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margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total current tax expense</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">782,212</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">798,456</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">964,350</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"> </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> </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"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Deferred taxes:</font></p></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> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td> <td valign="bottom"> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">U.S. federal</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">(56,848</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">22,437</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">(60,911</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; 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margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Non-U.S.</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">136,669</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">(83,686</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">15,191</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"> </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> </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"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total deferred tax expense (benefit)</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">71,698</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">(58,866</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">(53,776</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"> </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> </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 bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total</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">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">853,910</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">739,590</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">910,574</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 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> </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> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Deferred income tax expense (benefit) recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive loss in the Consolidated Balance Sheets related to the defined benefit plans liability before noncontrolling interests was ($105,238) and ($83,263) in fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively, and related to the cash flow hedges before noncontrolling interests was $11,411 and ($12,921) in fiscal 2010 and 2009, respectively. </font></p></div> <div> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The components of Income before income taxes were as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 6px;"> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr><td width="64%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="8" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Fiscal</b></font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">U.S. sources</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">526,721</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">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">689,076</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">565,933</font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Non-U.S. sources</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">2,387,648</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">1,988,660</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">2,541,829</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"> </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 bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total</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">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2,914,369</font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2,677,736</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">3,107,762</font></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></tr></table> <div> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The reconciliation of the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate to the Company's effective income tax rate was as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 6px;"> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr><td width="79%"> </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"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="7" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Fiscal</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2008</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">U.S. federal statutory income tax rate</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">35.0</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">35.0</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">35.0</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">% </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">U.S. state and local taxes, net</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0.9</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">1.2</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">0.7</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Non-U.S. operations taxed at lower rates</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(10.1</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(10.0</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(10.9</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Final determinations(1)</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(1.1</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(4.1</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">(3.9</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other net activity in unrecognized tax benefits</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2.5</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">3.4</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">6.1</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other, net</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2.1</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2.1</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">2.3</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> </td> <td 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> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Effective income tax rate</font></p></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">29.3</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">27.6</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" align="right"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">29.3</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 3px double;" valign="bottom"> </td> <td> </td> <td 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> </td></tr></table> <p style="border-bottom: #000000 0.5pt solid; line-height: 8px; margin-top: 0px; width: 10%; margin-bottom: 2px;"> </p> <table style="border-collapse: collapse;" class="MetaData" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%"> <tr><td valign="top" width="3%" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1">(1)</font></td> <td class="MetaData" valign="top" align="left"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1">Final determinations include final agreements with tax authorities and expirations of statutes of limitations. </font></td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of enacted changes in tax laws and tax rates did not have a material impact on the Company's effective tax rate. </font></p></div> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div></div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></p> <p> </p></div> <div> <p style="margin-top: 0px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The components of the Company's deferred tax assets and liabilities included the following: </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 6px;"> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr><td width="76%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="4%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>August 31,</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Deferred tax assets:</font></p></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> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Pensions</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">224,331</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">138,251</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Revenue recognition</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">84,110</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">93,444</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Compensation and benefits</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">336,572</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">300,814</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Share-based compensation</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">280,509</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">268,092</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Tax credit carryforwards</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">149,905</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">44,971</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Net operating loss carryforwards</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">158,302</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">171,542</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Depreciation and amortization</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">56,865</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">159,483</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other</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">175,949</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">324,288</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"> </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> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> </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">1,466,543</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">1,500,885</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 3em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Valuation allowance</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">(233,260</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">(146,920</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"> </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> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total deferred tax