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Goodwill | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
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Note 6 — Goodwill The table below reflects our changes in goodwill for the period indicated (in millions):
|  | Transportation |  | Facilities |  | Supply & Logistics |  | Total (1) |
Balance, December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 640 |  | $ | 308 |  | $ | 428 |  | $ | 1,376 |
2011 Goodwill Related Activity: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Southern Pines Acquisition (2) |  | — |  | 301 |  | — |  | 301 |
Purchase accounting adjustments (2) |  | — |  | — |  | 10 |  | 10 |
Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | 7 |  | — |  | 1 |  | 8 |
Other |  | — |  | — |  | (3 | ) | (3 | )
Balance, June 30, 2011 |  | $ | 647 |  | $ | 609 |  | $ | 436 |  | $ | 1,692 |
(1) As of June 30, 2011, we do not have any material accumulated impairment losses. (2) Goodwill is recorded at the acquisition date based on a preliminary purchase price allocation. This preliminary goodwill balance may be adjusted when the purchase price allocation is finalized. We completed our annual goodwill impairment test (as of June 30) and determined that there was no impairment of goodwill.

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