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ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Asset Retirement Obligation Disclosure [Abstract]  
Asset Retirement Obligation

The following table describes changes to the Company’s asset retirement obligation (ARO) liability for the six-month period ended June 30, 2013:

 

     (In millions)  

Asset retirement obligation at December 31, 2012

   $ 4,578  

Liabilities incurred

     251  

Liabilities acquired

     53  

Liabilities settled

     (270

Accretion expense

     130  

Revisions in estimated liabilities

     11  
  

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation at June 30, 2013

     4,753  

Less current portion

     (475
  

 

 

 

Asset retirement obligation, long-term

   $ 4,278