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Business Segments and Geographic Areas (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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Tabular disclosure of the names of foreign countries in which material long-lived assets other than financial instruments, long-term customer relationships of a financial institution, mortgage and other servicing rights, deferred policy acquisition costs, and deferred tax assets are located, and amount of such long-lived assets located in that country or foreign geographic area.

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