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Long-Term Financing Receivables (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Financing Receivables Tables [Abstract] |
Long-term Financing Receivables Table |
|  |  | March 31, |  | December 31,
|  |  | 2013 |  | 2012
|  |  | (in millions)
| Argentina(1) |  | $ | 187 |  | $ | 196
| Dominican Republic |  |  | 31 |  |  | 35
| Brazil |  |  | 8 |  |  | 8
| Total long-term financing receivables |  | $ | 226 |  | $ | 239

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