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Preferred And Common Stock (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Preferred And Common Stock [Abstract] |
Schedule Of Share Activity |
|  | Common stock |
|  | Treasury |  |  | Outstanding |
Balance at end of 2008 |  |  | 124,257,170 |  |  |  | 800,317,368 |
Public offering |  |  | - |  |  |  | 172,500,000 |
Issued for stock-based compensation plans |  |  | (1,561,452 | ) |  |  | 1,561,452 |
Balance at end of 2009 |  |  | 122,695,718 |  |  |  | 974,378,820 |
Private placement |  |  | - |  |  |  | 44,313,146 |
Conversion of convertible notes |  |  | - |  |  |  | 310 |
Issued for stock-based compensation plans |  |  | (3,333,689 | ) |  |  | 3,333,689 |
Balance at end of 2010 |  |  | 119,362,029 |  |  |  | 1,022,025,965 |
Private placement |  |  | - |  |  |  | 36,518,563 |
Issued for stock-based compensation plans |  |  | (5,867,538 | ) |  |  | 5,867,538 |
Balance at end of 2011 |  |  | 113,494,491 |  |  |  | 1,064,412,066 |
Schedule Of Share-Based Compensation |
Date of original grant |  | Vesting |  | Term |  |  | Reload feature |
2002 and prior |  | One year |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  | One reload over option term |
2003 |  | 3 years (1/3 each year) |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  | One reload in 2004 for 1/3 vesting in 2004 |
2004 - 2009 |  | 3 years (1/3 each year) |  |  | 6 years |  |  |  | None |
2010 and forward |  | 3 years (1/3 each year) |  |  | 10 years |  |  |  | None |
Schedule Of Total Compensation Expense Recognized For All Stock Options And Awards |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Compensation expense recognized: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock option grants |  | $ | 34 |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 53 |
Stock award grants |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 34 |
Total compensation expense before income taxes |  |  | 83 |  |  |  | 84 |  |  |  | 87 |
Benefit for income taxes |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 29 |
Total compensation expense, net of income taxes |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  | $ | 58 |
Schedule Of Fair Value Of New Options |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Weighted average fair value per option |  | $ | 4.96 |  |  | $ | 4.67 |  |  | $ | 3.34 |
Average risk-free interest rate |  |  | 0.19-3.44 | % |  |  | 0.14-3.62 | % |  |  | 0.3-2.65 | %
Dividend yield |  |  | 0.9 | % |  |  | 1.1 | % |  |  | 1.2 | %
Volatility |  |  | 36-43 | % |  |  | 47-51 | % |  |  | 38-76 | %
Annual forfeiture rate |  |  | 5 | % |  |  | 4 | % |  |  | 3 | %
Exercise behavior |  |  | 45 | % |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | 43 | %
Life (years) |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |  | 5.6 |  |  |  | 4.2 |
Schedule Of Activity For Stock Options |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Outstanding, beginning of year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options |  |  | 56.1 |  |  |  | 65.5 |  |  |  | 46.2 |
Weighted average exercise price |  | $ | 19.29 |  |  | $ | 24.44 |  |  | $ | 35.61 |
Granted: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options |  |  | 4.5 |  |  |  | 9.0 |  |  |  | 27.1 |
Weighted average exercise price |  | $ | 16.24 |  |  | $ | 13.52 |  |  | $ | 8.34 |
Exercised: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options |  |  | (4.3 | ) |  |  | (1.6 | ) |  |  | - |
Weighted average exercise price |  | $ | 8.59 |  |  | $ | 8.34 |  |  | $ | - |
Expired or forfeited: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options |  |  | (9.5 | ) |  |  | (16.8 | ) |  |  | (7.8 | )
Weighted average exercise price |  | $ | 31.90 |  |  | $ | 37.21 |  |  | $ | 34.60 |
Outstanding, end of year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options |  |  | 46.8 |  |  |  | 56.1 |  |  |  | 65.5 |
Weighted average exercise price |  | $ | 17.41 |  |  | $ | 19.29 |  |  | $ | 24.44 |
Exercisable, end of year: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of options |  |  | 28.8 |  |  |  | 30.2 |  |  |  | 37.7 |
Weighted average exercise price |  | $ | 20.90 |  |  | $ | 26.91 |  |  | $ | 35.51 |
Schedule Of Options Fully Vested And/Or Expected To Vest |
Range of exercise price |  | Number |  |  | Weighted average remaining contractual life |  |  | Weighted average exercise price |  |  | Intrinsic Value |
$6.12 - $19.93 |  |  | 32.2 |  |  |  | 5.10 |  |  | $ | 10.72 |  |  | $ | 7 |
$19.94 - $27.71 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | 1.03 |  |  |  | 22.56 |  |  |  | - |
$27.72 - $35.49 |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  | 0.94 |  |  |  | 29.47 |  |  |  | - |
$35.50 - $47.35 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  |  | 0.12 |  |  |  | 37.28 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 46.8 |  |  |  | 3.67 |  |  |  | 17.41 |  |  | $ | 7 |
* | Expected forfeitures are immaterial to the Company and are not reflected in the table above.
Schedule Of Options Fully Vested And Exercisable |
Range of exercise price |  | Number |  |  | Weighted average remaining contractual life |  |  | Weighted average exercise price |  |  | Intrinsic Value |
$6.12 - $19.93 |  |  | 14.2 |  |  |  | 3.94 |  |  | $ | 9.32 |  |  | $ | 4 |
$19.94 - $27.71 |  |  | 2.8 |  |  |  | 1.03 |  |  |  | 22.56 |  |  |  | - |
$27.72 - $35.49 |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  | 0.94 |  |  |  | 29.47 |  |  |  | - |
$35.50 - $47.35 |  |  | 7.7 |  |  |  | 0.12 |  |  |  | 37.28 |  |  |  | - |
Total |  |  | 28.8 |  |  |  | 2.21 |  |  |  | 20.90 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Summary Of Outstanding Stock And Performance Share Awards |
|  | Stock Awards |  |  | Performance Share Awards |  |  | Total |  |  | Weighted average FMV per award |
Outstanding, January 1, 2011 |  |  | 6.2 |  |  |  | 1.5 |  |  |  | 7.7 |  |  | $ | 16.80 |
Granted |  |  | 2.7 |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |  |  | 4.0 |  |  |  | 16.15 |
Converted |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (2.3 | ) |  |  | 28.78 |
Forfeited |  |  | (0.2 | ) |  |  | (0.1 | ) |  |  | (0.3 | ) |  |  | 13.54 |
Performance share adjustment |  |  | - |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 0.2 |  |  |  | 14.59 |
Outstanding, December 31, 2011 |  |  | 6.4 |  |  |  | 2.9 |  |  |  | 9.3 |  |  |  | 13.63 |
Schedule Of Unrecognized Compensation Expense |
|  | Stock-based compensation expense (pretax) |
2012 |  | $ | 41 |
2013 |  |  | 22 |
2014 |  |  | 2 |
Totals |  | $ | 65 |

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