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Income Taxes (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
Components of Income Taxes Expense Benefit From Continuing Operations |
|  |  |  |  | (In Millions) |
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | (84 | ) |  | $ | (575 | ) |  | $ | (928 | )
Foreign |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 183 |  |  |  | 183 |
|  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | (392 | ) |  | $ | (745 | )
Income tax expense (benefit) on income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currently payable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (24 | )
State and local |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 22 |
Foreign |  |  | 51 |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  | 57 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  |  | 31 |  |  |  | (103 | ) |  |  | 190 |
State and local |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7 | )
Foreign |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 |
|  | $ | 91 |  |  | $ | (40 | ) |  | $ | 241 |
Deferred tax assets at December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 28 |  |  |  |  |
Other assets, principally stock-based compensation |  |  | 118 |  |  |  | 121 |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  |  | 156 |  |  |  | 141 |  |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  |  | 253 |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforward |  |  | 400 |  |  |  | 260 |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | 990 |  |  |  | 844 |  |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (787 | ) |  |  | (688 | ) |  |  |  |
|  |  | 203 |  |  |  | 156 |  |  |  |  |
Deferred tax liabilities at December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  | 180 |  |  |  | 178 |  |  |  |  |
Intangibles |  |  | 286 |  |  |  | 192 |  |  |  |  |
Investment in foreign subsidiaries |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |
Other |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  |  |
|  |  | 483 |  |  |  | 395 |  |  |  |  |
Net deferred tax liability at December 31 |  | $ | 280 |  |  | $ | 239 |  |  |  |  |
Reconciliation of U.S. Federal Statutory Tax Rate to Income Tax (Benefit) Expense on (Loss) Income from Continuing Operations | A reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate to the income tax expense (benefit) on income (loss) from continuing operations was as follows:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate – expense (benefit) |  |  | 35 | % |  |  | (35 | %) |  |  | (35 | %)
State and local taxes, net of U.S. Federal tax benefit |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
(Lower) higher taxes on foreign earnings |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
U.S. and foreign taxes on distributed and undistributed foreign earnings |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Goodwill and other intangible assets impairment charges providing no tax benefit |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 18 |
U.S. Federal valuation allowance |  |  | 89 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 50 |
Other, net |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Effective tax rate – expense (benefit) |  |  | 125 | % |  |  | (10 | %) |  |  | 32 | %
Reconciliation of Beginning and Ending Liability for Uncertain Tax Positions, Including Related Interest and Penalties | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for uncertain tax positions, including related interest and penalties, is as follows:
|  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (In millions) |
|  | Uncertain Tax Positions |  |  | Interest and Penalties |  |  | Total |
Balance at January 1, 2011 |  | $ | 71 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 94 |
Current year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Reductions |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1 | )
Prior year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Reductions |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1 | )
Settlements with tax authorities |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (16 | )
Interest and penalties recognized in income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | )
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 61 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 81 |
Current year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Prior year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reductions |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4 | )
Settlements with tax authorities |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | — |
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12 | )
Interest and penalties recognized in income tax expense |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 68 |

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