Income Taxes	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAXES	INCOME TAXES Our effective tax rates from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, were 97.5 percent and 8.9 percent, respectively. The change in our reported tax rate for the first quarter of 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, relates primarily to the impact of certain receipts and charges that are taxed at different rates than our effective tax rate, including intangible asset impairment charges, acquisition- and divestiture-related items, and litigation- and restructuring-related items, pension termination charges, as well as the impact of certain discrete tax items. As of March 31, 2015, we had $1.056 billion of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $905 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2014, we had $1.047 billion of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $903 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. During 2014, we received a Revenue Agent Report from the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) reflecting significant proposed audit adjustments for our 2008, 2009 and 2010 tax years based upon the same transfer pricing methodologies that are currently being contested in U.S. Tax Court for our tax years from 2001 to 2007. We disagree with the transfer pricing methodologies being applied by the IRS and we expect to contest any adjustments received through applicable IRS and judicial procedures, as appropriate. We believe our income tax reserves associated with these matters are adequate as of March 31, 2015. However, final resolution is uncertain and could have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Also, in connection with the IRS issues, a number of agreed adjustments were contained in the IRS report. However, no tax was paid on these amounts as there are outstanding tax receivables from the IRS that are currently being withheld due to the pending U.S. Tax Court case. We recognize interest and penalties related to income taxes as a component of income tax expense. We had $459 million accrued for gross interest and penalties as of March 31, 2015 and $443 million as of December 31, 2014. The increase in gross interest and penalties was $16 million, recognized in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. We recognized net tax expense related to interest and penalties of $11 million during the first quarter of 2015 and $9 million during the first quarter of 2014. It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months we will resolve multiple issues including transfer pricing and transactional-related issues with foreign, federal and state taxing authorities, in which case we could record a reduction in our balance of unrecognized tax benefits of up to approximately $10 million.

INCOME TAXES

Our effective tax rates from continuing operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014, were 97.5 percent and 8.9 percent, respectively. The change in our reported tax rate for the first quarter of 2015, as compared to the same period in 2014, relates primarily to the impact of certain receipts and charges that are taxed at different rates than our effective tax rate, including intangible asset impairment charges, acquisition- and divestiture-related items, and litigation- and restructuring-related items, pension termination charges, as well as the impact of certain discrete tax items.

As of March 31, 2015, we had $1.056 billion of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $905 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate. As of December 31, 2014, we had $1.047 billion of gross unrecognized tax benefits, of which a net $903 million, if recognized, would affect our effective tax rate.

During 2014, we received a Revenue Agent Report from the Internal Revenue Services (IRS) reflecting significant proposed audit adjustments for our 2008, 2009 and 2010 tax years based upon the same transfer pricing methodologies that are currently being contested in U.S. Tax Court for our tax years from 2001 to 2007. We disagree with the transfer pricing methodologies being applied by the IRS and we expect to contest any adjustments received through applicable IRS and judicial procedures, as appropriate. We believe our income tax reserves associated with these matters are adequate as of March 31, 2015. However, final resolution is uncertain and could have a material impact on our financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Also, in connection with the IRS issues, a number of agreed adjustments were contained in the IRS report. However, no tax was paid on these amounts as there are outstanding tax receivables from the IRS that are currently being withheld due to the pending U.S. Tax Court case.

We recognize interest and penalties related to income taxes as a component of income tax expense. We had $459 million accrued for gross interest and penalties as of March 31, 2015 and $443 million as of December 31, 2014. The increase in gross interest and penalties was $16 million, recognized in our unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. We recognized net tax expense related to interest and penalties of $11 million during the first quarter of 2015 and $9 million during the first quarter of 2014.

It is reasonably possible that within the next 12 months we will resolve multiple issues including transfer pricing and transactional-related issues with foreign, federal and state taxing authorities, in which case we could record a reduction in our balance of unrecognized tax benefits of up to approximately $10 million.