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SEGMENT INFORMATION (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Net Revenues by Product Segment | Net revenues by product segment:
In millions of U.S dollars |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Automotive (“APG”) |  |  | 1,554 |  |  |  | 1,678 |  |  |  | 1,420 |
Digital |  |  | 1,334 |  |  |  | 1,839 |  |  |  | 2,174 |
Analog, MEMS and Microcontrollers (“AMM”) |  |  | 3,200 |  |  |  | 3,377 |  |  |  | 3,154 |
Power Discrete Products (“PDP”) |  |  | 1,015 |  |  |  | 1,240 |  |  |  | 1,319 |
Wireless |  |  | 1,345 |  |  |  | 1,552 |  |  |  | 2,219 |
Others(1) |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 60 |
Total consolidated net revenues |  |  | 8,493 |  |  |  | 9,735 |  |  |  | 10,346 |
(1) | Includes revenues from sales of Subsystems, sales of materials and other products not allocated to product segments.
Net Revenues by Product Lines | Net revenues by product segment and by product line :
|  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
In millions of U.S dollars |  |  |  |
Automotive (“APG”) |  |  | 1,554 |  |  |  | 1,678 |  |  |  | 1,420 |
Digital Convergence Group (“DCG”) |  |  | 888 |  |  |  | 1,084 |  |  |  | 1,413 |
Imaging, Bi-CMOS ASIC and Silicon Photonics Group (“IBP”) |  |  | 437 |  |  |  | 722 |  |  |  | 712 |
Other Digital |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 49 |
Digital |  |  | 1,334 |  |  |  | 1,839 |  |  |  | 2,174 |
Analog, MEMS & Sensors (“AMS”) |  |  | 1,320 |  |  |  | 1,335 |  |  |  | 1,106 |
Industrial & Power Conversion (“IPC”) |  |  | 733 |  |  |  | 864 |  |  |  | 863 |
Microcontrollers, Memories & Secure MCUs (“MMS”) |  |  | 1,147 |  |  |  | 1,175 |  |  |  | 1,181 |
Other AMM |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 4 |
Analog, MEMS and Microcontrollers (“AMM”) |  |  | 3,200 |  |  |  | 3,377 |  |  |  | 3,154 |
Power Discrete Products (“PDP”) |  |  | 1,015 |  |  |  | 1,240 |  |  |  | 1,319 |
Connectivity (“COS”) |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | 233 |  |  |  | 286 |
Smartphone and Tablet Solutions (“STS”) |  |  | 1,102 |  |  |  | 1,202 |  |  |  | 1,893 |
Modems (“MOD”) |  |  | 129 |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  | 35 |
Other Wireless |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 5 |
Wireless |  |  | 1,345 |  |  |  | 1,552 |  |  |  | 2,219 |
Others |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 60 |
Total consolidated net revenues |  |  | 8,493 |  |  |  | 9,735 |  |  |  | 10,346 |
Operating Income (Loss) by Product Segment | Operating income (loss) by product segment:
In millions of U.S dollars |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Automotive (“APG”) |  |  | 129 |  |  |  | 227 |  |  |  | 121 |
Digital |  |  | (154 | ) |  |  | 108 |  |  |  | 245 |
Analog, MEMS and Microcontrollers (“AMM”) |  |  | 418 |  |  |  | 606 |  |  |  | 546 |
Power Discrete Products (“PDP”) |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 139 |  |  |  | 179 |
Wireless |  |  | (885 | ) |  |  | (812 | ) |  |  | (483 | )
Total operating income (loss) of product segments |  |  | (474 | ) |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 608 |
Others(1) |  |  | (1,607 | ) |  |  | (222 | ) |  |  | (132 | )
Total consolidated operating income (loss) |  |  | (2,081 | ) |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 476 |
(1) | Operating loss of “Others” includes items such as impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs including ST-Ericsson plans, unused capacity charges, phase-out and start-up costs, the NXP arbitration award charge and other unallocated expenses such as: strategic or special research and development programs, certain corporate-level operating expenses and other costs that are not allocated to the product segments, as well as operating earnings of the Subsystems and Other Products Group.
Reconciliation to Consolidated Operating Income (Loss) | Reconciliation to consolidated operating income (loss):
In millions of U.S dollars |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Total operating income (loss) of product segments |  |  | (474 | ) |  |  | 268 |  |  |  | 608 |
Strategic and other research and development programs |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (18 | )
Phase-out and start-up costs |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (15 | )
Impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs |  |  | (1,376 | ) |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  | (104 | )
Unused capacity charges |  |  | (172 | ) |  |  | (149 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
NXP Arbitration award |  |  | (54 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other non-allocated provisions(1) |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | 8 |
Total operating loss Others(2) |  |  | (1,607 | ) |  |  | (222 | ) |  |  | (132 | )
Total consolidated operating income (loss) |  |  | (2,081 | ) |  |  | 46 |  |  |  | 476 |
(1) | Includes unallocated income and expenses such as certain corporate-level operating expenses and other costs/income that are not allocated to the product segments.
(2) | Operating loss of “Others” includes items such as impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs including ST-Ericsson plans, unused capacity charges, phase-out and start-up costs, the NXP arbitration award charge and other unallocated expenses such as: strategic or special research and development programs, certain corporate-level operating expenses and other costs that are not allocated to the product segments, as well as operating earnings of the Subsystems and Other Products Group.
Net Revenues | Net revenues
In millions of U.S dollars |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
The Netherlands |  |  | 1,524 |  |  |  | 1,928 |  |  |  | 1,863 |
France |  |  | 189 |  |  |  | 172 |  |  |  | 174 |
Italy |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 157 |  |  |  | 149 |
USA |  |  | 1,014 |  |  |  | 1,120 |  |  |  | 1,109 |
Singapore |  |  | 3,784 |  |  |  | 4,945 |  |  |  | 5,939 |
Japan |  |  | 418 |  |  |  | 497 |  |  |  | 436 |
Other countries |  |  | 1,433 |  |  |  | 916 |  |  |  | 676 |
Total |  |  | 8,493 |  |  |  | 9,735 |  |  |  | 10,346 |
Property, Plant & Equipment | Property, plant and equipment
In millions of U.S dollars |  | December 31, 2012 |  |  | December 31, 2011 |
The Netherlands |  |  | 241 |  |  |  | 124 |
France |  |  | 1,222 |  |  |  | 1,469 |
Italy |  |  | 716 |  |  |  | 812 |
Other European countries |  |  | 169 |  |  |  | 200 |
USA |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | 17 |
Singapore |  |  | 441 |  |  |  | 552 |
Malaysia |  |  | 238 |  |  |  | 303 |
Other countries |  |  | 436 |  |  |  | 443 |
Total |  |  | 3,481 |  |  |  | 3,920 |

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