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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments |
Schedule of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis |
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |
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|  | Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities (1) |  | $ | 2,428 |  | $ | 2,403 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | — |
Other investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Government bonds |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | 141 |  |  | — |  |  | 141 |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | 189 |  |  | — |  |  | 189 |  |  | — |
(1) Includes $2,403 million of money market funds and $25 million of highly liquid debt securities that are classified as fiduciary assets, short-term investments or cash equivalents in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, depending on their nature and initial maturity. See Note 7 "Investments" for additional information regarding the Company's investments.
|  |  |  | Fair Value Measurements Using |
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|  | Balance at December 31, 2010 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities (1) |  | $ | 2,618 |  | $ | 2,591 |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | — |
Other investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fixed maturity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds |  |  | 12 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Government bonds |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate contracts |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | 159 |  |  | — |  |  | 159 |  |  | — |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | 158 |  |  | — |  |  | 158 |  |  | — |
(1) Includes $2,591 million of money market funds and $27 million of highly liquid debt securities that are classified as fiduciary assets, short-term investments or cash equivalents in the Consolidated Statements of Financial Position, depending on their nature and initial maturity. See Note 7 "Investments" for additional information regarding the Company's investments.
Schedule of changes in the Level 3 fair-value category |
|  | Fair Value Measurements Using Level 3 Inputs |
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|  | Other Investments |  | Guarantees |
Balance at January 1, 2010 |  |  | 100 |  |  | (4 | )
Total gains (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Included in other comprehensive income |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Purchases and sales |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Transfers (1) |  |  | (87 |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | — |
Total gains (losses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Included in earnings |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Included in other comprehensive income |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Purchases |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Sales |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Transfers (1) |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | — |
(1) Transfers represent the removal of the investment in PEPS I preferred stock as a result of consolidating PEPS I on January 1, 2010.
Schedule of financial instruments where the carrying amounts and fair values differ |
As of December 31 |  | 2011 |  | 2010 |
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|  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Value |  | Fair Value |
Long-term debt |  | $ | 4,155 |  | $ | 4,494 |  | $ | 4,014 |  | $ | 4,172 |

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