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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2013
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:
| Post-Employment Benefits, Net of Tax |  | Hedge Instruments, Net of Tax |  | Translation Adjustments and Other, Net of Tax |  | Total
| (in millions)
Balance at December 31, 2012 | $ | (639 | ) |  | $ | (34 | ) |  | $ | (309 | ) |  | $ | (982 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications, net of tax | 22 |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (27 | ) |  | (9 | )
Reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings(1) | (19 | ) |  | 13 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | (11 | )
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax | 3 |  |  | 9 |  |  | (32 | ) |  | (20 | )
Balance at September 30, 2013 | $ | (636 | ) |  | $ | (25 | ) |  | $ | (341 | ) |  | $ | (1,002 | )
(1) Refer to Note 11, "Pension, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans," and Note 6, "Financial Instruments," for additional information with respect to reclassifications from accumulated other comprehensive loss to earnings relating to post-employment benefits, net of tax and hedge instruments, net of tax, respectively. Such items do not represent reclassifications in their entirety.

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