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Preferred And Common Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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