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Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Inventory Components

		March 31, 2013				December 31, 2012
Finished goods		$	589			$	542
Work-in-process			946				866
Bauxite and alumina			640				618
Purchased raw materials			542				536
Operating supplies			265				263
		$	2,982			$	2,825

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Disclosure of the carrying value of each significant component of inventory for an entity, who does not report such information on the face of their balance sheet.

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