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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; text-indent: 5px;" colspan="2" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">Common stock</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="4" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">Treasury stock</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shares</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" colspan="2" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">Par value</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shares</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="center"><font class="_mt" size="2">Cost</font></td>
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<tr><td colspan="10"> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2007</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">1,598</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">799</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(30</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(492</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">11</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">6</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(6</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shared purchased for treasury</font></td>
<td align="left"> </td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(30</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(625</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(2</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(37</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2008</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">1,609</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">804</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(62</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1,160</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">7</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">4</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(36</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shared purchased for treasury</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(11</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2009</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">1,616</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">808</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(64</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1,207</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shares issued to benefit plans and for option exercises</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">10</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">5</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Shared purchased for treasury</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Other</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(20</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2010</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">1,626</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">813</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">(65</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">(1,227</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></b></td></tr></table> </div>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" class="style1" rowspan="6"><font style="font-size: 8pt;" class="_mt"><font class="_mt" size="2">Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)</font></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" class="style1" rowspan="5"><font class="_mt" size="2">Unamortized </font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" class="_mt"><font class="_mt" size="2">pension losses and prior services costs</font></font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" rowspan="5" colspan="2" align="center"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net</font><font style="font-size: 8pt;" class="_mt"><font class="_mt" size="2">unrealizedgains(losses) oninvestments</font></font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2007</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">543</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(600</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(11</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(22</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(90</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Foreign currency translation adjustment and</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">other </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(2)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">99</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">99</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net unrealized loss on investments </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(3)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(81</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(81</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net unrealized loss on cash flow</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">hedges </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(5)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(16</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(16</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net change in unrecognized postretirement</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">benefit plans </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(4)</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(555</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(555</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2008</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">642</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1,155</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(92</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(38</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(643</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="15"> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Foreign currency translation adjustment and</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">other </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(2)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">166</font></td>
<td align="left"> </td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">166</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net unrealized gain on investments </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(3)</font></td>
<td align="left"> </td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">53</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">53</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net unrealized gain on cash flow</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">hedges </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(5)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">39</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">39</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net change in unrecognized postretirement</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">benefit plans </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(4)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(16</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(16</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2009</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">808</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(1,171</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(39</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">1</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(401</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr><td colspan="15"> </td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Foreign currency translation adjustment and</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">other </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(2)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">566</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">566</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net unrealized gain on investments </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(3)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">6</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">6</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net unrealized loss on cash flow</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">hedges </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(5)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(24</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
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<td align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(24</font></td>
<td align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="text-indent: 2px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">Net change in unrecognized postretirement</font></td>
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<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid; text-indent: 3px;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">benefit plans </font><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)(4)</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(104</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td>
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<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><font class="_mt" size="2">(104</font></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></td></tr>
<tr valign="bottom"><td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">Balance at December 31, 2010</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">1,374</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">(1,275</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">(33</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">(23</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">)</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">$</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="right"><b><font class="_mt" size="2">43</font></b></td>
<td style="border-bottom: #000000 1px solid;" align="left"> </td></tr></table></div>
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<p align="justify"><font class="_mt" size="1">Includes adjustments from Dow Corning.</font></p>
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<tr><td valign="top" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"><font class="_mt" size="1">(1)</font> </td>
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<p align="justify"><font class="_mt" size="1">Includes adjustments from Dow Corning.</font></p></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"><font class="_mt" size="1">(2)</font> </td>
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<p align="justify"><font class="_mt" size="1">Net of tax effect of $<font class="_mt">(1)</font> million in 2010, $<font class="_mt">0.3</font> million in 2009 and $<font class="_mt">(2)</font> million in 2008. Refer to Note 6 (Income Taxes) for an explanation of Corning's tax paying position.</font></p></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"><font class="_mt" size="1">(3)</font> </td>
<td class="MetaData" width="98%">
<p align="justify"><font class="_mt" size="1">Net of tax effect of $<font class="_mt">(5)</font> million in 2010, $<font class="_mt">(18)</font> million in 2009 and $<font class="_mt">9</font> million in 2008.</font></p></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"><font class="_mt" size="1">(4)</font> </td>
<td class="MetaData" width="98%">
<p align="justify"><font class="_mt" size="1">Net of tax effect of $<font class="_mt">55</font> million in 2010, $<font class="_mt">(7)</font> million in 2009 and $<font class="_mt">246</font> million in 2008.</font></p></td></tr>
<tr><td valign="top" width="2%" nowrap="nowrap"><font class="_mt" size="1">(5)</font> </td>
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<p align="justify"><font class="_mt" size="1">Net of tax effect of $<font class="_mt">14</font> million in 2010, $<font class="_mt">(19)</font> million in 2009 and $<font class="_mt">4</font> million in 2008.</font></p></td></tr></table></div> </div>
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