Note 12 - Income Taxes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

The following table reflects changes in unrecognized tax benefits for the nine-month period ended September 30, 2012:



	(In millions)
Gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits as of January 1, 2012	$	286
Increases related to prior period tax positions	44
Decreases related to prior period tax positions	(8		)
Increases related to current period tax positions	12
Settlements	(1		)
Gross amounts of unrecognized tax benefits as of September 30, 2012	$	333

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of tax positions taken in the tax returns filed or to be filed for which it is more likely than not that the tax position will not be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities (i.e., uncertain tax positions) and other types of income tax contingencies, including: (1) the policy on classification of interest and penalties; (2) a tabular reconciliation of the total amounts of unrecognized tax benefits at the beginning and end of the period; the total amount(s) of: (3) unrecognized tax benefits that, if recognized, would affect the effective tax rate, and (4) interest and penalties recognized in each of the income statement and balance sheet; (5) for positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts unrecognized will significantly change within 12 months of the reporting date the: (i) nature of the uncertainty, (ii) nature of the event that could occur that would cause the change, and (iii) an estimate of the range of the reasonably possible change or a statement that an estimate of the range cannot be made; and (6) a description of tax years that remain subject to examination by major tax jurisdictions.

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