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Financing Receivables (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Receivables [Abstract]

Financing Receivables Table

The following table sets forth the breakdown of financing receivables by country as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

		September 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
		(in millions)
Argentina(1)		$	182			$	196
Dominican Republic		12				35
Brazil		23				8
Total long-term financing receivables		$	217			$	239

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⁽¹⁾  Excludes noncurrent receivables of $127 million and $120 million, respectively, as of September 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012, which have not been converted into financing receivables and do not have contractual maturities of greater than one year.

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