Asset Impairment Charges And Exit Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Asset Impairment Charges And Exit Costs [Abstract]



	Three Months Ended
	March 31, 2012
		(In millions)

Employee-related costs ⁽¹⁾	$	71
Facility exit and other related costs ⁽²⁾		14
Total asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs	$	85

⁽¹⁾	These costs primarily consist of one-time termination benefits provided to employees who were involuntarily terminated and $34 million for pension and remeasurement charges triggered by an amendment of the Company’s U.S. plans due to the voluntary early retirement program.

⁽²⁾	Facility exit and other related costs consist of asset impairment charges and other costs related to the exit of the Walhalla, ND, ethanol facility.

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of restructuring and related costs by type of restructuring including the description of the restructuring costs, such as the expected cost; the costs incurred during the period; the cumulative costs incurred as of the balance sheet date; the income statement caption within which the restructuring charges recognized for the period are included; and changes to an entity's restructuring reserve that occurred during the period associated with the exit from or disposal of business activities or restructurings for each major type of cost.

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