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Other Income and Expense (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Other Income Expense Tables [Abstract] |
Components Of Other Income Table |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
Tax credit settlement |  | $ | - |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | - |  | $ | 31
Tax dispute settlement |  |  | - |  |  | 14 |  |  | - |  |  | 14
Gain on sale of assets |  |  | 2 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 25
Insurance proceeds |  |  | - |  |  | - |  |  | 10 |  |  | -
Other |  |  | 5 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 37
Total other income |  | $ | 7 |  | $ | 57 |  | $ | 40 |  | $ | 107
Components Of Other Expense Table |
|  | Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
|  | September 30, |  | September 30,
|  | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  | (in millions)
Loss on sale and disposal of assets |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 48 |  | $ | 57
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  | - |  |  | 37 |  |  | - |  |  | 52
Other |  |  | 2 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 17
Total other expense |  | $ | 15 |  | $ | 76 |  | $ | 59 |  | $ | 126

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the detailed components of other nonoperating income. May include methodology, assumptions and amounts for: (a) dividends, (b) interest on securities, (c) profits on securities (net of losses), and (d) miscellaneous other income items. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.7) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 7 -Article 5 + Details
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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 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 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3 -Article 5 + Details
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