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Noncontrolling Interests | 9 Months Ended
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Noncontrolling Interests [Abstract] |
Noncontrolling 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 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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- Definition The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.31) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 810 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1A -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=18733093&loc=SL4573702-111684 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Research Bulletin (ARB) -Number 51 -Paragraph 38 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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