2.4.0.82122100 - Disclosure - Income Taxestruefalsefalse1falsefalsefalseD2013Q3YTDhttp://www.sec.gov/CIK0000723125duration2012-08-31T00:00:002013-05-30T00:00:001true1us-gaap_DisclosureTextBlockAbstractus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalse1falsefalsefalse00falsefalsefalsexbrli:stringItemTypestringfalse02false2us-gaap_IncomeTaxDisclosureTextBlockus-gaap_truenadurationfalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterseLabel1falsefalsefalse00<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">Income Taxes</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Income taxes for the third quarter of 2013 included an </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;text-decoration:none;">$8 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> tax benefit related to the sale of non-U.S. assets. Income taxes for the second quarter of 2013 included tax benefits related to non-U.S. jurisdictions of </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$10 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> in aggregate for the favorable resolution of certain prior year tax matters (which was previously reserved as an uncertain tax position) and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$9 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> for a favorable change in tax law applicable to prior years.  Income taxes for the third quarter and first nine months of 2012 included tax benefits of </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$42 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$56 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">, respectively, related to the favorable resolution of certain prior year tax matters, which were previously reserved as an uncertain tax position.  Remaining taxes for the third quarters and first nine months of 2013 and 2012, respectively, primarily reflect taxes on our non-U.S. operations. We have a valuation allowance for our net deferred tax asset associated with our U.S. operations.  The (provision) benefit for taxes on U.S. operations for the third quarters and first nine months of 2013 and 2012 was substantially offset by changes in the valuation allowance.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br clear="none"/></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-indent:24px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">We currently operate in several tax jurisdictions where we have arrangements that allow us to compute our tax provision at rates below the local statutory rates. These arrangements expire in whole or in part at various dates through 2026.  Such arrangements benefitted our tax provision for the third quarter and first nine months of 2013 by </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$25 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0.02</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per diluted share) and by </font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$72 million</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> (</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;color:#000000;text-decoration:none;">$0.07</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> per diluted share), respectively and were not significant for the third quarter or first nine months of 2012.</font></div></div>falsefalsefalsenonnum:textBlockItemTypenaThe entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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