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Interest Expense
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Interest Expense
Interest Expense
Interest expense includes interest and amortization of debt discounts, less amounts capitalized, as follows:

(In millions)
2012
 
2011
 
2010
Interest expense before capitalization
$
379

 
$
361

 
$
342

Capitalized interest
(22
)
 
(31
)
 
(26
)
 
$
357

 
$
330

 
$
316


Cash payments for interest, net of amounts capitalized were $336 million, $309 million and $301 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. In the first quarter of 2012, we recorded an out of period adjustment of $13 million of additional interest expense to correct capitalized interest recorded in prior periods.