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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>3. Segments</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Our operations are organized into three reportable segments: North American Gypsum, Building
Products Distribution and Worldwide Ceilings. Segment results were as follows:
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i>(millions)</i></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">Net Sales</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">Operating Profit (Loss)</td>
<td> </td>
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<td colspan="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">Three Months Ended March 31,</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2011</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2010</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2011</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2010</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">North American Gypsum
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">416</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">424</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(29</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(35</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Building Products Distribution
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">243</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">248</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(22</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(39</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Worldwide Ceilings
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">177</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">165</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">26</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">18</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Corporate
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(29</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(23</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
</tr>
<tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Eliminations
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(115</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(121</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(4</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td>
<td align="right">(3</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<td colspan="17" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
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<tr valign="bottom">
<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">721</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">716</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(58</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">(82</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap">)</td>
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<tr style="font-size: 1px">
<td colspan="17" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The total operating loss for the first quarter of 2011 included restructuring and
long-lived asset impairment charges totaling $9 million. On a segment basis, $7 million of the
charges related to North American Gypsum, $1 million to Building Products Distribution and $1
million to Corporate. The total operating loss for the first quarter of 2010 included restructuring
and long-lived asset impairment charges totaling $12 million. On a segment basis, $8 million of the
charges related to Building Products Distribution and $4 million to North American Gypsum. See Note
2 for information related to restructuring charges and the restructuring reserve as of March 31,
2011.
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