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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Equity [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | The following is a continuity schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Accumulated net unrealized gain on translation of net investment in foreign operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | 629 |  |  | $ | 547 |  |  | $ | 759 |
Net unrealized (loss) gain |  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | (171 | )
Repurchase of shares under normal course issuer bids [note 19] |  |  | (42 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (41 | )
Balance, end of year |  |  | 454 |  |  |  | 629 |  |  |  | 547 |
Accumulated net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges [b] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | (23 | ) |  |  | 40 |
Net unrealized (loss) gain |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | 75 |  |  |  | (41 | )
Reclassification of net gain to net income [a] |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (22 | )
Balance, end of year |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  | 34 |  |  |  | (23 | )
Accumulated net unrealized loss on other long-term liabilities [b] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  |  | (168 | ) |  |  | (107 | ) |  |  | (58 | )
Net unrealized gain (loss) |  |  | 44 |  |  |  | (72 | ) |  |  | (52 | )
Reclassification of net loss to net income [a] |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 3 |
Balance, end of year |  |  | (117 | ) |  |  | (168 | ) |  |  | (107 | )
Accumulated net unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale investments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 11 |
Net unrealized loss |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (6 | )
Balance, end of year |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 5 |
Total accumulated other comprehensive income [c] |  | $ | 313 |  |  | $ | 496 |  |  | $ | 422 |
Schedule of Net Income Amounts Reclassified from AOCI |
[a] | The effects on net income of amounts reclassified from AOCI, with presentation location, were as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 24 |  |  | $ | 16 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 15 |
Income tax |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (9 | )
Net of tax |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 22 |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (14 | ) |  |  | (5 | )
Income tax |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 2 |
Net of tax |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Total gains reclassified to net income |  | $ | 8 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 19 |
Summary of Income Tax Benefit (Obligation) to Component of Other Comprehensive Income |
[b] | The amount of income tax benefit (obligation) that has been allocated to each component of other comprehensive income is as follows:
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Accumulated net unrealized (loss) gain on cash flow hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | (15 | )
Net unrealized loss (gain) |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | (30 | ) |  |  | 18 |
Reclassification of net gain to net income |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 9 |
Balance, end of year |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | 12 |
Accumulated net unrealized loss on other long-term liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance, beginning of year |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 1 |
Net unrealized (gain) loss |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 25 |
Reclassification of net loss to net income |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (2 | )
Balance, end of year |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 24 |
Total income tax benefit |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 36 |

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