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Segments (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Net Sales and Operating Profit (Loss) by segment


(millions)	Net Sales				Operating Profit (Loss)

Three Months Ended March 31,		2012		2011		2012		2011

North American Gypsum	$	486	$	416	$	32	$	(29)
Building Products Distribution		270		243		(6)		(22)
Worldwide Ceilings		183		177		29		26
Corporate		-		-		(22)		(29)
Eliminations		(127)		(115)		(6)		(4)

Total	$	812	$	721	$	27	$	(58)

Restructuring and long-lived asset impairment charges by segment


	Three Months ended March 31,

(millions)		2012		2011

North American Gypsum	$	2	$	7
Building Products Distribution		-		1
Worldwide Ceilings		-		-
Corporate		-		1

Total	$	2	$	9

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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