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Impairments of Fixed Assets and Other (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Asset Impairment Charges [Abstract]

Details of Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Held and Used by Asset [Table Text Block]

A summary of our impairments of fixed assets by asset class and other charges for the Current Quarter, the Prior Quarter, the Current Period and the Prior Period is as follows:

		Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
		2014				2013				2014				2013
		($ in millions)
Gathering systems and treating plants		$	10			$	—			$	10			$	—
Oilfield services equipment		3				4				23				4
Buildings and land		5				213				5				239
Other		22				14				22				15
Total impairments of fixed assets and other		$	40			$	231			$	60			$	258

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure for impairment of long-lived assets held and used by an entity which includes a description of the impaired long-lived asset and facts and circumstances leading to the impairment, aggregate amount of the impairment loss and where the loss is located in the income statement, method(s) for determining fair value, and the segment in which the impaired long-lived asset is reported.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB)

-Number Topic 5

-Section CC

-Subsection 3



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 360

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 2

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230

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