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Shareholders' Equity (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Stock Option Activity | A summary of the stock option activity for the plans for the three years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 follows:
|  |  |  |  | Exercise Price Per Share |
|  | Number of Shares |  |  | Range |  |  | Weighted Average |
Outstanding at December 31, 2011 |  |  | 26,453,152 |  |  | $ | 16.73-$33.70 |  |  | $ | 24.51 |
Options forfeited |  |  | (9,762,680 | ) |  | $ | 17.08-$33.70 |  |  | $ | 30.50 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2012 |  |  | 16,690,472 |  |  | $ | 16.73-$27.21 |  |  | $ | 21.00 |
Options forfeited |  |  | (8,400,221 | ) |  | $ | 16.73-$27.21 |  |  | $ | 19.39 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2013 |  |  | 8,290,251 |  |  | $ | 16.73-$27.21 |  |  | $ | 22.64 |
Options forfeited |  |  | (8,285,951 | ) |  | $ | 16.73-$27.21 |  |  | $ | 22.65 |
Outstanding at December 31, 2014 |  |  | 4,300 |  |  | $ | 16.73 |  |  | $ | 16.73 |
Share-Based Compensation Arrangement by Share-Based Compensation Payment Award, Options, Exercisable | The range of exercise prices, the weighted average exercise price and the weighted average remaining contractual life of options exercisable as of December 31, 2014 were as follows:
Number of shares |  | Option price Range |  | Weighted average exercise price |  | Weighted average remaining contractual life (years)
4,300 |  | $16.73 |  | $16.73 |  | 0.1
Classification of Pre-Payroll Tax and Social Contribution Stock-Based Compensation Expense Included in Consolidated Statements of Income | The following table illustrates the classification of pre-payroll tax and social contribution stock-based compensation expense included in the consolidated statements of income for the years ended December 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012, respectively:
|  | December 31, 2014 |  |  | December 31, 2013 |  |  | December 31, 2012 |
Cost of sales |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 2 |
Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 6 |
Research and development |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 3 |
Total pre-payroll tax and social contribution compensation |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 11 |
Changes in AOCI Attributable to Stockholders | The table below details the changes in AOCI attributable to the company’s stockholders by component, net of tax, for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
|  | Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  |  | Gains (Losses) on Available- For-Sale Securities |  |  | Defined Benefit Pension Plan Items |  |  | Foreign Currency Translation Adjustments (“CTA”) |  |  | Total |
December 31, 2011 |  |  | (64 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | (166 | ) |  |  | 868 |  |  |  | 631 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 39 |
December 31, 2011, net of tax |  |  | (55 | ) |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  | (133 | ) |  |  | 868 |  |  |  | 670 |
OCI before reclassifications |  |  | 28 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (57 | ) |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 41 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  | 62 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 80 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | 90 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (39 | ) |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 121 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | (11 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2012, net of tax |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | (25 | ) |  |  | 64 |  |  |  | 124 |
December 31, 2012 |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (205 | ) |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | 752 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 47 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 42 |
December 31, 2012, net of tax |  |  | 24 |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (158 | ) |  |  | 932 |  |  |  | 794 |
OCI before reclassifications |  |  | 40 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 104 |  |  |  | 226 |
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  | (28 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14 | )
Impact of ST-Ericsson deconsolidation |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 49 |  |  |  | 60 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2013 |  |  | 12 |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | 105 |  |  |  | 153 |  |  |  | 272 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (24 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (24 | )
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2013, net of tax |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 153 |  |  |  | 248 |
December 31, 2013 |  |  | 38 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (100 | ) |  |  | 1,085 |  |  |  | 1,024 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 18 |
December 31, 2013, net of tax |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (77 | ) |  |  | 1,085 |  |  |  | 1,042 |
OCI before reclassifications |  |  | (116 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (65 | ) |  |  | (272 | ) |  |  | (452 | )
Amounts reclassified from AOCI |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | (114 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (59 | ) |  |  | (272 | ) |  |  | (444 | )
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15 |
OCI for the year ended December 31, 2014, net of tax |  |  | (109 | ) |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | (49 | ) |  |  | (272 | ) |  |  | (429 | )
December 31, 2014 |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (159 | ) |  |  | 813 |  |  |  | 580 |
Cumulative tax impact |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 33 |
December 31, 2014, net of tax |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  | 2 |  |  |  | (126 | ) |  |  | 813 |  |  |  | 613 |
Schedule of Items Reclassified Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income | Items reclassified out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012 are listed in the table below:
Details about AOCI components |  | Amounts reclassified from AOCI in the year ended December 31, 2014 |  |  | Amounts reclassified from AOCI in the year ended December 31, 2013 |  |  | Amounts reclassified from AOCI in the year ended December 31, 2012 |  |  | Affected line item in the statement where net income (loss) is presented
Gains (Losses) on Cash Flow Hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | (39 | ) |  | Cost of sales
Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative
Foreign exchange derivative contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | (27 | ) |  | Research and development
