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Earnings Per Share (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Schedule Of Basic And Diluted Earnings Per Share |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
$ in millions except share and per share amounts |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Net income (loss) |  | $ | 581 |  |  | $ | 137 |  |  | $ | 591 |  |  | $ | (1,138) |
Basic weighted average shares(1) |  |  | 193,926,953 |  |  |  | 199,295,797 |  |  |  | 193,700,328 |  |  |  | 199,602,865 |
Effect of common stock equivalents: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock options |  |  | 1,014,280 |  |  |  | 768,882 |  |  |  | 1,063,289 |  |  |  | - |
Diluted weighted average shares |  |  | 194,941,233 |  |  |  | 200,064,679 |  |  |  | 194,763,617 |  |  |  | 199,602,865 |
Net income (loss) per common share: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basic |  | $ | 2.99 |  |  | $ | 0.69 |  |  | $ | 3.05 |  |  | $ | (5.70) |
Diluted |  | $ | 2.98 |  |  | $ | 0.68 |  |  | $ | 3.03 |  |  | $ | (5.70) |
(1) - | Includes 5,597,797 and 5,035,256 of unvested restricted stock and units that receive nonforfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents for the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively. Includes 5,400,564 and 5,102,013 of unvested restricted stock and units that receive nonforfeitable dividends or dividend equivalents for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

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