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do not occur on a consistent or regular basis in its business. In
determining whether a particular item meets one of these criteria,
management considers facts and circumstances that it believes are
relevant. Management believes that excluding such charges and income from
income or loss allows investors and management to evaluate and compare the
Company's operating results from continuing operations from period to
period in a meaningful and consistent manner. Due to the frequency of
their occurrence in its business, the Company does not adjust net income
or loss for the costs associated with litigation, including payments made
or received through settlements. It should be noted that "net income or
loss on an adjusted cash basis" is not a standard financial measurement
under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America ("GAAP") and should not be considered as an alternative to net
income or loss or cash flow from operating activities, as a measure of
liquidity or as an indicator of operating performance or any measure of
performance derived in accordance with GAAP.
(b) Amortization expense of $95.0 million and $16.6 million in the first
six months of 2008 and 2007 GAAP results, respectively, including $23.7
million and $6.3 million charged to cost of sales, $1.8 million and $1.5
million charged to research and development and $69.1 million and $8.6
million charged to selling, general and administrative, in the respective
periods, with $0.4 million and $0.2 million charged through equity
earnings of unconsolidated entities, net of tax during the six months
ended June 30, 3008 and 2007, respectively.
(c) Restructuring charges associated with the decision to close facilities
of $39.9 million and $1.0 million in
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