Discontinued Operations

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Discontinued Operations Disclosure [Abstract]

Discontinued Operations Disclosure

NOTE 10. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

Discontinued operations for all periods presented principally relates to Harmonix. In December 2010, the Company completed the sale of Harmonix. Included in the pre-tax loss from discontinued operations for the nine months ended June 30, 2011is a $12 million loss from operations for the period through the date of sale and a $14 million loss on disposal.

	Quarter Ended			Nine Months Ended
Discontinued Operations	June 30,				June 30,
(in millions)		2010			2011		2010
Revenues from discontinued operations		$	26	$	49	$	159
Pre-tax loss from discontinued operations		$	(19)	$	(24)	$	(84)
Income tax provision			7		14		32
Net loss from discontinued operations		$	(12)	$	(10)	$	(52)

For tax purposes, the disposal generated a tax benefit of approximately $115 million, of which approximately $45 million is expected to be realized as a cash refund of taxes previously paid on capital gains and the remaining $70 million benefit will be available to offset qualifying future cash taxes.