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Other (Loss) Income, Net | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2013
Other (Loss) Income, Net [Abstract] |
Other (Loss) Income, Net | Other (Loss) Income, Net. Other (loss) income, net consists of the following:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
| (in millions)
Loss on sale of discontinued operations | $ | (47 | ) |  | $ | — |
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt | 5 |  |  | (2 | )
Realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net | (20 | ) |  | — |
Dividend expense related to securities sold, not yet purchased | — |  |  | (2 | )
Gain on disposition of assets | — |  |  | 3 |
Equity earnings from non-consolidated affiliates | 8 |  |  | 11 |
Foreign currency translation gain (loss) | 2 |  |  | (2 | )
Other | 6 |  |  | 2 |
| $ | (46 | ) |  | $ | 10 |
During the first quarter of 2013, our Automotive segment recorded a loss on discontinued operations of $47 million related to the disposal of a certain business. Because the financial results from the disposal of this business was not material to our consolidated financial statements, we did not reflect the disposition of this business as discontinued operations in either the current period or on a retrospective basis.

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