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Other Income (Loss) , Net | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Other Income (Loss) , Net [Abstract] |
Other Income (Loss), Net [Text Block] | Other Income (Loss), Net. Other income (loss), net consists of the following:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
| (in millions)
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (40 | )
Equity earnings from non-consolidated affiliates | 5 |  |  | 4 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 19 |
Foreign currency translation losses | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (7 | ) |  | (23 | )
Other | (2 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 10 |
| $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  | $ | (34 | )
Debt Extinguishment In connection with the debt extinguishment related to our 7.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2013 and our 8.125% Senior Unsecured Notes due 2012, we recorded a $40 million loss for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Article 5 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6880815&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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