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INCOME TAXES (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
INCOME TAXES |
Schedule of components of income taxes expense (benefit) from continuing operations |
|  |  |  | (In Millions) |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. |  | $ | 338 |  | $ | 295 |  | $ | (84 | )
Foreign |  |  | 237 |  |  | 155 |  |  | 157 |
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|  | $ | 575 |  | $ | 450 |  | $ | 73 |
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Income tax (benefit) expense on income (loss) from continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Currently payable: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | — |
State and local |  |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |  |  | (2 | )
Foreign |  |  | 67 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 51 |
Deferred: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Federal |  |  | (377 | ) |  | 41 |  |  | 31 |
State and local |  |  | (18 | ) |  | 7 |  |  | 7 |
Foreign |  |  | (10 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | 4 |
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|  | $ | (333 | ) | $ | 111 |  | $ | 91 |
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Deferred tax assets at December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Receivables |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 12 |  |  |  |
Inventories |  |  | 25 |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |
Other assets, principally stock-based compensation |  |  | 77 |  |  | 95 |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  |  | 102 |  |  | 118 |  |  |  |
Long-term liabilities |  |  | 284 |  |  | 234 |  |  |  |
Net operating loss carryforward |  |  | 194 |  |  | 317 |  |  |  |
Tax credit carryforward |  |  | 44 |  |  | 38 |  |  |  |
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|  |  | 735 |  |  | 837 |  |  |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  | (66 | ) |  | (662 | ) |  |  |
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|  |  | 669 |  |  | 175 |  |  |  |
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Deferred tax liabilities at December 31: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment |  |  | 118 |  |  | 148 |  |  |  |
Intangibles |  |  | 387 |  |  | 342 |  |  |  |
Investment in foreign subsidiaries |  |  | 4 |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Other |  |  | 13 |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |
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|  |  | 522 |  |  | 499 |  |  |  |
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Net deferred tax (asset) liability at December 31 |  | $ | (147 | ) | $ | 324 |  |  |  |
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Schedule of reconciliation of the U.S. Federal statutory tax rate to the income tax (benefit) expense on income (loss) from continuing operations |
|  | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012 |
U.S. Federal statutory tax rate – expense |  |  | 35 | % |  | 35 | % |  | 35 | %
State and local taxes, net of U.S. Federal tax benefit |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 4 |
Lower taxes on foreign earnings |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | (9 | )
U.S. and foreign taxes on distributed and undistributed foreign earnings |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |
Goodwill and other intangible assets impairment charges providing no tax benefit |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
U.S. Federal valuation allowance |  |  | (87 | ) |  | (12 | ) |  | 89 |
Other, net |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
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Effective tax rate – (benefit) expense |  |  | (58 | )% |  | 25 | % |  | 125 | %
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Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending liability for uncertain tax positions, including related interest and penalties |
|  | (In millions) |
|  | Uncertain Tax Positions |  | Interest and Penalties |  | Total |
Balance at January 1, 2013 |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 68 |
Current year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  | 9 |
Prior year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Reductions |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  |  | (2 | )
Settlements with tax authorities |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  |  | (1 | )
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  |  |  | (12 | )
Interest and penalties recognized in income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (4 | )
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Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 46 |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 59 |
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Current year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  | $ | 9 |  | $ |  |  | $ | 9 |
Reductions |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  |  | (1 | )
Prior year tax positions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additions |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Reductions |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  |  |  | (5 | )
Settlements with tax authorities |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  |  | (1 | )
Lapse of applicable statute of limitations |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  |  |  | (10 | )
Interest and penalties recognized in income tax expense |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (4 | )
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Balance at December 31, 2014 |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 9 |  | $ | 48 |
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