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Company Operations By Business Unit (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Net Sales For The Company's Business Units
Effective January 1, 2013, the Company's business unit structure was realigned into three market-focused business units that are defined by the customers and markets they serve: Research, Applied and SAFC Commercial. The business unit structure is the Company's approach to serving customers and reporting sales. Sales for the Company's business units are as follows:

Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,

2013

2012
 
2013
 
2012
Research
$
353

 
$
348

 
$
714

 
$
720

Applied
160

 
151

 
$
319

 
$
304

SAFC Commercial
168

 
165

 
323

 
305

Total
$
681

 
$
664

 
$
1,356

 
$
1,329


During 2012, the Company operated with the business units of Research and SAFC.
The Company's Chief Operating Decision Maker is the CEO. The CEO and the Board review profit and loss information on a consolidated basis to assess performance and make overall operating decisions. The Company's business units are closely interrelated in their activities and share services such as order entry, billing, technical services, the e-commerce infrastructure, purchasing and inventory control. The business units also share production and distribution facilities. Additionally, these business units are supported by centralized functional areas such as finance, human resources, quality, safety and compliance and information technology. Further, the Company's CEO, CFO and business unit Presidents participate in compensation programs in which all or a significant portion of their incentive compensation is based upon consolidated Company results for sales growth (and for the business unit Presidents, the sales growth in the business unit for which they are responsible), consolidated Company operating income, consolidated Company free cash flow and business unit/individual objectives supported by the achievement of consolidated Company EPS goals. Based on these factors, the Company has concluded that it operates in one segment.

Geographic Financial Information - Net Sales To Unaffiliated Customers
Sales are attributed to countries based upon the location from which the product was shipped or services were performed. Geographic financial information is as follows:
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2013
 
2012
 
2013
 
2012
Sales to unaffiliated customers:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States
$
261

 
$
258

 
$
517

 
$
498

Other countries
420

 
406

 
839

 
831

Total
$
681

 
$
664

 
$
1,356

 
$
1,329

Geographic Financial Information - Long-Lived Assets
 
June 30,
2013
 
December 31,
2012
Long-lived assets:
 
 
 
United States
$
539

 
$
549

Other countries
373

 
351

Total
$
912

 
$
900