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Segment and Geographic Area Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Operating Results and Assets of Alcoa's Reportable Segments | The operating results and assets of Alcoa’s reportable segments were as follows:
|  | Alumina |  |  | Primary Metals |  |  | Global Rolled Products |  |  | Engineered Products and Solutions |  |  | Total |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third-party sales |  | $ | 3,092 |  |  | $ | 7,432 |  |  | $ | 7,378 |  |  | $ | 5,525 |  |  | $ | 23,427 |
Intersegment sales |  |  | 2,310 |  |  |  | 2,877 |  |  |  | 163 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 5,350 |
Total sales |  | $ | 5,402 |  |  | $ | 10,309 |  |  | $ | 7,541 |  |  | $ | 5,525 |  |  | $ | 28,777 |
Profit and loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity income (loss) |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (27 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | (28 | )
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |  |  | 455 |  |  |  | 532 |  |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 1,374 |
Income taxes |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 167 |  |  |  | 297 |  |  |  | 543 |
ATOI |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 309 |  |  |  | 358 |  |  |  | 612 |  |  |  | 1,369 |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third-party sales |  | $ | 3,462 |  |  | $ | 8,240 |  |  | $ | 7,642 |  |  | $ | 5,345 |  |  | $ | 24,689 |
Intersegment sales |  |  | 2,727 |  |  |  | 3,192 |  |  |  | 218 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 6,137 |
Total sales |  | $ | 6,189 |  |  | $ | 11,432 |  |  | $ | 7,860 |  |  | $ | 5,345 |  |  | $ | 30,826 |
Profit and loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity income (loss) |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 16 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |  |  | 444 |  |  |  | 556 |  |  |  | 237 |  |  |  | 158 |  |  |  | 1,395 |
Income taxes |  |  | 179 |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  | 635 |
ATOI |  |  | 607 |  |  |  | 481 |  |  |  | 266 |  |  |  | 539 |  |  |  | 1,893 |
2010 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Third-party sales |  | $ | 2,815 |  |  | $ | 7,070 |  |  | $ | 6,277 |  |  | $ | 4,584 |  |  | $ | 20,746 |
Intersegment sales |  |  | 2,212 |  |  |  | 2,597 |  |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,989 |
Total sales |  | $ | 5,027 |  |  | $ | 9,667 |  |  | $ | 6,457 |  |  | $ | 4,584 |  |  | $ | 25,735 |
Profit and loss: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity income |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 13 |
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization |  |  | 406 |  |  |  | 571 |  |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 154 |  |  |  | 1,369 |
Income taxes |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | 96 |  |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 195 |  |  |  | 443 |
ATOI |  |  | 301 |  |  |  | 488 |  |  |  | 220 |  |  |  | 415 |  |  |  | 1,424 |
2012 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 374 |  |  | $ | 318 |  |  | $ | 258 |  |  | $ | 200 |  |  | $ | 1,150 |
Equity investments |  |  | 658 |  |  |  | 917 |  |  |  | 188 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,763 |
Goodwill |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | 997 |  |  |  | 214 |  |  |  | 2,677 |  |  |  | 3,898 |
Total assets |  |  | 9,709 |  |  |  | 11,709 |  |  |  | 4,603 |  |  |  | 5,891 |  |  |  | 31,912 |
2011 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital expenditures |  | $ | 371 |  |  | $ | 463 |  |  | $ | 157 |  |  | $ | 173 |  |  | $ | 1,164 |
Equity investments |  |  | 450 |  |  |  | 925 |  |  |  | 123 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1,498 |
Goodwill |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 991 |  |  |  | 208 |  |  |  | 2,666 |  |  |  | 3,876 |
Total assets |  |  | 9,782 |  |  |  | 11,867 |  |  |  | 4,559 |  |  |  | 5,831 |  |  |  | 32,039 |
Schedule of Reconciliation of Certain Segment Information to Consolidated Totals | The following tables reconcile certain segment information to consolidated totals:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment sales |  | $ | 28,777 |  |  | $ | 30,826 |  |  | $ | 25,735 |
Elimination of intersegment sales |  |  | (5,350 | ) |  |  | (6,137 | ) |  |  | (4,989 | )
Corporate* |  |  | 273 |  |  |  | 262 |  |  |  | 267 |
Consolidated sales |  | $ | 23,700 |  |  | $ | 24,951 |  |  | $ | 21,013 |
* | For all periods presented, the Corporate amount includes third-party sales of three soft alloy extrusion facilities located in Brazil.
