Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income Note [Text Block]

Note 17. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

The table below presents changes in the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss).

			Income (Loss)
											Other
											Postretirement
							Pension Benefits				Benefits
		Cash		Foreign		Prior		Net		Prior		Net
		Flow		Currency		Service		Actuarial		Service		Actuarial
		Hedges		Translation		Cost		Gain (Loss)		Cost		Gain (Loss)		Other		Total
									(Millions)
Balance at December 31, 2008		$	296	$	53	$	(3)	$	(434)	$	6	$	2	$	-	$	(80)
2009 Change:
Pre-income tax amount			262		83		-		44		7		(1)		-		395
Income tax (provision) benefit			(99)		-		-		(17)		-		1		-		(115)
Net reclassification into earnings of
	derivative instrument gains (net of a
	$234 million income tax provision)		(384)		-		-		-		-		-		-		(384)
Amortization included in net
	periodic benefit expense		-		-		1		42		(4)		-		-		39
Income tax (provision) benefit on
	amortization		-		-		(1)		(16)		1		-		-		(16)
			(221)		83		-		53		4		-		-		(81)
Allocation of other comprehensive income
	(loss) to noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		(7)		-		-		-		(7)
Balance at December 31, 2009			75		136		(3)		(388)		10		2		-		(168)
2010 Change:
Pre-income tax amount			488		29		-		(71)		-		(12)		-		434
Income tax (provision) benefit			(185)		-		-		24		-		3		-		(158)
Net reclassification into earnings of
	derivative instrument gains (net of a
	$131 million income tax provision)		(211)		-		-		-		-		-		-		(211)
Amortization included in net
	periodic benefit expense		-		-		1		35		(5)		1		-		32
Income tax (provision) benefit on
	amortization		-		-		-		(13)		2		-		-		(11)
			92		29		1		(25)		(3)		(8)		-		86
Allocation of other comprehensive
	income to noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Balance at December 31, 2010			167		165		(2)		(413)		7		(6)		-		(82)
2011 Change:
Pre-income tax amount			395		(18)		-		(220)		2		(21)		-		138
Income tax (provision) benefit			(152)		-		-		82		(1)		7		-		(64)
Net reclassification into earnings of
	derivative instrument gains (net of a
	$124 million income tax provision)		(190)		-		-		-		-		-		-		(190)
Amortization included in net
	periodic benefit expense		-		-		1		42		(4)		1		-		40
Income tax (provision) benefit on
	amortization		-		-		-		(16)		1		-		-		(15)
Unrealized gain(loss) on equity securities			-		-		-		-		-		-		3		3
Distribution of WPX Energy, Inc.
	to shareholders		(220)		-		-		1		-		-		-		(219)
			(167)		(18)		1		(111)		(2)		(13)		3		(307)
Allocation of other comprehensive
	income to noncontrolling interests		-		-		-		-		-		-		-		-
Balance at December 31, 2011		$	-	$	147	$	(1)	$	(524)	$	5	$	(19)	$	3	$	(389)