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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Equity [Abstract] |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):
|  |  |  |  | Derivative |  |  | Defined |  |  |  |
|  | Currency |  |  | Financial |  |  | Benefit |  |  |  |
|  | Translation |  |  | Instruments, |  |  | Plans, |  |  |  |
|  | Adjustments |  |  | Net of Tax |  |  | Net of Tax |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2013 |  | $ | 17 |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | (26 | ) |  | $ | (4 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  | 21 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (30 | )
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (7 | )
Balance at March 31, 2014 |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | 19 |  |  | $ | (26 | ) |  | $ | (41 | )
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):
|  | Three Months Ended March 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |  |  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |
Revenue |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (13 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | )
Cost of revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | )
Tax effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1 |
|  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (7 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (4 | )

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