Stockholders' Equity

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

Stockholders' Equity Note [Abstract]

Stockholders' Equity

Stockholders’ Equity

Common Stock

The Company’s Board of Directors follows a policy of declaring, subject to legally available funds, a quarterly cash dividend on each share of the Company’s Series A Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share ("Common Stock") unless the Company’s Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, determines otherwise. The amount available to pay cash dividends is restricted by the Company’s Amended Credit Agreement, the 6.625% Notes and the 5.875% Notes.

In April 2011, the Company announced that its Board of Directors approved a 20% increase in the Company’s quarterly Common Stock cash dividend. The Board of Directors increased the quarterly dividend rate from $0.05 to $0.06 per share of Common Stock on a quarterly basis and $0.20 to $0.24 per share of Common Stock on an annual basis beginning in August 2011.

Treasury Stock

The Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of the Common Stock as follows:

Date of Board Authorization	As of
	March 31, 2012
	(In $ millions)
February 2008	400
October 2008	100
April 2011	129
Total	629

The authorization gives management discretion in determining the timing and conditions under which shares may be repurchased. The share repurchase activity pursuant to this authorization is as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Total From February 2008 Through
	March 31,
	2012		2011		March 31, 2012
Shares repurchased	444,901		69,400		12,527,709
Average purchase price per share	$	46.34	$	43.42	$	38.07
Amount spent on repurchased shares (in millions)	$	20	$	3	$	476

The purchase of treasury stock reduces the number of shares outstanding and the repurchased shares may be used by the Company for compensation programs utilizing the Company’s stock and other corporate purposes. The Company accounts for treasury stock using the cost method and includes treasury stock as a component of stockholders’ equity.

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2012				2011
	Gross Amount	Income Tax (Provision) Benefit		Net Amount	Gross Amount	Income Tax (Provision) Benefit		Net Amount
	(In $ millions)
Unrealized gain (loss) on marketable securities	—	—		—	—	—		—
Foreign currency translation	26	—		26	58	—		58
Unrealized gain (loss) on interest rate swaps	2	(1	)	1	14	(5	)	9
Pension and postretirement benefits	12	(6	)	6	6	(3	)	3
Total	40	(7	)	33	78	(8	)	70

Adjustments to Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows:

	Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Marketable Securities		Foreign Currency Translation		Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Interest Rate Swaps		Pension and Postretire- ment Benefits		Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net
	(In $ millions)
As of December 31, 2011	(1	)	(28	)	(57	)	(764	)	(850	)
Current period change	—		26		2		12		40
Income tax (provision) benefit	—		—		(1	)	(6	)	(7	)
As of March 31, 2012	(1	)	(2	)	(56	)	(758	)	(817	)