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IMPAIRMENT, RESTRUCTURING CHARGES AND OTHER RELATED CLOSURE COSTS (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Impairment Restructuring Charges and Other Related Closure Costs | Impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs incurred in 2012, 2011, and 2010 are summarized as follows:
Year ended December 31, 2012 |  | Impairment |  |  | Restructuring charges |  |  | Other related closure costs |  |  | Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs |
Manufacturing restructuring plan |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (23 | )
ST-Ericsson restructuring plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | )
ST-Ericsson cost savings plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (20 | )
ST-Ericsson April 2012 restructuring plan |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (60 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (66 | )
ST-Ericsson exit |  |  | (544 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (544 | )
Digital restructuring plan |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (20 | )
Annual impairment test |  |  | (694 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (694 | )
Other restructuring initiatives |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (8 | ) |  |  | (8 | )
Total |  |  | (1,268 | ) |  |  | (84 | ) |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | (1,376 | )
Year ended December 31, 2011 |  | Impairment |  |  | Restructuring charges |  |  | Other related closure costs |  |  | Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs |
Manufacturing restructuring plan |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | (37 | )
ST-Ericsson restructuring plan |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (7 | )
ST-Ericsson cost savings plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | (26 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (26 | )
Other restructuring initiatives |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (5 | )
Total |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (43 | ) |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | (75 | )
Year ended December 31, 2010 |  | Impairment |  |  | Restructuring charges |  |  | Other related closure costs |  |  | Total impairment, restructuring charges and other related closure costs |
Manufacturing restructuring plan |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (27 | )
ST-Ericsson restructuring plan |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (59 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (74 | )
Other restructuring initiatives |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | )
Total |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (75 | ) |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  | (104 | )
Changes to Restructuring Provisions Recorded on Consolidated Balance Sheet | Changes to the restructuring provisions recorded on the consolidated balance sheets from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012 are summarized as follows:
|  | ST-Ericsson April 2012 restructuring plan |  |  | ST-Ericsson cost savings plan |  |  | ST-Ericsson Restructuring plan |  |  | Digital restructuring plan |  |  | Manufacturing Restructuring plan |  |  | Other restructuring initiatives |  |  | Total |
Provision as at December 31, 2010 |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 60 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 57 |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 136 |
Charges incurred in 2011 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 35 |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  | 75 |
Adjustments for unused provisions |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (4 | )
Amounts paid |  |  | — |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (50 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (87 | ) |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | (154 | )
Currency translation effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Provision as at December 31, 2011 |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 53 |
Charges incurred in 2012 |  |  | 73 |  |  |  | 22 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 122 |
Adjustments for unused provisions |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (14 | )
Amounts paid |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (73 | )
Currency translation effect |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |
Provision as at December 31, 2012 |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | 91 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost. This element may also include a description of any reversal and other adjustment made during the period to the amount of an accrued liability for restructuring activities. This element may be used to encapsulate the roll forward presentations of an entity's restructuring reserve by type of cost and in total, and explanation of changes that occurred in the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394359&loc=d3e17939-110869 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 420 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB Topic 5.P.4(b)(2)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394695&loc=d3e140904-122747 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 146 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph b(2) -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. + Details
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