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INCOME TAXES (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2013 Continued Operations | Mar. 31, 2012 Continued Operations | Mar. 31, 2013 Discontinued Operations | Dec. 31, 2010 Brazil Income tax examination from 2005 to 2007 subsidiary | Dec. 31, 2011 Brazil Income tax examination from 2005 to 2007 | Dec. 31, 2011 Brazil Income tax examination from 2005 to 2009 subsidiary | Mar. 31, 2013 Europe
Income Tax Examination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective tax rate (as a percent) |  |  | 32.00% | 25.00% |  |  |  |  |
Amount of discrete items included in effective tax rate |  |  | $ 31 | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |
Liability for uncertain tax positions | 44 |  | 27 |  | 17 |  |  |  |
Income tax expense | 73 | 40 | 73 | 40 |  |  |  |  | 4
Number of subsidiaries under tax examination |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  | 1 |
Total proposed adjustments |  |  |  |  |  | 525 |  | 160 |
The dismissal of a portion of 2010 Brazilian IRS proposed tax adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 170 |  |

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