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Financing Receivables | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
FINANCING RECEIVABLES | 7. LONG-TERM FINANCING RECEIVABLES Long-term financing receivables represent receivables from certain Latin American governmental bodies, primarily in Argentina, that have contractual maturities of greater than one year. In Argentina, as a result of energy market reforms which began in 2004, and consistent with contractual arrangements, the Company converted certain accounts receivable into long-term financing receivables. These receivable s accrue interest and are collected in mon thly installments over 10 years once the related plant begins operations. In addition, the Company also receives a n ownership interest in these newly-built plants once the receivable s have been fully repaid. Collection of the Argentina financing receivables is subject to various business risks and uncertainties including timely payment of principal and interest, completion and operation of power plants which provide for payments of the long-term receivables, regulatory changes that could impact the timing and amount of collections and economic conditions in Argentina. The Company periodically analyzes each of these factors and assesses collectability of the related accounts receivable. The Company's collection estimates are based on assumptions that it believes to be reasonable but are also inherently uncertain. Actual future cash flows could differ from these estimates. The decrease in the long-term financing receivables from December 31, 2011 is primarily related to the impact of foreign currency translation. The receivables are included in “Noncurrent assets – other” on the C onsolidated Balance S heets. The following table sets forth the breakdown of financing receivables by country as of December 31, 2012 and 2011:
|  |  | 2012 |  | 2011
|  |  | (in millions)
| Argentina(1) |  | $ | 196 |  | $ | 232
| Dominican Republic |  |  | 35 |  |  | 49
| Brazil |  |  | 8 |  |  | 14
| Total long-term financing receivables |  | $ | 239 |  | $ | 295
________________________ Excludes noncurrent receivables of $120 million and $82 million, respectively, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, which have not been converted into long-term financing receivables and currently have no due date.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for financing receivables. Examples of financing receivables include, but are not limited to, loans, trade accounts receivables, notes receivable, credit cards, and receivables relating to a lessor's right(s) to payment(s) from a lease other than an operating lease that is recognized as assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=2196772 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 310 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 14 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=7880640&loc=SL6953791-111525 + Details
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