text: terms. Also in 2004, the Company issued $550 million of 6.75% senior notes due 
  2012 through a Rule 144A offering which were subsequently exchanged for regis- 
  tered notes with identical terms. Also in 2004, the Company issued $450 million of 
  6% senior notes due 2009 through a Rule 144A offering which were subsequently 
  exchanged for registered notes with identical terms. The proceeds of the above offer- 
  ings were used to reduce outstanding borrowings under the Senior Credit Facility. 
  
  In August 2003, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 
  $100 million of the Company’s public debt securities. Subsequently, the Company 
  repurchased $25 million of its senior notes. The Company recorded a loss of $3 mil- 
  lion related to repurchase premiums and unamortized debt issue costs. In 2004, the 
  Company repurchased an additional $49 million of its senior notes for $52 million. 
  This resulted in a loss on early retirement of debt of $6 million, including the write-off 
  of unamortized original issue discount, classified as “other, net” in the accompanying 
  consolidated statements of income. In December 2004, the Company’s Board of 
  Directors renewed its authorization for up to $100 million of additional debt securities. 