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Accounts Receivables | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Accounts Receivables |
Accounts Receivables | N. Accounts Receivables – Alcoa has two arrangements with third parties to sell certain customer receivables outright without recourse on a continuous basis. As of September 30, 2011, $206 of the sold receivables remain uncollected. Alcoa is servicing the customer receivables for the third parties at market rates; therefore, no servicing asset or liability was recorded.

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