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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (AOCI) (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2013
Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax, Attributable to Parent [Abstract] |
Reclassification Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income |
| Three months ended June 30, 2013
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Deferred Gain (Loss) on Hedging Activities |  | Pension Liability Adjustment |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |  | Total
| (In millions)
Balance at March 31, 2013 | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | (567 | ) |  | $ | (26 | ) |  | $ | (591 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (72 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 36 |  |  | (44 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 12 |
Tax effect | (1 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | (11 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (15 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income | (73 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | 28 |  |  | (47 | )
Balance at June 30, 2013 | $ | (82 | ) |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (564 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (638 | )
| Six months ended June 30, 2013
| Foreign Currency Translation Adjustment |  | Deferred Gain (Loss) on Hedging Activities |  | Pension Liability Adjustment |  | Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments |  | Total
| (In millions)
Balance at December 31, 2012 | $ | 136 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (590 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (450 | )
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications | (220 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 8 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (211 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI | — |  |  | — |  |  | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 30 |
Tax effect | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | 3 |  |  | (7 | )
Net current period other comprehensive income | (218 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 2 |  |  | (188 | )
Balance at June 30, 2013 | $ | (82 | ) |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (564 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (638 | )
Details about AOCI Components |
|  | Amount reclassified from AOCI |  |
|  | June 30, 2013 |  |
Details about AOCI components |  | Three months ended |  | Six months ended |  | Affected line item in the consolidated statement of earnings
|  | (In millions) |  |
Deferred gain (loss) on hedging activities |  |  |  |  |  |
|  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | Cost of products sold
|  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | Net sales and other operating income
|  | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | Total before tax
|  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | Tax
|  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | Net of tax
Pension liability adjustment |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of defined benefit pension items: |  |  |  |  |  |
Prior service costs |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  |
Actuarial gains (losses) |  | 19 |  |  | 38 |  |  |
|  | 15 |  |  | 30 |  |  | Total before tax
|  | (11 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | Tax
|  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 19 |  |  | Net of tax

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