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Business Segments and Geographic Areas (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Business Segments and Geographic Areas [Abstract] |
Revenues by country based on sales destination of the use of the products or services |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
United States |  | $ | 5,449 |  |  | $ | 4,104 |  |  | $ | 3,444 |
South Korea |  |  | 2,257 |  |  |  | 2,616 |  |  |  | 2,830 |
Canada |  |  | 913 |  |  |  | 656 |  |  |  | 550 |
Singapore |  |  | 721 |  |  |  | 491 |  |  |  | 801 |
Norway |  |  | 689 |  |  |  | 495 |  |  |  | 629 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 465 |  |  |  | 421 |  |  |  | 578 |
Other Countries |  |  | 4,164 |  |  |  | 3,373 |  |  |  | 3,880 |
Total |  | $ | 14,658 |  |  | $ | 12,156 |  |  | $ | 12,712 |
Long-lived assets by country based on the location |
|  | December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
United States |  | $ | 1,493 |  |  | $ | 1,045 |
United Kingdom |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 116 |
Canada |  |  | 113 |  |  |  | 118 |
South Korea |  |  | 97 |  |  |  | 90 |
Brazil |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 32 |
Singapore |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 75 |
Norway |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 40 |
Other Countries |  |  | 393 |  |  |  | 324 |
Total |  | $ | 2,445 |  |  | $ | 1,840 |
Business Segments |
|  | Rig Technology |  |  | Petroleum Services & Supplies |  |  | Distribution & Transmission |  |  | Unallocated/ Eliminations |  |  | Total |
December 31, 2011: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 7,788 |  |  | $ | 5,654 |  |  | $ | 1,873 |  |  | $ | (657 | ) |  | $ | 14,658 |
Operating profit |  |  | 2,053 |  |  |  | 1,072 |  |  |  | 135 |  |  |  | (323 | ) |  |  | 2,937 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 125 |  |  |  | 299 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 483 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | 397 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | 555 |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,959 |  |  |  | 4,089 |  |  |  | 103 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,151 |
Total assets |  |  | 8,375 |  |  |  | 13,019 |  |  |  | 1,420 |  |  |  | 2,701 |  |  |  | 25,515 |
December 31, 2010: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 6,965 |  |  | $ | 4,182 |  |  | $ | 1,546 |  |  | $ | (537 | ) |  | $ | 12,156 |
Operating profit |  |  | 2,064 |  |  |  | 585 |  |  |  | 78 |  |  |  | (280 | ) |  |  | 2,447 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 152 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 232 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 95 |  |  |  | 384 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | 507 |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,854 |  |  |  | 3,859 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,790 |
Total assets |  |  | 7,778 |  |  |  | 11,807 |  |  |  | 923 |  |  |  | 2,542 |  |  |  | 23,050 |
December 31, 2009 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  | $ | 8,093 |  |  | $ | 3,745 |  |  | $ | 1,350 |  |  | $ | (476 | ) |  | $ | 12,712 |
Operating profit |  |  | 2,283 |  |  |  | 301 |  |  |  | 50 |  |  |  | (319 | ) |  |  | 2,315 |
Capital expenditures |  |  | 61 |  |  |  | 161 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 250 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 374 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 490 |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,567 |  |  |  | 3,855 |  |  |  | 67 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,489 |
Total assets |  |  | 7,203 |  |  |  | 11,601 |  |  |  | 781 |  |  |  | 1,947 |  |  |  | 21,532 |

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