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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

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    Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2006
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 declined from 2008 to 2009 but then slightly increased from 2009 to 2010.

Interest Costs Incurred

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Colgate-Palmolive Co.

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  12 months ended Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2006
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 2008 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2010.
Interest capitalized The amount of interest that was capitalized during the period. Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s interest capitalized increased from 2008 to 2009 but then declined significantly from 2009 to 2010.
Interest incurred Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings. Colgate-Palmolive Co.'s interest incurred declined from 2008 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2010.

Adjusted Interest Coverage Ratio

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    Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2008 Dec 31, 2007 Dec 31, 2006
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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

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

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 2008 to 2009 and from 2009 to 2010.

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