-maturity securities. See Note 5 (Investment Securities) for fair value disclosure.   Short-term and Long-term Debt The Company estimates the fair value of its debt by applying a current discount rate to the remaining cash flows under the terms of the debt. As of December 31, 2009 and 2008, the carrying values on the consolidated balance sheets totaled $21,598 and $168,767, respectively. The fair values totaled $22,315 and $172,292 for the Company’s debt as of December 31, 2009 and 2008, respectively. During 2009, the Company repaid $149,380 of notes payable classified as short-term debt at December 31, 2008 related to its variable interest entity. See Note 15 (Consolidation of Variable Interest Entity) for further discussion. Obligations Under Litigation Settlements The Company estimates the fair values of its obligations under litigation settlements by applying a current discount rate to the remaining cash flows under the terms of the litigation settlements. At December 31, 2009 and 2008, the carrying values on the consolidated balance sheet totaled $869,721 and $1,736,298, respectively, and the fair values totaled $894,628 and $1,824,630, respectively, for these obligations. For additional information regarding the Company’s obligations under litigation settlements, see Note 19 (Obligations Under Litigation Settlements). Settlement Guarantee Liabilities The Company estimates the fair values of its settlement guarantees by applying market assumptions for relevant though not directly comparable undertakings, as the latter are not observable in the market given the proprietary nature of such guarantees. Additionally, loss probability and severity profiles against the Company’s gross and net settlement exposures are considered. The carrying value and estimated fair value of settlement guarantee liabilities were de minimis as of December 31, 2009 and 2008. For additional information regarding the Company’s settlement guarantee liabilities, see Note 22 (Settlement and Travelers Cheque Risk Management). Refunding Revenue Bonds The Company holds refunding revenue bonds with the same payment terms as, and which contain the right of set-off with, a capital lease obligation related to the Company’s global technology and operations center located in O’Fallon, Missouri, called Winghaven. The Company has netted the refunding revenue bonds and the corresponding capital lease obligation in the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2009 and estimates that the carrying value approximates the fair value for these bonds. See Note 8 (Property, Plant and Equipment) for further details. Non-Financial Instruments Certain assets and liabilities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. The Company’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis include property, plant and equipment, goodwill and other intangible assets. These assets are not measured at fair value on an ongoing basis; however, they are subject to fair value adjustments in certain circumstances, such as when there is evidence of impairment. The valuation methods used in the impairment testing of goodwill and other intangible assets involve assumptions concerning comparable company multiples, discount rates, growth projections and other assumptions of future business conditions. As the assumptions employed to measure these assets on a nonrecurring basis are based on management’s judgment using internal and external data, these fair value determinations are classified in Level 3 of the Valuation Hierarchy.   </div> Note 4. Fair Value Financial Instruments—Recurring Measurements In accordance with accounting requirements for financial instruments, the Company is false false No definition available. No authoritative reference available. false false 1 1 false UnKnown UnKnown UnKnown false true