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Income Tax (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Tax [Abstract]

Income (loss) before income tax

		Year ended December 31, 2011				Year ended December 31, 2010				Year ended December 31, 2009
Income (loss) recorded in The Netherlands			54				264				(376	)
Income (loss) from foreign operations			282				427				(1,120	)
Income (loss) before income tax benefit (expense)			336				691				(1,496	)

Income tax benefit (expense)

		Year ended December 31, 2011				Year ended December 31, 2010				Year ended December 31, 2009
The Netherlands taxes — current			(11	)			(3	)			4
Foreign taxes — current			(104	)			(53	)			(54	)
Current taxes			(115	)			(56	)			(50	)
The Netherlands taxes — deferred			(2	)			(4	)			—
Foreign taxes — deferred			(64	)			(89	)			145
Income tax benefit (expense)			(181	)			(149	)			95

Differences in income taxes computed at the Netherlands statutory rate and the effective income tax rate

		Year ended December 31, 2011				Year ended December 31, 2010				Year ended December 31, 2009
Income tax benefit (expense) computed at statutory rate			(84	)			(176	)			382
Non-deductible, non-taxable and other permanent differences, net			(38	)			(50	)			(34	)
Income (loss) on equity-method investments			(7	)			62				(84	)
Valuation allowance adjustments			(130	)			(54	)			(56	)
Impact of prior years adjustments			—				(29	)			21
Effects on deferred taxes of changes in enacted tax rates			1				3				(7	)
Current year credits			94				76				76
Other tax and credits			3				(12	)			(4	)
Benefits from tax holidays			113				77				2
Impact of uncertain tax positions			(2	)			32				(23	)
Earnings of subsidiaries taxed at different rates			(131	)			(78	)			(178	)
Income tax benefit (expense)			(181	)			(149	)			95

Deferred tax assets and liabilities

		December 31, 2011				December 31, 2010
Tax loss carryforwards and investment credits			643				609
Inventory valuation			23				25
Impairment and restructuring charges			56				84
Fixed asset depreciation in arrears			56				47
Receivables for government funding			13				7
Tax allowances granted on past capital investments			1,111				1,113
Pension service costs			71				49
Stock awards			7				7
Commercial accruals			13				10
Other temporary differences			131				99
Total deferred tax assets			2,124				2,050
Valuation allowances			(1,514	)			(1,396	)
Deferred tax assets, net			610				654
Accelerated fixed asset depreciation			(69	)			(83	)
Acquired intangible assets			(49	)			(34	)
Advances of government funding			(16	)			(16	)
Other temporary differences			(38	)			(40	)
Deferred tax liabilities			(172	)			(173	)
Net deferred income tax asset			438				481

Gross deferred tax assets on tax loss carryforwards and investment credits expiration

Year
2012			42
2013			23
2014			21
2015			16
2016			77
Thereafter			464
Total			643

Reconciliation of beginning and ending amount of unrecognized tax benefits

A reconciliation of the 2011 beginning and ending amounts of unrecognized tax benefits is as follows:

Balance at December 31, 2010		$	149
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			36
Additions for tax positions of prior years			19
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			(3	)
Settlements			—
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations			(50	)
Foreign currency translation			(3	)
Balance at December 31, 2011			148

The reconciliation of unrecognized tax benefits in 2010 was as follows:

Balance at December 31, 2009		$	193
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year			44
Additions for tax positions of prior years			5
Reductions for tax positions of prior years			(44	)
Settlements			(36	)
Reductions for lapse of statute of limitations			(1	)
Foreign currency translation			(12	)
Balance at December 31, 2010			149

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