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Cash Flow Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash Paid for Interest and Income Taxes | Cash paid for interest and income taxes was as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Interest, net of amount capitalized |  | $ | 433 |  |  | $ | 454 |  |  | $ | 491 |
Income taxes, net of amount refunded |  |  | 200 |  |  |  | 223 |  |  |  | 382 |
Schedule of Cash Paid for Acquisitions | The details related to cash paid for acquisitions were as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Assets acquired |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 253 |
Liabilities assumed |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | (12 | )
Cash paid |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 241 |
Less: cash acquired |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 1 |
Net cash paid |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | - |  |  | $ | 240 |

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