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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments, Net of Tax |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans, Net of Tax |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2010 |  | $ | 133 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | (48 | ) |  | $ | 91 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | (65 | ) |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | (73 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (35 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (41 | )
Balance at December 31, 2011 |  | $ | 68 |  |  | $ | (57 | ) |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | (23 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 77 |  |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | 112 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 18 |
Balance at December 31, 2012 |  | $ | 132 |  |  | $ | 42 |  |  | $ | (67 | ) |  | $ | 107 |
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | (90 | ) |  |  | (29 | ) |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | (71 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (40 | )
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (26 | ) |  | $ | (4 | )
Components of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income Loss | The components of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |  |  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |  |  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |
Revenue |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11 | )
Cost of revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (38 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (38 | )
Selling, general, and administrative |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (7 | )
Other income (expense), net |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Tax effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 15 |
|  | $ | (25 | ) |  | $ | (8 | ) |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | (40 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 22 |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | 18 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (35 | ) |  | $ | (6 | ) |  | $ | (41 | )

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