Other Expense (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Other Expense, Nonoperating [Abstract]

Schedule Of Components Of Other Expense

The following table provides the components of the Company's other expense during the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014		2013		2012
	(in millions)
Transportation commitment charge (a)	$	46	$	39	$	39
Other	19		16		20
Terminated drilling rig contract charges (b)	9		1		16
Impairment of inventory and other property and equipment (c)	8		62		6
Above market and idle drilling and well services equipment charges (d)	7		10		33
Contingency and environmental accrual adjustments	—		9		—
Total other expense	$	89	$	137	$	114

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(a) Primarily represents firm transportation payments on excess pipeline capacity commitments.

(b) Primarily represents charges to terminate rig contracts that were not required to meet planned drilling activities.

(c) Primarily represents charges of $8 million and $36 million to reduce excess materials and supplies inventories to their market values for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, and a charge of $25 million for the year ended December 31, 2013 to reduce the carrying value of Sendero to its estimated fair value. See Notes C and D for additional information on the fair value of Sendero and material and supplies inventory, respectively.

(d) Primarily represents expenses attributable to the portion of Pioneer's contracted drilling rig rates that were above market rates and idle drilling rig and fracture stimulation fleet fees, neither of which were chargeable to joint operations.