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Related-party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Amounts Related to Revenue and Expenses Incurred in Transactions | The following table presents the amounts related to revenue and expenses incurred in transactions with these related parties:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Revenue |  |  | 33 |  |  |  | 133 |  |  |  | 292 |
Purchase of goods and services |  |  | 204 |  |  |  | 137 |  |  |  | 139 |
Schedule of Amounts Related to Accounts Receivable and Payables with Related Parties | The following table presents the amounts related to accounts receivable and payable balances with these related parties:
|  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Receivables (net) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20 |
Payables |  |  | 30 |  |  |  | 38 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References No definition available. + Details
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