Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Notes To Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations

Discontinued Operations

During the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $19 million of tax benefits in discontinued operations arising from the resolution of tax examinations related to our Capital Services business that was sold in 2006. During the third quarter of 2011, we entered into a series of settlements with the IRS in connection with their examination of our tax years 2001-2004. We agreed upon the tax treatment of a number of disputed issues, including issues related to our Capital Services business, and as a result, $60 million of previously provided tax and interest reserves were released through discontinued operations.