assets</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">1,233,283</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">1,353,965</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"> </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> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Deferred tax liabilities:</font></p></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> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Revenue recognition</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">(34,415</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">(28,702</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Depreciation and amortization</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">(44,866</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">(45,728</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Investments in subsidiaries</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">(137,229</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">(112,906</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Other</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">(26,167</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">(34,733</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"> </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> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Total deferred tax liabilities</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">(242,677</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">(222,069</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"> </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> </td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Net deferred tax assets</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">990,606</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">1,131,896</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 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> </td></tr></table></div> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The Company recorded valuation allowances of $<font class="_mt">233,260</font> and $<font class="_mt">146,920</font> as of August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively, against deferred tax assets principally associated with certain tax net operating loss and tax credit carryforwards, as the Company believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized. For all other deferred tax assets, the Company believes it is more likely than not that the results of future operations will generate sufficient taxable income to realize these deferred tax assets. During fiscal 2010, the Company recorded a net increase of $<font class="_mt">86,340</font> in the valuation allowance. The majority of this change relates to valuation allowances on tax credits, as the Company believes it is more likely than not that these assets will not be realized.</font></p><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></font> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The Company had net operating loss carryforwards as of August 31, 2010 of $<font class="_mt">632,159</font>. Of this amount, $<font class="_mt">101,570</font> expires between 2011 and 2016, $<font class="_mt">51,866</font> expires between 2017 and 2030, and $<font class="_mt">478,723</font> has an indefinite carryforward period. The Company had tax credit carryforwards as of August 31, 2010 of $<font class="_mt">149,905</font>, of which $<font class="_mt">40,925</font> will expire between 2011 and 2016, $<font class="_mt">17,026</font> will expire between 2017 and 2030, and $<font class="_mt">91,954</font> has an indefinite carryforward period. </font></p> <div> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As of August 31, 2010, the Company had $<font class="_mt">1,254,468</font> of unrecognized tax benefits, of which $<font class="_mt">703,967</font>, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company's effective tax rate. As of August 31, 2009, the Company had $<font class="_mt">1,053,426</font> of unrecognized tax benefits, of which $<font class="_mt">589,497</font>, if recognized, would favorably affect the Company's effective tax rate. The differences of $<font class="_mt">550,501</font> and $<font class="_mt">463,929</font>, respectively, represent items recorded as adjustments to equity and offsetting tax benefits associated with the correlative effects of potential transfer pricing adjustments, state income taxes and timing adjustments. A reconciliation of the beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows: </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-size: 6px;"> </p> <table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%" align="center"> <tr><td width="76%"> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td valign="bottom" width="3%"> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="6" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>Fiscal</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2010</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td> <td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" valign="bottom" colspan="2" align="center"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="1"><b>2009</b></font></td> <td valign="bottom"><font class="_mt" size="1"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Balance, at beginning of period</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">1,053,426</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">1,087,001</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Additions for tax positions related to the current year</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">151,008</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">131,168</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Additions for tax positions related to prior years</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">115,975</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">13,451</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Reductions for tax positions related to prior years</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">(39,772</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">(96,684</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Statute of limitations expirations</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">(7,611</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">(7,002</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Settlements with tax authorities</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">(5,038</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">(38,408</font></td> <td valign="bottom" nowrap="nowrap"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">) </font></td></tr> <tr bgcolor="#cceeff"><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 2em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Cumulative translation adjustment</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">(13,520</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">(36,100</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"> </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> </td></tr> <tr><td valign="top"> <p style="text-indent: -1em; margin-left: 1em;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Balance, at end of period</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">1,254,468</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">1,053,426</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 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> </td></tr></table> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">For the year ended August 31, 2010, substantially all of the additions for tax positions related to prior years are for items that had no net impact to the consolidated financial statements. </font></p></div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The Company recognizes interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits in the Provision for income taxes. During fiscal 2010, 2009, and 2008, the Company recognized approximately $<font class="_mt">42,489</font>, $<font class="_mt">47,498</font>, and $<font class="_mt">59,419</font> in interest and penalties, respectively. The Company had accrued interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits of $<font class="_mt">222,499</font> ($<font class="_mt">153,719</font>, net of tax benefits) and $<font class="_mt">190,024</font> ($<font class="_mt">131,884</font>, net of tax benefits) on the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheet as of August 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. </font></p> <div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">The Company is currently under audit by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service for fiscal 2003 to 2007. The Company is also currently under audit in numerous state and non-U.S. tax jurisdictions. Although the outcome of tax audits is always uncertain and could result in significant cash tax payments, the Company does not believe the outcome of these audits will have a material adverse effect on the Company's consolidated financial position or results of operations. With limited exceptions, the Company is no longer subject to income tax audits by taxing authorities for the years before 2003. The Company believes that it is reasonably possible that its unrecognized tax benefits could decrease by approximately $<font class="_mt">474,000</font> or increase by approximately $<font class="_mt">62,000</font> in the next 12 months as a result of settlements, lapses of statutes of limitations and other adjustments. The majority of these amounts relate to transfer pricing matters in both U.S. and non-U.S. tax jurisdictions. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">As of August 31, 2010, the Company had not recognized a deferred tax liability on $<font class="_mt">1,567,405</font> of undistributed earnings for certain foreign subsidiaries, because these earnings are intended to be permanently reinvested. If such earnings were distributed, some countries may impose withholding taxes. It is not practicable to determine the amount of the related unrecognized deferred income tax liability. </font></p> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2">Portions of the Company's operations are subject to reduced tax rates or are free of tax under various tax holidays which expire between fiscal 2011 and 2015. Some of the holidays are renewable at reduced levels, with renewal periods through 2025. The income tax benefits attributable to the tax status of these subsidiaries were estimated to be approximately $<font class="_mt">71,000</font>, $<font class="_mt">78,000</font> and $<font class="_mt">71,000</font> in fiscal 2010, 2009 and 2008, respectively.</font></p> <p style="margin-top: 6px; text-indent: 4%; margin-bottom: 0px;"> </p></div><font style="font-family: Times New Roman;" class="_mt" size="2"> </font> <div> </div> </div> </NonNumbericText> |
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