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LEASES-THE COMPANY AS LESSOR (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
LEASES-THE COMPANY AS LESSOR [Abstract] |
Historical Cost and Accumulated Depreciation of Leased Property | The Company leases land, buildings, and land improvements under operating leases. The historical cost of, and accumulated depreciation on, leased property at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows (in millions):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Leased property - real estate |  | $ | 844 |  |  | $ | 820 |
Less accumulated depreciation |  |  | (114 | ) |  |  | (103 | )
Property under operating leases - net |  | $ | 730 |  |  | $ | 717 |
Total Rental Income Under Operating Leases | Total rental income under these operating leases for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2011 was as follows (in millions):
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Minimum rentals |  | $ | 74 |  |  | $ | 70 |  |  | $ | 78 |
Contingent rentals (based on sales volume) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 3 |
Total |  | $ | 76 |  |  | $ | 72 |  |  | $ | 81 |
Future Minimum Rentals on Non-Cancelable Leases | Future minimum rentals on non-cancelable leases at December 31, 2011 were as follows (in millions):
|  | Operating Leases |
2012 |  | $ | 69 |
2013 |  |  | 60 |
2014 |  |  | 50 |
2015 |  |  | 41 |
2016 |  |  | 28 |
Thereafter |  |  | 110 |
Total |  | $ | 358 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum rentals in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of lessor's property under leasing agreements and property available for lease (not currently under lease) by property class, the gross amount, accumulated depreciation and net amount of as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 13 -Paragraph 23 -Subparagraph b(i) -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6454179&loc=d3e41551-112718 + Details
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