Company:  ECOLAB INC (ECL)
Form Type:  10-K
Filing Date:  2/27/2009 
CIK:  0000031462 
Address:  ECOLAB CORPORATE CENTER
370 WABASHA STREET NORTH 
City, State, Zip:  ST PAUL, Minnesota 55102 
Telephone:  (651) 293-2233 
Fiscal Year:  12/31 
Last Trade
Last Trade: 
$45.29   		Change: 
0.00 (0.00%)  
Trade Time: 
Nov 20   		Market Cap: 
$10.76B
Description of Business
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  FORM 10-K
    PART I
      Item 1. Business.
        NAME AND TITLE
        NAME AND TITLE
        NAME AND TITLE
      Item 1A. Risk Factors.
      Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments.
      Item 2. Properties.
      Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
      Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
    PART II
      Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related ...
      Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
      Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial ...
      Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about ...
      Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
      Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on ...
      Item 9A. Controls and Procedures.
    PART III
      Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers of the Registrant ...
      Item 11. Executive Compensation.
      Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners ...
      Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions and ...
      Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.
    PART IV
      Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules.
    SIGNATURES
    CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
    EXHIBIT INDEX
  EXHIBIT 10.D.(IV)
  EXHIBIT 10.E.(VII)
  EXHIBIT 10.J
  EXHIBIT 10.K
  EXHIBIT 10.L
  EXHIBIT 10.M
  EXHIBIT 10.N
  EXHIBIT 10.P
  EXHIBIT 10.Q
  EXHIBIT 10.T
  EXHIBIT 10.U
  EXHIBIT 10.V.(II)
  EXHIBIT 10.V.(IV)
  EXHIBIT 10.W
  EXHIBIT 13
    INCOME STATEMENT
    BALANCE SHEET
    CASH FLOW
    STOCKHOLDERS EQUITY
    NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
      INCOME STATEMENT
    REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
  EXHIBIT 21
  EXHIBIT 24
    POWER OF ATTORNEY
  EXHIBIT 31
    CERTIFICATIONS
  EXHIBIT 32
    SECTION 1350 CERTIFICATIONS
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