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Other Financial Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Other Financial Information | Amounts included in continuing operations for the years ended December 31 were:
|  | Millions of Dollars |
|  | Except Per Share Amounts |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Interest and Debt Expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Incurred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  | $ | 1,230 |  |  |  | 1,401 |  |  |  | 1,470 |
Other |  |  | 212 |  |  |  | 237 |  |  |  | 269 |
Capitalized |  |  | (488 | ) |  |  | (471 | ) |  |  | (472 | )
Expensed* |  | $ | 954 |  |  |  | 1,167 |  |  |  | 1,267 |
* | Pretax interest expense of $18 million, $20 million and $22 million for the years 2011, 2010 and 2009, respectively, are included in discontinued operations and relates to short- and long-term debt included in the separation of the Downstream business. See Note 26—Separation of Downstream Business.
Other Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income |  | $ | 170 |  |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | 166 |
Other, net |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | 91 |
|  | $ | 274 |  |  |  | 182 |  |  |  | 257 |
Research and Development Expenditures—expensed |  | $ | 193 |  |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | 121 |
Advertising Expenses |  | $ | 29 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 12 |
Shipping and Handling Costs* |  | $ | 1,417 |  |  |  | 1,387 |  |  |  | 1,213 |
* | Amounts included in production and operating expenses.
Cash Dividends paid per common share |  | $ | 2.64 |  |  |  | 2.15 |  |  |  | 1.91 |
Foreign Currency Transaction (Gains) Losses—after-tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alaska |  | $ | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Lower 48 and Latin America |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |
Canada |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | (28 | )
Europe |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 86 |
Asia Pacific and Middle East |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | (96 | ) |  |  | 26 |
Other International |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 27 |
LUKOIL Investment |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | (20 | )
Corporate and Other |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | (94 | )
|  | $ | (33 | ) |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | (3 | )

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