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Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	525
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	21
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	788
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	556
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five	1,796
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			1.70%	1.70%	1.90%	1.90%	1.90%	3.20%	3.20%	3.20%	3.20%	3.20%	4.00%	4.00%	4.60%	4.60%	4.625%	4.625%	4.625%	5.80%	5.80%	5.85%	5.85%	6.00%	6.00%	7.00%	7.00%	7.80%	7.80%	5.50%	5.50%
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Repayments of Debt																														300
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Mar. 15, 2018	Mar. 15, 2018	Jun. 15, 2017	Jun. 15, 2017	Jun. 15, 2017	Jun. 15, 2022	Jun. 15, 2022	Jun. 15, 2022	Mar. 15, 2023	Mar. 15, 2023	Jun. 15, 2015	Jun. 15, 2015	Mar. 15, 2043	Mar. 15, 2043	Dec. 15, 2020	Dec. 15, 2020	Dec. 15, 2020	Oct. 15, 2016	Oct. 15, 2016	Dec. 15, 2017	Dec. 15, 2017	Jun. 15, 2017	Jun. 15, 2017	Oct. 15, 2026	Oct. 15, 2026	Oct. 15, 2016	Oct. 15, 2016	Jun. 15, 2013	Jun. 15, 2013
Debt Instrument, Offering Date				Feb. 19, 2013			May 21, 2012			May 21, 2012		Feb. 19, 2013				Feb. 19, 2013			Dec. 14, 2010
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				400			250			250		550				350			500
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date																																Feb. 13, 2013				Jun. 04, 2013		Nov. 06, 2012
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity																																1,300		1,500	1,500	1,500	1,500	950	950	304	218
Payments of Debt Issuance Costs																																5
Debt Instrument, Termination Date																																	Feb. 22, 2013
Offer As Percentage Of Principal Amount			101.00%		101.00%	101.00%		101.00%	101.00%		101.00%				101.00%		101.00%	101.00%						101.00%	101.00%
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date																																				Jun. 04, 2018		Nov. 06, 2014
Stand By Letters Of Credit Outstanding																																				43	44
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding																																0		0	0	0		0	0
Minimum Net Worth Covenants Coverage Ratio	4-to-1
Minimum Net Worth Covenants Leverage Ratio	3.25-to-1
Other obligations	$ 190	$ 183