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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Abstract]  
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
13. Supplemental Balance Sheet Information
INVENTORIES
Total inventories consisted of the following:
                 
    As of     As of  
    June 30,     December 31,  
(millions)   2011     2010  
 
Finished goods and work in progress
  $ 250     $ 227  
Raw materials
    63       63  
 
Total
  $ 313     $ 290  
 
ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS
Changes in the liability for asset retirement obligations consisted of the following:
                 
    Six Months  
    ended June 30,
(millions)   2011     2010  
 
Balance as of January 1
  $ 103     $ 101  
Accretion expense
    2       2  
Foreign currency translation
    1        
 
Balance as of June 30
  $ 106     $ 103  
 
PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT
As of June 30, 2011, we had $8 million of net property, plant and equipment included in other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheet classified as “assets held for sale.” These assets are primarily owned by United States Gypsum Company. Assets held for sale as of December 31, 2010 amounted to $7 million.