Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets [Abstract]

Schedule of Goodwill [Table Text Block]

(in millions)	United States			EMEA			Japan			Inter-Continental			Total
Balance as of January 1, 2010	$	6,983		$	3,875		$	549		$	529		$	11,936
Purchase price adjustments	1			(2		)	(1		)	(1		)	(3		)
Goodwill acquired	22			44			3			4			73
Contingent consideration	7												7
Goodwill written off	(1,817		)										(1,817		)
Adjustments to goodwill classified as held for sale*	(7		)	(2		)				(1		)	(10		)
Balance as of December 31, 2010	$	5,189		$	3,915		$	551		$	531		$	10,186
Purchase price adjustments	14			(10		)	2						6
Goodwill acquired	161			99			1			5			266
Goodwill written off	(697		)										(697		)
Balance as of December 31, 2011	$	4,667		$	4,004		$	554		$	536		$	9,761

Schedule of Impaired Intangible Assets [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2011		2010		2009
Technology - developed			$	18
Technology - core	$	9	47		$	10
Purchased research and development	12				2
	$	21	$	65	$	12

Schedule of Intangible Assets and Goodwill [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31, 2011					As of December 31, 2010
	Gross Carrying		Accumulated Amortization/			Gross Carrying		Accumulated Amortization/
(in millions)	Amount		Write-offs			Amount		Write-offs
Amortizable intangible assets
Technology - core	$	6,786	$	(1,722	)	$	6,658	$	(1,424	)
Technology - developed	1,037		(1,012		)	1,026		(966		)
Patents	539		(331		)	527		(309		)
Other intangible assets	808		(376		)	808		(325		)
	$	9,170	$	(3,441	)	$	9,019	$	(3,024	)
Unamortizable intangible assets
Goodwill	$	14,888	$	(5,127	)	$	14,616	$	(4,430	)
Technology - core	242					291
Purchased research and development	502					57
	$	15,632	$	(5,127	)	$	14,964	$	(4,430	)

Schedule of Expected Amortization Expense [Table Text Block]

	Estimated Amortization Expense
Fiscal Year	(in millions)
2012	$	386
2013	410
2014	423
2015	421
2016	426

Asset Impairment Charges [Text Block]

	United					Inter-
(in millions)	States			EMEA	Japan	Continental	Total
Accumulated write-offs as of January 1, 2010	$	(2,613	)				$	(2,613	)
Goodwill written off	(1,817		)				(1,817		)
Accumulated write-offs as of December 31, 2010	(4,430		)				(4,430		)
Goodwill written off	(697		)				(697		)
Accumulated write-offs as of December 31, 2011	$	(5,127	)				$	(5,127	)