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Capital Stock (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Capital Stock (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Share Repurchase Program | $ 1,000,000,000 |
Repurchase of shares of common stock | 2.15 |
Aggregate price of repurchase | 49,000,000 |
Number of shares repurchased of common stock | 0.6 |
Liability for repurchases of common stock | 13,000,000 |
Aggregate number of shares repurchased | 5.7 |
Shares repurchased aggregate value | 480,000,000 |
Number of shares repurchased under settlement of employee tax withholding obligations | 0.1 | 0.1
Shares repurchased aggregate value under settlement of employee tax withholding obligations | $ 2,000,000 | $ 5,000,000

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