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Other Income and Expense (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Other Income Expense Tables [Abstract] |
Components Of Other Expense Table |
|  | Three Months Ended
|  | March 31,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
Loss on sale and disposal of assets |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 10
Other |  |  | 5 |  |  | 5
Total other expense |  | $ | 29 |  | $ | 15

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of each detailed component of other operating costs and expenses that are applicable to sales and revenues, but not included in the cost of sales in the income statement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 5 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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