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ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
Schedule of impact of revisions on the Company's previously issued full-year consolidated statements of operations | The following table presents the impact of the revisions on our previously issued full-year consolidated statements of operations (in millions):
|  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Other income (expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As reported |  | $ | (239 | ) | $ | (229 | )
Correction |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |
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As revised |  | $ | (223 | ) | $ | (229 | )
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Income (loss) from continuing operations, before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As reported |  | $ | 434 |  | $ | 73 |
Correction |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |
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As revised |  | $ | 450 |  | $ | 73 |
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Income (loss) from continuing operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As reported |  | $ | 323 |  | $ | (18 | )
Correction |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |
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As revised |  | $ | 339 |  | $ | (18 | )
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Net income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
As reported |  | $ | 313 |  | $ | (79 | )
Correction |  |  | 16 |  |  | — |
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As revised |  | $ | 329 |  | $ | (79 | )
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Schedule of impact of revisions on the Company's previously issued consolidated balance sheets | The following table presents the impact of the revisions on our previously issued consolidated balance sheet (in millions):
|  | At December 31, 2013 |
Other assets |  |  |  |
As reported |  | $ | 161 |
Correction |  |  | 24 |
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As revised |  | $ | 185 |
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Total assets |  |  |  |
As reported |  | $ | 6,933 |
Correction |  |  | 24 |
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As revised |  | $ | 6,957 |
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