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Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Investments [Abstract]

Company's investment in ABCP

				2011				2010				2009
Balance, beginning of year				$	84			$	85			$	65
Valuation adjustment [i]					—				—				9
Cash receipts					—				(5	)			—
Foreign exchange and other					(2	)			4				11
				$	82			$	84			$	85

[i] The carrying value of this investment was based on a valuation technique estimating the fair value from the perspective of a market participant. For the year ended December 31, 2009, the Company recorded a $9 million increase in the carrying value of its investment in ABCP in selling, general and administrative expense, due to a reduction of the spread between the anticipated return on the restructured notes and current market indices.

Company's combined proportionate share of the major components of the financial statements

								2011				2010
Current assets								$	383			$	420
Long-term assets								$	158			$	155
Current liabilities								$	190			$	164
Long-term liabilities								$	43			$	57
Statements of Income
				2011				2010				2009
Sales				$	881			$	698			$	578
Cost of goods sold, expenses and income taxes					805				580				473
Net income				$	76			$	118			$	105

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Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available.

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-Publisher AICPA

-Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB)

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