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Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging Activities (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Derivative financial instruments recognized in the consolidated Balance sheet | The fair value of derivative financial instruments recognized in the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets follows:
| Notional amount |  | Other current assets |  | Other long-term assets |  | Other current liabilities |  | Other long-term liabilities |  | Type of hedge |  | Term
June 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives designated as hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps | $ | 2,390 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  | Fair value |  | 9 months to 21 years
Floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps | 300 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | Cash flow |  | 1 year
Currency exchange contracts | 442 |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | Cash flow |  | 12 to 36 months
Commodity contracts | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Cash flow |  | 12 months
Total |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 43 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 46 |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency exchange contracts | $ | 4,165 |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months
Commodity contracts | 2 |  |  | — |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months
Total |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  |  |  | $ | 35 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
December 31, 2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives designated as hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps | $ | 1,290 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | Fair value |  | 6 months to 21 years
Floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps | 300 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | Cash flow |  | 1 year
Currency exchange contracts | 451 |  |  | 9 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | Cash flow |  | 12 to 36 months
Commodity contracts | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Cash flow |  | 12 months
Total |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 85 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives not designated as hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currency exchange contracts | $ | 4,997 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months
Commodity contracts | 19 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months
Total |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  |  |  | $ | 31 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) | Amounts recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) follow:
| Three months ended June 30
| 2013 |  | 2012
| Gain (loss) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | Gain (loss) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (1 | )
Currency exchange contracts | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 1 |
Commodity contracts | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (2 | )
Total | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (2 | )
| Six months ended June 30
| 2013 |  | 2012
| Gain (loss) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | Gain (loss) recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  | Gain (loss) reclassified from Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
Derivatives designated as cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Floating-to-fixed interest rate swaps | $ | — |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (1 | )
Foreign currency exchange contracts | (8 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (1 | )
Commodity contracts | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (4 | )
Total | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (6 | )
Amounts recognized in net income | Amounts recognized in net income follow:
| Three months ended June 30 |  | Six months ended June 30
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Derivatives designated as fair value hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps | $ | (80 | ) |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | (88 | ) |  | $ | 14 |
Related long-term debt converted to floating interest rates by interest rate swaps | 80 |  |  | (24 | ) |  | 88 |  |  | (14 | )
| $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of pertinent information about a derivative or group of derivatives on a disaggregated basis, such as for individual instruments, or small groups of similar instruments. May include a combination of the type of instrument, risks being hedged, notional amount, hedge designation, related hedged item, inception date, maturity date, or other relevant item. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 25 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6886632&loc=d3e76258-113986 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=d3e41678-113959 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=d3e41620-113959 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5579245-113959 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5580258-113959 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5579240-113959 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=d3e41641-113959 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=d3e41638-113959 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4C -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5624171-113959 Reference 10: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4B -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7476318&loc=SL5624163-113959 Reference 11: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08.(n)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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