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TAXES ON INCOME
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Taxes on Income [Abstract] 
Taxes on Income

6.                   TAXES ON INCOME

 

                Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $256 million and $334 million, respectively.  The increase in the effective income tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is primarily due to a charge recorded in the first quarter of 2011 associated with a settlement of certain legal claims (see Note 12), a portion for which a tax benefit has not been recorded.