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Shareowners' Equity (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract] 
Shareowners' equity
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
(In millions)2011 2010 2011 2010
            
Net earnings attributable to the Company$3,224 $2,055 $10,421 $7,109
Investment securities – net(a) 248  (906)  454  (180)
Currency translation adjustments – net (1,870)  2,356  2,476  (4,799)
Cash flow hedges – net  (82)  (239)  (339)  205
Benefit plans – net 495  351  1,600  1,275
Total$2,015 $3,617 $14,612 $3,610
            
            

(a)       Includes adjustments as of September 30, 2011 to deferred acquisition costs, present value of future profits, and investment contracts, insurance liabilities and insurance annuity benefits in our run-off insurance operation to reflect the effects that would have been recognized had the related unrealized investment securities holding gains and losses actually been realized in accordance with ASC 320-10-S99-2.

 

Changes to noncontrolling interests
 
 Three months ended September 30 Nine months ended September 30
(In millions)2011 2010 2011 2010
            
Beginning balance$2,323 $6,791 $5,262 $7,845
Net earnings 41  157  209  306
Dividends (17)  (23)  (32)  (291)
Repurchase of NBCU shares(a) 0  (1,876)  (3,070)  (1,876)
Dispositions(b) 0  0  (23)  (979)
AOCI and other(c) (35)  25  (34)  69
Ending balance$2,312 $5,074 $2,312 $5,074
            
            

  • In January 2011 and prior to the transaction with Comcast, we acquired 12.3% of NBCU's outstanding shares from Vivendi for $3,673 million and made an additional payment of $222 million related to previously purchased shares. Of these amounts, $3,070 million reflects a reduction in carrying value of noncontrolling interests. The remaining amount of $825 million represents the amount paid in excess of our carrying value, which was recorded as an increase in our basis in NBCU (and a reduction in our pre-tax gain on the disposition).
  • Includes the effects of deconsolidating Regency Energy Partners L.P. (Regency) $(979) million during the second quarter of 2010.
  • The amount of change related to AOCI and other for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 includes the impact of our adoption of ASC 810, Consolidations, of $28 million. Changes to other individual components of AOCI attributable to noncontrolling interests were insignificant.