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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2008
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Foreign exchange translation adjustment, tax expense	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Unrealized gains (losses) on commodity futures and foreign exchange contracts designated as cash flow hedges, tax (expense) benefit	(11)	(10)	31
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments, tax (expense) benefit	0	(1)	4
Reclassification of realized net (gains) losses to net income, tax expense (benefit)	11	(30)	15
Pension adjustment, tax (expense) benefit	(5)	6	21
Pension liability adjustment, tax benefit (expense) (Noncontrolling Interest)		5	(11)
Pension measurement date adjustment, tax benefit			$ 2

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- Definition

Tax effect of adjustment decreasing or increasing retained earnings due to a change in the measurement date for a defined benefit pension and other postretirement plan in the initial application of the measurement provision of FAS 158.

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Tax effect of the gross appreciation or the gross loss, net of reclassification adjustment, in the change in value of available for sale securities during the period.

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Tax effects of the net changes to accumulated comprehensive income during the period related to benefit plans that is attributable to noncontrolling interest.

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Tax effects of the net changes to accumulated comprehensive income during the period related to benefit plans that is attributable to the parent entity.

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Tax effect of the adjustment that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into functional currency of the reporting entity.

+ References

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Tax effect on reclassification adjustment for accumulated gains and losses from derivative instrument designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges included in accumulated comprehensive income that was realized in net income during the period.

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Tax effect on the change in accumulated gains and losses from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges. Includes an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gains or losses.

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