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Employee Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Retirement Plan Expense |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
(In millions) | Year Ended December 31 |  | Year Ended December 31
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  |  | (Unaudited) |  |  |  | (Unaudited)
Retirement plan expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost (benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period) | $ | 84 |  |  | $ | 79 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Interest cost | 114 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 12 |
Expected return on plan assets | (144 | ) |  | (146 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlement charges | — |  |  | 68 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Remeasurement charge (1) | — |  |  | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Amortization of actuarial loss | 74 |  |  | 70 |  |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Other amortization expense | 3 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (18 | ) |  | (2 | )
Net periodic defined benefit plan expense | 131 |  |  | 232 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 22 |
Defined contribution plans | 44 |  |  | 45 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total retirement plan expense | $ | 175 |  |  | $ | 277 |  |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 22 |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
(In millions) | Six Months Ended December 31 |  | Six Months Ended December 31
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Retirement plan expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost (benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period) | $ | 44 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 3 |
Interest cost | 61 |  |  | 65 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |
Expected return on plan assets | (75 | ) |  | (70 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlement charges | 68 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  |  |
Amortization of actuarial loss | 42 |  |  | 24 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other amortization | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Net periodic defined benefit plan expense | 142 |  |  | 57 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 9 |
Defined contribution plans | 23 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total retirement plan expense | $ | 165 |  |  | $ | 80 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 9 |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
(In millions) | Year Ended June 30 |  | Year Ended June 30
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Retirement plan expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Defined benefit plans: |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost (benefits earned |  |  |  |  |  |  |
during the period) | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Interest cost | 130 |  |  | 120 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 13 |
Expected return on plan assets | (141 | ) |  | (132 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Remeasurement charge(1) | 30 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |
Amortization of actuarial loss | 52 |  |  | 59 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Other amortization | 5 |  |  | 5 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (1 | )
Net periodic defined benefit plan expense | 147 |  |  | 123 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 20 |
Defined contribution plans | 45 |  |  | 43 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total retirement plan expense | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 166 |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  | $ | 20 |
(1) See Note 19 |
Changes In Defined Benefit Obligation And Fair Value Of Defined Benefit Plan Assets |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
| December 31 2013 |  | December 31 2012 |  | December 31 2013 |  | December 31 2012
| (In millions) |  | (In millions)
Benefit obligation, beginning | $ | 2,954 |  |  | $ | 3,095 |  |  | $ | 208 |  |  | $ | 305 |
Service cost | 84 |  |  | 44 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 4 |
Interest cost | 114 |  |  | 61 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 6 |
Actuarial loss (gain) | (236 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | (34 | ) |  | 7 |
Employee contributions | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Curtailments | — |  |  | (12 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlements | — |  |  | (204 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefits paid | (119 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (5 | )
Plan amendments | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (109 | )
Actual expenses | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency effects | 18 |  |  | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefit obligation, ending | $ | 2,814 |  |  | $ | 2,954 |  |  | $ | 174 |  |  | $ | 208 |
Fair value of plan assets, beginning | $ | 2,174 |  |  | $ | 2,236 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Actual return on plan assets | 222 |  |  | 161 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Employer contributions | 50 |  |  | 31 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 5 |
Employee contributions | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Settlements | — |  |  | (224 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Benefits paid | (119 | ) |  | (53 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | (5 | )
Actual expenses | (2 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency effects | 14 |  |  | 23 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Fair value of plan assets, ending | $ | 2,341 |  |  | $ | 2,174 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Funded status | $ | (473 | ) |  | $ | (780 | ) |  | $ | (174 | ) |  | $ | (208 | )
