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Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Components of Investments, Loans and Long-Term Receivables | Components of investments, loans and long-term receivables at December 31 were:
|  | Millions of Dollars |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Equity investments |  | $ | 30,985 |  |  |  | 30,055 |
Loans and advances—related parties |  |  | 1,675 |  |  |  | 2,180 |
Long-term receivables |  |  | 559 |  |  |  | 922 |
Other investments |  |  | 564 |  |  |  | 604 |
|  | $ | 33,783 |  |  |  | 33,761 |
Summarized Financial Information for Equity Method Investments in Affiliated Companies | Summarized 100 percent financial information for equity method investments in affiliated companies, combined, was as follows (information includes LUKOIL until loss of significant influence):
|  | Millions of Dollars |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Revenues |  | $ | 77,263 |  |  |  | 105,589 |  |  |  | 128,881 |
Income before income taxes |  |  | 11,958 |  |  |  | 11,250 |  |  |  | 12,121 |
Net income |  |  | 11,089 |  |  |  | 9,495 |  |  |  | 9,145 |
Current assets |  |  | 21,530 |  |  |  | 14,039 |  |  |  | 36,139 |
Noncurrent assets |  |  | 76,300 |  |  |  | 79,411 |  |  |  | 126,163 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 9,708 |  |  |  | 9,325 |  |  |  | 22,483 |
Noncurrent liabilities |  |  | 22,993 |  |  |  | 24,412 |  |  |  | 30,960 |

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