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Guarantees, Commitments, and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Commitments Guarantees and Contingent Liabilities [Abstract]

Schedule of estimated undiscounted potential future payments for guarantees

The following table provides the estimated undiscounted amount of potential future payments for each major group of guarantees at March 31, 2014:

(in Millions)
Guarantees:
Guarantees of vendor financing	$	56.7
Foreign equity method investment debt guarantees	8.0
Other debt guarantees	15.7
Total	$	80.4

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of each guarantee obligation, or each group of similar guarantee obligations, including (a) the nature of the guarantee, including its term, how it arose, and the events or circumstances that would require the guarantor to perform under the guarantee; (b) the maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee; (c) the current carrying amount of the liability, if any, for the guarantor's obligations under the guarantee; and (d) the nature of any recourse provisions under the guarantee, and any assets held either as collateral or by third parties, and any relevant related party disclosure. Excludes disclosures about product warranties.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 460

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12265-110248

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