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Other (Loss) Income, Net | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Other (Loss) Income, Net [Abstract] |
Other (Loss) Income, Net | Other (Loss) Income, Net. Other (loss) income, net consists of the following:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Six Months Ended June 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
| (in millions)
Loss on extinguishment of debt | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | — |
Realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | — |
Dividend expense related to securities sold, not yet purchased | (1 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | (3 | ) |  | (32 | )
(Loss) gain on disposition of assets | (2 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Appreciation on deferred management fee | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (13 | )
Equity earnings from non-consolidated affiliates | 13 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 16 |
Foreign currency translation loss | (5 | ) |  | (5 | ) |  | (7 | ) |  | (6 | )
Other | (3 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 3 |
| $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (15 | ) |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | (32 | )

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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 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 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 3, 6, 7, 9 -Article 5 + Details
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