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Additional Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Nonoperating Income (Expense) [Table Text Block] |
| For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Research and development expense | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 128 |
Advertising expense | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Interest and other debt expense, net: |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ | 1,053 |  |  | $ | 1,128 |  |  | $ | 1,220 |
Interest income | (4 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | )
| $ | 1,049 |  |  | $ | 1,126 |  |  | $ | 1,216 |
Rent expense | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 63 |
Schedule of Additional Information |
| For the Years Ended December 31,
(in millions) | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Research and development expense | $ | 153 |  |  | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 128 |
Advertising expense | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 5 |
Interest and other debt expense, net: |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense | $ | 1,053 |  |  | $ | 1,128 |  |  | $ | 1,220 |
Interest income | (4 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | (4 | )
| $ | 1,049 |  |  | $ | 1,126 |  |  | $ | 1,216 |
Rent expense | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 49 |  |  | $ | 63 |
Schedule of Rental Commitments and Sublease Income Under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases | Minimum rental commitments and sublease income under non-cancelable operating leases in effect at December 31, 2013, were as follows:
(in millions) | Rental Commitments |  |  | Sublease Income |
2014 | $ | 54 |  |  | $ | 3 |
2015 | 45 |  |  | 5 |
2016 | 39 |  |  | 5 |
2017 | 29 |  |  | 4 |
2018 | 25 |  |  | 5 |
Thereafter | 90 |  |  | 23 |
| $ | 282 |  |  | $ | 45 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the components of non-operating income or non-operating expense that may include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, gains (losses) on securities sold, equity earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, net gain (loss) on sales of business, interest expense and other miscellaneous income or expense items. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each detailed component of other operating costs and expenses that are applicable to sales and revenues, but not included in the cost of sales in the income statement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3 -Article 5 + Details
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