Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Income Taxes (Tables) [Abstract]

Tax rate

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012		2011		2010
U.S. federal statutory income tax rate	(35.0	)%	35.0	%	(35.0	)%
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	(0.2	)%	0.5	%	0.3	%
State law changes on deferred tax			(1.2	)%
Effect of foreign taxes	(3.7	)%	(63.7	)%	(20.4	)%
Non-deductible acquisition expenses			(1.9	)%
Research credit			(3.4	)%	(6.0	)%
Valuation allowance	0.3	%	(2.9	)%	2.5	%
Divestitures			25.4	%
Goodwill impairment charges	36.4	%	38.0	%	59.8	%
Non-deductible expenses	0.1	%	5.7	%	1.8	%
Other, net	1.1	%	(0.2	)%	(2.8	)%
	(1.0	)%	31.3	%	0.2	%

Summary of Income Tax Contingencies [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012			2011			2010
				(restated)
Beginning Balance	$	987		$	965		$	1,038
Additions based on positions related to the current year	54			104			55
Additions based on positions related to prior years	43			8			44
Reductions for tax positions of prior years	(27		)	(72		)	(124		)
Settlements with taxing authorities	(1		)	(3		)	(35		)
Statute of limitation expirations	(4		)	(15		)	(13		)
Ending Balance	$	1,052		$	987		$	965

Schedule of Income before Income Tax, Domestic and Foreign [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011			2010
Domestic	$	(1,265	)	$	(437	)	$	(1,910	)
Foreign	(2,842		)	1,079			847
	$	(4,107	)	$	642		$	(1,063	)

Schedule of Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	As of December 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011
Deferred Tax Assets:
Inventory costs, intercompany profit and related reserves	$	136		$	181
Tax benefit of net operating loss and credits	497			440
Reserves and accruals	300			232
Restructuring-related charges and purchased research and development	13			20
Litigation and product liability reserves	48			53
Unrealized gains and losses on derivative financial instruments				22
Investment write-down	13			38
Stock-based compensation	171			219
Federal benefit of uncertain tax positions	157			141
Other	54			10
	1,389			1,356
Less valuation allowance	(316		)	(362		)
	1,073			994
Deferred Tax Liabilities:
Property, plant and equipment	101			118
Unrealized gains and losses on derivative financial instruments	21
Intangible assets	2,187			2,241
Other	1			14
	2,310			2,373
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities	$	1,237		$	1,379

Schedule of Components of Income Tax Expense (Benefit) [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
(in millions)	2012			2011			2010
Current
Federal	$	33		$	45		$	(83	)
State				8			9
Foreign	139			91			125
	172			144			51
Deferred
Federal	(204		)	86			(25		)
State	(7		)	(8		)	(4		)
Foreign				(21		)	(20		)
	(211		)	57			(49		)
	$	(39	)	$	201		$	2

Deferred tax assets and liabilities, balance sheet presentation [Table Text Block]

Our deferred tax assets and liabilities are included in the following locations within our accompanying consolidated balance sheets (in millions):

	Location in	As of December 31,
Component	Balance Sheet	2012		2011
Current deferred tax asset	Deferred income taxes	$	433	$	458
Non-current deferred tax asset	Other long-term assets	54		31
Deferred Tax Assets		487		489
Current deferred tax liability	Other current liabilities	11		3
Non-current deferred tax liability	Deferred income taxes	1,713		1,865
Deferred Tax Liabilities		1,724		1,868
Net Deferred Tax Liabilities		$	1,237	$	1,379