|  |  | — |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | 12 |  |  | Income tax benefit (expense)
|  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | (59 | ) |  | Net of tax
Defined Benefit Pension Plan Items |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of actuarial gains (losses) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  | Cost of sales
Amortization of actuarial gains (losses) |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative
Amortization of actuarial gains (losses) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  | (7 | ) |  | Research and development
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | Cost of sales
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (1 | ) |  | Selling, general and administrative
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (4 | ) |  | Research and development
|  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | 6 |  |  | Income tax benefit (expense)
|  |  | (5 | ) |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | (13 | ) |  | Net of tax
Total reclassifications for the year |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 17 |  |  |  | (72 | ) |  |
Attributable to noncontrolling interest |  |  | — |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  | 5 |  |  |
Attributable to the Company’s stockholders |  |  | (7 | ) |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | (67 | ) |  |
Supervisory Board [Member] |
Summary of Grants Under Outstanding Stock Award Plans | The table below summarizes grants under the outstanding stock award plans as authorized by the Compensation Committee:
Year of grant |  | Options granted and vested |  |  | Options waived at grant |
2005 |  |  | 66,000 |  |  |  | (15,000 | )
2006 |  |  | 66,000 |  |  |  | (15,000 | )
2007 |  |  | 165,000 |  |  |  | (22,500 | )
2008 |  |  | 165,000 |  |  |  | (22,500 | )
2009 |  |  | 165,000 |  |  |  | (7,500 | )
2010 |  |  | 172,500 |  |  |  | (7,500 | )
2011 |  |  | 172,500 |  |  |  | (30,000 | )
2012 |  |  | 180,000 |  |  |  | (22,500 | )
2013 |  |  | No options granted |
2014 |  |  | No options granted |
Summary of Nonvested Share Activity | A summary of the options’ activity by plan for the years ended December 31, 2014 and December 31, 2013 is presented below:
Year of grant |  | Outstanding as of 31.12.2012 |  |  | Exercised |  |  | Expired/ Cancelled |  |  | Outstanding as of 31.12.2013 |  |  | Exercised |  |  | Expired/ Cancelled |  |  | Outstanding as of 31.12.2014 |  |  | Shares corresponding to exercised option not yet available for trade as of 31.12.2014 |
2005 |  |  | 34,115 |  |  |  | (3,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 31,115 |  |  |  | (9,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 22,115 |  |  |  | — |
2006 |  |  | 33,000 |  |  |  | (3,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 30,000 |  |  |  | (9,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21,000 |  |  |  | — |
2007 |  |  | 82,500 |  |  |  | (22,500 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 60,000 |  |  |  | (13,500 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 46,500 |  |  |  | — |
2008 |  |  | 85,000 |  |  |  | (10,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |  |  | (15,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 60,000 |  |  |  | — |
2009 |  |  | 95,000 |  |  |  | (20,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |  |  | — |
2010 |  |  | 107,500 |  |  |  | (25,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 82,500 |  |  |  | (7,500 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |  |  | — |
2011 |  |  | 142,500 |  |  |  | (25,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 117,500 |  |  |  | (20,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 97,500 |  |  |  | — |
2012 |  |  | 157,500 |  |  |  | (35,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 122,500 |  |  |  | (20,000 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 102,500 |  |  |  | 5,000 |
Employees [Member] |
Summary of Grants Under Outstanding Stock Award Plans | The table below summarizes grants under the outstanding stock award plans as authorized by the Compensation Committee:
Date of grant |  | Plan name |  | Number of shares granted |  |  | Number of shares waived |  |  | Number of shares lost on performance conditions |
May 30, 2012 |  | 2012 CEO Special Bonus |  |  | 100,862 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
July 23, 2012 |  | 2012 Employee Plan |  |  | 6,216,285 |  |  |  | (2,400 | ) |  |  | (1,991,558 | )
December 21, 2012 |  | 2012 Employee Plan |  |  | 304,480 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (100,373 | )
July 22, 2013 |  | 2013 CEO Special Bonus |  |  | 42,565 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
July 22, 2013 |  | 2013 Employee Plan |  |  | 5,750,730 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,832,360 | )
December 18, 2013 |  | 2013 Employee Plan |  |  | 659,515 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (157,858 | )
December 27, 2013 |  | 2013 Employee Plan |  |  | 1,800 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
July 22, 2014 |  | 2014 Employee Plan |  |  | 6,458,435 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (* | )
December 18, 2014 |  | 2014 Employee Plan |  |  | 500,775 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (* | )
(*) | As at December 31, 2014, a final determination of the achievement of the performance conditions had not yet been made by the Compensation Committee of the Supervisory Board.
Employees [Member] |
Summary of Nonvested Share Activity | A summary of the unvested share activity by plan for the year ended December 31, 2014 is presented below:
Unvested Shares |  | Outstanding as at December 31, 2013 |  |  | Granted |  |  | Forfeited/ waived |  |  | Cancelled on failed vesting conditions |  |  | Vested |  |  | Outstanding as at December 31, 2014 |
2012 CEO Special Bonus |  |  | 67,241 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (33,621 | ) |  |  | 33,620 |
2012 Employee Plan |  |  | 3,152,539 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (32,978 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (1,739,357 | ) |  |  | 1,380,204 |
2013 CEO Special Bonus |  |  | 42,565 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (14,188 | ) |  |  | 28,377 |
2013 Employee Plan |  |  | 6,379,320 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | (65,080 | ) |  |  | (1,990,218 | ) |  |  | (1,451,654 | ) |  |  | 2,872,368 |
2014 Employee Plan |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,959,210 |  |  |  | (35,505 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 6,923,705 |
Total |  |  | 9,641,665 |  |  |  | 6,959,210 |  |  |  | (133,563 | ) |  |  | (1,990,218 | ) |  |  | (3,238,820 | ) |  |  | 11,238,274 |

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