Noncontrolling Interests

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Ownership interests in the company’s subsidiaries held by parties other than the parent are presented separately from the parent’s equity on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. The amount of consolidated net income attributable to the parent and the noncontrolling interests are both presented on the face of the Consolidated Statement of Income. The term “earnings” is defined as “Net Income Attributable to Chevron Corporation.”

Activity for the equity attributable to noncontrolling interests for 2012, 2011 and 2010 is as follows:



	2012			2011			2010
Balance at January 1	$	799		$	730		$	647
Net income	157			113			112
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(41		)	(71		)	(72		)
Other changes, net*	393			27			43
Balance at December 31	$	1,308		$	799		$	730

* Includes components of comprehensive income, which are disclosed separately in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for noncontrolling interest in consolidated subsidiaries, which could include the name of the subsidiary, the ownership percentage held by the parent, the ownership percentage held by the noncontrolling owners, the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the location of this amount on the balance sheet (when not reported separately), an explanation of the increase or decrease in the amount of the noncontrolling interest, the noncontrolling interest share of the net Income or Loss of the subsidiary, the location of this amount on the income statement (when not reported separately), the nature of the noncontrolling interest such as background information and terms, the amount of the noncontrolling interest represented by preferred stock, a description of the preferred stock, and the dividend requirements of the preferred stock.

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