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Supplementary Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Supplementary Cash Flow Information [Abstract]

17 - Supplementary Cash Flow Information

The following reflects net income taxes and interest paid during 2011, 2010 and 2009:

		$(000,000,000)		$(000,000,000)		$(000,000,000)
	2011		2010		2009
Income taxes	$	324,291	$	1,100,000	$	1,307,418
Interest		1,793,366		705,210		1,828,278

During 2009, we paid interest and penalties in the amount of $974,204 related to a premium tax litigation settlement. We recorded this amount as interest expense in accordance with our accounting policy.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for supplemental cash flow activities, including cash, noncash, and part noncash transactions, for the period. Noncash is defined as information about all investing and financing activities of an enterprise during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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