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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract] |
Change in equity attributable to non-controlling interests |
Note 11—Noncontrolling Interests |
Activity attributable to common stockholders’ equity and noncontrolling interests for the first nine months of 2012 and 2011 was as follows: |
|  | Millions of Dollars |
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |
|  | Common Stockholders’ Equity |  | Non-Controlling Interest |  | Total Equity |  | Common Stockholders’ Equity | * | Non-Controlling Interest |  | Total Equity | *
Balance at January 1 | $ | 65,239 |  | 510 |  | 65,749 |  | 68,577 |  | 547 |  | 69,124 |
Net income |  | 7,002 |  | 55 |  | 7,057 |  | 9,046 |  | 46 |  | 9,092 |
Dividends |  | (2,469) |  | - |  | (2,469) |  | (2,761) |  | - |  | (2,761) |
Repurchase of company |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| common stock |  | (5,098) |  | - |  | (5,098) |  | (7,984) |  | - |  | (7,984) |
Distributions to noncontrolling |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| interests |  | - |  | (63) |  | (63) |  | - |  | (70) |  | (70) |
Separation of Downstream |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| business |  | (18,623) |  | (31) |  | (18,654) |  | - |  | - |  | - |
Other changes, net** |  | 1,355 |  | - |  | 1,355 |  | (1,057) |  | (3) |  | (1,060) |
Balance at September 30 | $ | 47,406 |  | 471 |  | 47,877 |  | 65,821 |  | 520 |  | 66,341 |
| *Certain amounts have been restated to reflect a prior period adjustment. See Note 16—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income. |
**Includes components of other comprehensive income, which are disclosed separately in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.
Income from continuing operations and discontinued operations attributable to ConocoPhillips |
Income from continuing operations and discontinued operations attributable to ConocoPhillips for the three- and nine-month periods of 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
| Millions of Dollars
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
September 30 | September 30
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Income from continuing operations | $ | 1,797 |  | 1,482 |  | 5,755 |  | 6,070
Income from discontinued operations |  | 1 |  | 1,134 |  | 1,247 |  | 2,976
Net Income | $ | 1,798 |  | 2,616 |  | 7,002 |  | 9,046

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