Colgate-Palmolive Co. (CL) | Analysis of Debt

Total Debt Disclosure

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Colgate-Palmolive Co., Statement of Financial Position, Debt

USD $ in millions

		Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Dec 31, 2008	Dec 31, 2007
	Notes and loans payable
	Current portion of long-term debt
	Long-term debt, excluding current portion
	Total debt

Item	Description	The company
Total debt	Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt plus capital lease obligations.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s total debt increased from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.

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Colgate-Palmolive Co.

USD $ in millions

	12 months ended	Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Dec 31, 2008	Dec 31, 2007
	Interest incurred, less interest capitalized
	Interest capitalized
	Interest incurred

Source: Based on data from Colgate-Palmolive Co., Annual Reports

Item	Description	The company
Interest incurred, less interest capitalized	Represents the portion of interest incurred in the period on debt arrangements that was charged against earnings.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s interest incurred, less interest capitalized declined from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.
Interest capitalized	The amount of interest that was capitalized during the period.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s interest capitalized declined from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.
Interest incurred	Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings.	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s interest incurred declined from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.

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		Dec 31, 2011	Dec 31, 2010	Dec 31, 2009	Dec 31, 2008	Dec 31, 2007
	Selected Financial Data (USD $ in millions)
	Net income attributable to Colgate-Palmolive Company
	Add: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
	Add: Interest incurred, less interest capitalized
	Add: Income tax expense (benefit)
	Earnings before interest and tax (EBIT)

	Interest incurred
	Ratio With and Without Capitalized Interest
	Interest coverage ratio (excluding capitalized interest)¹
	Adjusted interest coverage ratio (including capitalized interest)²

2011 Calculations

¹ Interest coverage ratio (excluding capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest incurred, less interest capitalized
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² Adjusted interest coverage ratio (including capitalized interest) = EBIT ÷ Interest incurred
= ÷ =

Ratio	Description	The company
Adjusted interest coverage ratio	A solvency ratio calculated as EBIT divided by interest payments (including capitalized interest).	Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s adjusted interest coverage ratio improved from 2009 to 2010 and from 2010 to 2011.