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information to Consolidated Net Income Attributable to Alcoa |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Net income attributable to Alcoa: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment ATOI |  | $ | 1,369 |  |  | $ | 1,893 |  |  | $ | 1,424 |
Unallocated amounts (net of tax): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impact of LIFO |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | (16 | )
Interest expense |  |  | (319 | ) |  |  | (340 | ) |  |  | (321 | )
Noncontrolling interests |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | (194 | ) |  |  | (138 | )
Corporate expense |  |  | (282 | ) |  |  | (290 | ) |  |  | (291 | )
Restructuring and other charges |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  | (196 | ) |  |  | (134 | )
Discontinued operations |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (8 | )
Other |  |  | (551 | ) |  |  | (221 | ) |  |  | (262 | )
Consolidated net income attributable to Alcoa |  | $ | 191 |  |  | $ | 611 |  |  | $ | 254 |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information to Consolidated Assets |
December 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total segment assets |  | $ | 31,912 |  |  | $ | 32,039 |
Elimination of intersegment receivables |  |  | (444 | ) |  |  | (483 | )
Unallocated amounts: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  | 1,861 |  |  |  | 1,939 |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | 4,061 |  |  |  | 3,738 |
Corporate goodwill |  |  | 1,272 |  |  |  | 1,281 |
Corporate fixed assets, net |  |  | 961 |  |  |  | 935 |
LIFO reserve |  |  | (770 | ) |  |  | (801 | )
Other |  |  | 1,326 |  |  |  | 1,472 |
Consolidated assets |  | $ | 40,179 |  |  | $ | 40,120 |
Sales by Major Product Grouping | Sales by major product grouping were as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Alumina |  | $ | 2,962 |  |  | $ | 3,350 |  |  | $ | 2,740 |
Primary aluminum |  |  | 7,121 |  |  |  | 7,907 |  |  |  | 6,842 |
Flat-rolled aluminum |  |  | 7,378 |  |  |  | 7,642 |  |  |  | 6,277 |
Investment castings |  |  | 1,747 |  |  |  | 1,700 |  |  |  | 1,521 |
Fastening systems |  |  | 1,414 |  |  |  | 1,313 |  |  |  | 1,070 |
Architectural aluminum systems |  |  | 970 |  |  |  | 973 |  |  |  | 884 |
Aluminum wheels |  |  | 692 |  |  |  | 656 |  |  |  | 475 |
Other extruded aluminum and forged products |  |  | 955 |  |  |  | 1,010 |  |  |  | 930 |
Other |  |  | 461 |  |  |  | 400 |  |  |  | 274 |
|  | $ | 23,700 |  |  | $ | 24,951 |  |  | $ | 21,013 |
Schedule of Geographic Information for Sales | Geographic information for sales was as follows (based upon the country where the point of sale occurred):
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Sales: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S.* |  | $ | 12,361 |  |  | $ | 12,295 |  |  | $ | 10,560 |
Australia |  |  | 3,222 |  |  |  | 3,587 |  |  |  | 2,842 |
Brazil |  |  | 1,244 |  |  |  | 1,371 |  |  |  | 1,182 |
Spain |  |  | 1,203 |  |  |  | 1,487 |  |  |  | 1,234 |
Netherlands** |  |  | 949 |  |  |  | 1,025 |  |  |  | 940 |
Norway |  |  | 820 |  |  |  | 927 |  |  |  | 809 |
France |  |  | 807 |  |  |  | 825 |  |  |  | 662 |
Russia |  |  | 713 |  |  |  | 761 |  |  |  | 584 |
Hungary |  |  | 492 |  |  |  | 665 |  |  |  | 505 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 438 |  |  |  | 412 |  |  |  | 331 |
Italy |  |  | 379 |  |  |  | 537 |  |  |  | 418 |
China |  |  | 326 |  |  |  | 283 |  |  |  | 188 |
Germany |  |  | 216 |  |  |  | 229 |  |  |  | 231 |
Other |  |  | 530 |  |  |  | 547 |  |  |  | 527 |
|  | $ | 23,700 |  |  | $ | 24,951 |  |  | $ | 21,013 |
* | Sales that occurred in the U.S. include a portion of alumina from Alcoa’s refineries in Suriname, Brazil, Australia, and Jamaica and aluminum from the Company’s smelters in Canada.
** | Sales that occurred in the Netherlands include aluminum from Alcoa’s smelter in Iceland.
Schedule of Geographic Information for Long-Lived Assets | Geographic information for long-lived assets was as follows (based upon the physical location of the assets):
December 31, |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Long-lived assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 4,621 |  |  | $ | 4,439 |
Brazil |  |  | 4,318 |  |  |  | 4,844 |
Australia |  |  | 3,548 |  |  |  | 3,390 |
Iceland |  |  | 1,571 |  |  |  | 1,615 |
Canada |  |  | 1,399 |  |  |  | 1,447 |
Norway |  |  | 898 |  |  |  | 894 |
Russia |  |  | 494 |  |  |  | 531 |
Spain |  |  | 445 |  |  |  | 451 |
Jamaica |  |  | 414 |  |  |  | 417 |
China |  |  | 395 |  |  |  | 424 |
Other |  |  | 844 |  |  |  | 830 |
|  | $ | 18,947 |  |  | $ | 19,282 |

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