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Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value of Financial Investments and Liabilities  
Schedule of financial investments included in other assets

     The Company has maintained investments in available-for-sale securities and a number of private equity funds, principally as part of its tax planning strategies, as any gains enhance the utilization of any current and future tax capital losses.  Financial investments included in other assets were as follows, in millions:

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Equity method investments

 

$

68

 

$

70

 

Total equity method investments

 

68

 

70

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Auction rate securities

 

22

 

22

 

Total recurring investments

 

22

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Private equity funds

 

17

 

18

 

Other investments

 

3

 

3

 

Total non-recurring investments

 

20

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

 

$

110

 

$

113

 

 

Schedule of income (loss) from financial investments, net, included in other, net, within other income (expense), net

Income (loss) from financial investments, net, included in other, net, within other income (expense), net, was as follows, in millions:

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

 

 

March 31,

 

 

 

2014

 

2013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Realized gains from private equity funds

 

$

1

 

$

3

 

Equity investments (loss) income, net

 

(2

)

7

 

Total income from financial investments

 

$

(1

)

$

10