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Income Taxes (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Income Taxes (Tables) [Abstract] |
Effective income tax rate | The following table summarizes the Company's effective tax rate from continuing operations:
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Nine Months Ended |  |  | Year Ended |
|  | September 30, 2011 |  |  | September 30, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Effective tax rate(a)(b) |  | 28 | % |  | 29 | % |  | 32 | %
(a) Each of the periods reflect s recurring, permanent tax benefits in relation to the level of pretax income. (a) Each of the periods reflect s recurring, permanent tax benefits in relation to the level of pretax income. (b) The income tax provision from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes a $77 million tax benefit related to a distribution of foreign subsidiary earnings with associated foreign tax credits. The income tax provision from continuing operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 also includes the impact of a $102 million tax benefit related to the favorable resolution of certain prior years' tax items.

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