COMMITMENTS, GUARANTEES AND CONTINGENCIES (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Rent Expense and Sublease Rental Income Associated With Operating Leases

Rent expense and sublease rental income, which are recorded net as an operating cost, for all operating leases were as follows for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:



	2014			2013			2012
	(in millions)
Rent expense	$	226		$	227		$	218
Sublease rental income	(14		)	(11		)	(11		)
Net rent expense	$	212		$	216		$	207

Future Annual Minimum Payments Due

Future annual minimum payments due subsequent to December 31, 2014 under all of our noncancelable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year are as follows:



	Minimum Lease Payments		Sublease Rental Receipts			Net Lease Commitments
	(in millions)
For the years ending December 31,:
2015	$	232	$	(17	)	$	215
2016	198		(16		)	182
2017	163		(15		)	148
2018	110		(13		)	97
2019	78		(9		)	69
Thereafter	364		(9		)	355
Total	$	1,145	$	(79	)	$	1,066

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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