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Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Common Stock [Member] | Additional Paid-in Capital [Member] | Earnings Reinvested in the Business [Member] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Losses [Member] | Cost of Repurchased Stock [Member] | Non-Controlling Interests [Member]
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Beginning Balances at Dec. 31, 2012 |  | $ 3,170 |  | $ 935 | $ 5,688 | $ 24,316 | $ (2,040) | $ (25,731) | $ 2
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings (losses) | [1] | 4,532 |  |  |  | 4,535 |  |  | (3)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes |  | 662 |  |  |  |  | 662 |  |
Stock award activity |  | 37 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 11 |
Cash dividends declared |  | (3,683) |  |  |  | (3,683) |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock |  | (600) |  |  |  |  |  | (600) |
Ending Balances at Dec. 31, 2013 |  | 4,118 |  | 935 | 5,714 | 25,168 | (1,378) | (26,320) | (1)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings (losses) |  | 5,067 | [1] |  |  | 5,070 |  |  | (3)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes |  | (1,304) |  |  |  |  | (1,304) |  |
Stock award activity |  | 29 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 8 |
Cash dividends declared |  | (3,961) |  |  |  | (3,961) |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock |  | (939) |  |  |  |  |  | (939) |
Ending Balances at Dec. 31, 2014 |  | 3,010 |  | 935 | 5,735 | 26,277 | (2,682) | (27,251) | (4)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings (losses) |  | 5,238 | [1] |  |  | 5,241 |  |  | (3)
Other comprehensive earnings (losses), net of deferred income taxes |  | (598) |  |  |  |  | (598) |  |
Stock award activity |  | 38 |  |  | 78 |  |  | (40) |
Cash dividends declared |  | (4,261) |  |  |  | (4,261) |  |  |
Repurchases of common stock |  | (554) |  |  |  |  |  | (554) |
Ending Balances at Dec. 31, 2015 |  | $ 2,873 |  | $ 935 | $ 5,813 | $ 27,257 | $ (3,280) | $ (27,845) | $ (7)
[1] | Net losses attributable to noncontrolling interests for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013 exclude net earnings of $5 million, $3 million and $3 million, respectively, due to the redeemable noncontrolling interest related to Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, which is reported in the mezzanine equity section in the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2015, 2014 and 2013, respectively. See Note 18.

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