Prepaid benefit cost | $ | 63 |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Accrued benefit liability – current | (15 | ) |  | (14 | ) |  | (11 | ) |  | (13 | )
Accrued benefit liability – long-term | (521 | ) |  | (818 | ) |  | (163 | ) |  | (195 | )
Net amount recognized in the balance sheet | $ | (473 | ) |  | $ | (780 | ) |  | $ | (174 | ) |  | $ | (208 | )
Principal Assumptions In Developing Net Periodic Pension Cost |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
| December 31 2013 |  | December 31 2012 |  | December 31 2013 |  | December 31 2012
Discount rate | 3.9% |  | 4.0% |  | 3.6% |  | 4.0%
Expected return on plan assets | 7.0% |  | 7.0% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Rate of compensation increase | 3.9% |  | 3.9% |  | N/A |  | N/A
Principal Assumptions In Developing Year-End Actuarial Present Value Of The Projected Benefit Obligation |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
| December 31 2013 |  | December 31 2012 |  | December 31 2013 |  | December 31 2012
Discount rate | 4.6 | % |  | 3.9 | % |  | 4.4% |  | 3.6%
Rate of compensation increase | 3.9 | % |  | 3.9 | % |  | N/A |  | N/A
Impact Of 1% Change In Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates |
| 1% Increase |  | 1% Decrease
| (In millions)
Effect on combined service and interest cost components | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Effect on accumulated postretirement benefit obligations | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (4 | )
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Plan Assets |
| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2013
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total
| (In millions)
Common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. companies | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 221 |
International companies | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Equity mutual funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Emerging markets | 75 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 75 |
International | 111 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 111 |
Large cap U.S. | 419 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 419 |
Common collective trust funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equity | — |  |  | 373 |  |  | — |  |  | 373 |
Large cap U.S. equity | — |  |  | 51 |  |  | — |  |  | 51 |
Fixed income | — |  |  | 437 |  |  | — |  |  | 437 |
Other | — |  |  | 62 |  |  | — |  |  | 62 |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | — |  |  | 422 |  |  | — |  |  | 422 |
U.S. Treasury instruments | 134 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 134 |
U.S. government agency, state and local government bonds | — |  |  | 32 |  |  | — |  |  | 32 |
Other | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Total assets at fair value | $ | 962 |  |  | $ | 1,379 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,341 |
| Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2012
| Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  | Total
| (In millions)
Common stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. companies | $ | 182 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 182 |
International companies | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Equity mutual funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Emerging markets | 81 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 81 |
International | 110 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 110 |
Large cap U.S. | 386 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 386 |
Other | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Common collective trust funds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
International equity | — |  |  | 406 |  |  | — |  |  | 406 |
Large cap U.S. equity | — |  |  | 17 |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |
Fixed income | — |  |  | 373 |  |  | — |  |  | 373 |
Other | — |  |  | 47 |  |  | — |  |  | 47 |
Debt instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate bonds | — |  |  | 437 |  |  | — |  |  | 437 |
U.S. Treasury instruments | 90 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 90 |
U.S. government agency, state and local government bonds | — |  |  | 39 |  |  | — |  |  | 39 |
Other | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Total assets at fair value | $ | 851 |  |  | $ | 1,323 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,174 |
Actual Asset Allocation For Global Pension Plan Assets |
| December 31 2013(1)(2) |  | December 31 2012(2)
Equity securities | 54% |  | 52%
Debt securities | 45% |  | 47%
Other | 1% |  | 1%
Total | 100% |  | 100%
(1) | The Company’s U.S. pension plans contain approximately 67% of the Company’s global pension plan assets. The actual asset allocation for the Company’s U.S. pension plans as of the measurement date consists of 60% equity securities and 40% debt securities. The target asset allocation for the Company’s U.S. pension plans is approximately the same as the actual asset allocation. The actual asset allocation for the Company’s foreign pension plans as of the measurement date consists of 41% equity securities, 56% debt securities, and 3% in other investments. The target asset allocation for the Company’s foreign pension plans is approximately the same as the actual asset allocation.
(2) | The Company’s pension plans did not hold any shares of Company common stock as of the December 31, 2013 and 2012 measurement dates.
Expected Future Benefit Payments To Be Paid |
| Pension Benefits |  | Postretirement Benefits
| (In millions)
2014 | $ | 117 |  |  | $ | 11 |
2015 | 121 |  |  | 11 |
2016 | 125 |  |  | 11 |
2017 | 130 |  |  | 11 |
2018 | 136 |  |  | 12 |
2019 – 2023 | 776 |  |  | 64 |

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