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3false0twc_ScheduleOfNetBenefitCostsTableTextBlocktwcfalsenadurationTabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including...falsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalsefalseterselabel| 1falsefalsefalse00<p style='margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt'><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:18px;">A summary of the components of net periodic benefit costs for the </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">three months ended</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">March 31,</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2011</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> and </font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;">2010</font><font style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"> is as follows (in millions):</font></p><p style='margin-top: 0pt; margin-bottom: 0pt;'></p><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;margin-top:20px;"><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 89px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:89px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="5" style="width: 172px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:172px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">Three Months Ended March 31,</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 13px"><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 89px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:89px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2011</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td colspan="2" style="width: 80px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:center;border-color:#000000;min-width:80px;"><font style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 9pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: center;">2010</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="17" style="width: 505px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:505px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Service cost</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 32</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 31</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="17" style="width: 505px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:505px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Interest cost</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 28</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 26</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="17" style="width: 505px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:505px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Expected return on plan assets</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (37)</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> (32)</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="17" style="width: 505px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:505px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Amounts amortized</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 6</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 68px; border-bottom-style:solid;border-bottom-width:1px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 8</font></td></tr><tr style="height: 16px"><td colspan="17" style="width: 505px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:505px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;TEXT-ALIGN: left;">Net periodic benefit costs</font></td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 29</font></td><td style="width: 12px; text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"> </td><td style="width: 12px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:left;border-color:#000000;min-width:12px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;">$</font></td><td style="width: 68px; border-top-style:solid;border-top-width:1px;border-bottom-style:double;border-bottom-width:3px;text-align:right;border-color:#000000;min-width:68px;"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;FONT-SIZE: 10pt;COLOR: #000000;"> 33</font></td></tr></table></div>A summary of the components of net periodic benefit costs for the three months ended March 31, 2011 and 2010 is as follows (infalsefalsefalsefalsefalse | Otherus-types:textBlockItemTypestringTabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.No authoritative reference available.falsefalse
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