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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |
Components of accumulated other comprehensive income in the equity section of the balance sheet |
Note 17—Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Accumulated other comprehensive income in the equity section of our consolidated balance sheet included:
|  | Millions of Dollars
|  | Defined Benefit Plans |  | Foreign Currency Translation |  | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
December 31, 2012 | $ | (1,425) |  | 5,512 |  | 4,087
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  | 71 |  | (2,318) |  | (2,247)
June 30, 2013 | $ | (1,354) |  | 3,194 |  | 1,840
Items reclassified out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
The following table summarizes reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income during the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013:
| Millions of Dollars
| 2013
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| June 30 |  | June 30
Defined Benefit Plans | $ | 36 |  | 71
Above amounts are included in the computation of net periodic benefit cost and are presented net of tax expense of $20 million and $42 million
for the three- and six-month periods ended June 30, 2013, respectively. See Note 19—Employee Benefit Plans, for additional information.

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