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Stock Compensation Plans (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Stock Compensation Plans |
Stock-based compensation expense recognized in continuing operations |
|  | Three months ended |  | Nine months ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Restricted stock units (“RSUs”) |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 29 |  | $ | 108 |  | $ | 99 |
Performance plans |  | 24 |  | 10 |  | 59 |  | 51 |
Stock options |  | 2 |  | 3 |  | 7 |  | 13 |
Employee stock purchase plans |  | 2 |  | 1 |  | 5 |  | 3 |
Total stock-based compensation expense |  | $ | 59 |  | $ | 43 |  | $ | 179 |  | $ | 166 |
Non-vested stock awards |
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | Shares |  | Fair Value (1) |  | Shares |  | Fair Value (1) |
Non-vested at beginning of period |  | 10,674 |  | $ | 38 |  | 12,850 |  | $ | 36 |
Granted |  | 4,831 |  | 50 |  | 4,984 |  | 39 |
Vested |  | (4,850 | ) | 42 |  | (6,288 | ) | 35 |
Forfeited |  | (410 | ) | 39 |  | (412 | ) | 38 |
Non-vested at end of period |  | 10,245 |  | 42 |  | 11,134 |  | 38 |
(1) Represents per share weighted average fair value of award at date of grant
Performance-based plans |
|  | As of September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Potential RSUs to be issued based on current performance levels |  | 5,791 |  | 4,883 |
Unamortized expense, based on current performance levels |  | $ | 107 |  | $ | 107 |
Weighted average assumptions, average expected life and estimated fair value of employee stock options |
|  | Three months ended September 30, |  | Nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Weighted average volatility |  | N/A |  | 27.8 | % | 26.1 | % | 28.5 | %
Expected dividend yield |  | N/A |  | 1.6 | % | 1.3 | % | 1.6 | %
Risk-free rate |  | N/A |  | 2.2 | % | 2.2 | % | 3.0 | %
Weighted average expected life, in years |  | N/A |  | 6.1 |  | 5.5 |  | 6.1 |
Weighted average estimated fair value per share |  | N/A |  | $ | 9.13 |  | $ | 10.92 |  | $ | 10.37 |
Stock options and related information |
|  | Nine months ended September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
|  | Shares |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |  | Shares |  | Weighted- Average Exercise Price |
Outstanding at beginning of period |  | 13,919 |  | $ | 32 |  | 15,937 |  | $ | 33 |
Granted |  | 80 |  | 53 |  | 142 |  | 38 |
Exercised |  | (3,781 | ) | 32 |  | (2,382 | ) | 30 |
Forfeited and expired |  | (300 | ) | 37 |  | (402 | ) | 34 |
Outstanding at end of period |  | 9,918 |  | 32 |  | 13,295 |  | 33 |
Exercisable at end of period |  | 8,566 |  | 30 |  | 10,535 |  | 32 |
Other information related to the company's stock options |
|  | Three months ended |  | Nine months ended |
|  | September 30, |  | September 30, |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
Aggregate intrinsic value of stock options exercised |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 69 |  | $ | 26 |
Cash received from the exercise of stock options |  | 8 |  | 12 |  | 129 |  | 71 |
Tax benefit realized from the exercise of stock options |  | — |  | — |  | 12 |  | 4 |

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