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Other Expense | 9 Months Ended
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9. Other Expense Other expense for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 includes charges for restructuring and asset impairment totaling $9 million in the Company’s Europe segment and $27 million in the Asia Pacific segment, primarily related to the closure of a furnace in each segment. Other expense for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2012 also includes a $3 million gain related to the sale of a previously closed facility in North America. See Note 10 for additional information. Other expense for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 includes charges totaling $23 million and $35 million, respectively, for restructuring and asset impairment in the Company’s Asia Pacific segment related to the completed and planned closures of furnaces and machine lines. Other expense for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2011 also includes $6 million for restructuring charges related to headcount reductions, primarily in the Company’s South America segment. See Note 10 for additional information.

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