Business Acquisition, Amount Related to Severance and Other Benefit Costs Paid

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Business Acquisition, Inventory, Fair Value Write-Up

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- Definition

Business Acquisition, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Depreciation from Fair Value Write-Up

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Business Acquisition, Property, Plant, and Equipment, Fair Value Write-Up

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 350

-SubTopic 30

-Section 50

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- Definition

The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

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Amount of goodwill arising from a business combination, which is the excess of the cost of the acquired entity over the amounts assigned to assets acquired and liabilities assumed.

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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The number of positions eliminated during the period as a result of restructuring activities.

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Acquisition-related charges (National acquisition) (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 National [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 National [Member] positions	Dec. 31, 2012 National [Member]	Sep. 23, 2011 National [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 National [Member] Minimum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 National [Member] Maximum [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Severance and other benefits [Member] National [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Severance and other benefits [Member] National [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total consideration transferred to shareholders	$ 130				$ 6,560
Goodwill					3,528
Amount of goodwill deductible for tax purposes				0
Inventory, fair value write-up		96	96
Property, plant, and equipment, fair value write-up		436	436
Property, plant, and equipment, depreciation rate per quarter from fair value write-up		15
Identified intangible assets subject to amortization, Weighted Average Useful Life (Years)						2 years	10 years
Restructuring and Related Cost, Number of Positions Eliminated			350
Business Acquisition, Amount Related to Severance and Other Benefit Costs Paid								$ 65	$ 14