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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Share Based Compensation Tables [Abstract]

Schedule Of Share Based Payment Award Stock Options Valuation Assumptions Table Text Block

			December 31,
			2012		2011		2010
	Expected volatility		26%		31%		38%
	Expected annual dividend yield		1%		0%		0%
	Expected option term (years)		6		6		6
	Risk-free interest rate		1.08%		2.65%		2.86%
	Fair value at grant date	$	3.04	$	4.54	$	5.08

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Summary Of Financial Statement Components Stock Options [Text Block]

		December 31,
		2012			2011			2010
		(in millions)
Pre-tax compensation expense		$	2		$	7		$	9
Tax benefit			(1)			(2)			(2)
Stock options expense, net of tax		$	1		$	5		$	7
Total intrinsic value of options exercised		$	10		$	8		$	2
Total fair value of options vested			5			7			11
Cash received from the exercise of stock options			9			4			2

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Stock Options Activity [Table Text Block]

						Options		Weighted Average Exercise Price			Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (in years)		Aggregate Intrinsic Value
Outstanding at December 31, 2011						9,458		$	13.82
Exercised						(1,596)			5.92
Forfeited and expired						(1,123)			16.65
Granted						1,144			13.03
Outstanding at December 31, 2012						7,883		$	14.91		4.5		$	5
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2012						7,775		$	14.94		4.4		$	5
Eligible for exercise at December 31, 2012						6,100		$	15.55		3.6		$	5

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Summary Of Financial Statement Components Restricted Stock Units Without Market Conditions [Text Block]

			December 31,
			2012			2011			2010
		(in millions)
	RSU expense before income tax		$	11		$	11		$	11
	Tax benefit			(3)			(3)			(2)
	RSU expense, net of tax		$	8		$	8		$	9
	Total value of RSUs converted(1)		$	9		$	5		$	5
	Total fair value of RSUs vested		$	12		$	10		$	12

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Without Market Conditions Activity Table [Text Block]

					RSUs		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values			Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term
Nonvested at December 31, 2011					2,355		$	11.40
Vested					(1,138)			10.31
Forfeited and expired					(407)			12.88
Granted					1,282			13.54
Nonvested at December 31, 2012					2,092		$	13.02		1.6
Vested at December 31, 2012					2,685		$	10.66
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2012					4,602		$	11.64

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units Without Market Condition Vested And Converted Table [Text Block]

				December 31,
				2012			2011			2010
	RSUs vested during the year				1,138			982			929
	RSUs converted during the year, net of shares
		withheld for taxes			761			442			386
	Shares withheld for taxes				312			150			127

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Summary Of Financial Statement Components Restricted Stock Units With Market Conditions [Text Block]

			December 31,
			2012			2011			2010
			(in millions)
	PSU expense before income tax		$	5		$	5		$	4
	Tax benefit			(1)			(1)			(1)
	PSU expense, net of tax		$	4		$	4		$	3
	Total value of PSUs converted(1)		$	-		$	-		$	3
	Total fair value of PSUs vested			2			-			-

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units With Market Conditions Activity Table [Text Block]

					PSUs		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Values			Weighted Average Remaining Vesting Term
Nonvested at December 31, 2011					1,357		$	10.78
Vested					(343)			6.68
Forfeited and expired					(464)			10.90
Granted					532			16.73
Nonvested at December 31, 2012					1,082		$	14.96		1.3
Vested at December 31, 2012					343		$	6.68
Vested and expected to vest at December 31, 2012					1,335			12.75

Schedule Of Share Based Compensation Restricted Stock Units With Market Condition Vested And Converted Table [Text Block]

				December 31,
				2012			2011			2010
	PSUs vested during the year				343			-			-
	PSUs converted during the year, net of shares
		withheld for taxes			-			-			245
	Shares withheld for taxes				-			-			102

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