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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>5. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets and Liabilities</b>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     During the periods February 13 — June 30, 2010 (Successor), January 1 — February 12, 2010
(Predecessor), and six months ending June 30, 2009 (Predecessor), no impairment losses related to
goodwill were incurred. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, there were no accumulated
impairment losses related to goodwill.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill were as follows (in millions):
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<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Successor</b></td>
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<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>February 13 -</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>January 1 -</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2"><b>Six Months Ended</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30, 2010</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>February 12, 2010</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30, 2009</b></td>
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<td align="right">—</td>
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<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Additions
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">14,803</td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<td align="right">14,803</td>
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<td> </td>
<td align="left">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Amortized intangible assets and liabilities were as follows (in millions):
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>As of June 30, 2010</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>As of December 31, 2009</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross Carrying</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Gross Carrying</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Accumulated</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amortization</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amount</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Amortization</b></td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortized intangible assets
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<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">2,012</td>
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">127</td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortized intangible liabilities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">2,056</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">115</td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
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<td align="right">—</td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Amortized intangible assets primarily consisted of internally developed software and franchise
& customer assets. Amortized intangible liabilities primarily consisted of customer and shortline
contracts which were in an unfavorable position at the date of Merger.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Amortized intangible assets and liabilities are amortized either on a straight-line
basis over their estimated economic lives or based on the pattern in which the economic benefits
are consumed. The straight-line method of amortization reflects an appropriate allocation of the
cost of the intangible net assets to earnings in proportion to the amount of economic benefits
obtained annually by the Company.
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Amortization of intangible assets and liabilities was as follows (in millions):
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Successor</b></td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="7" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>Predecessor</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>February 13 -</b></td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>January 1 -</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Six Months Ended</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30, 2010</b></td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>February 12, 2010</b></td>
<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>June 30, 2009</b></td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of intangible assets
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">127</td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="right">—</td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Amortization of intangible liabilities
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">115</td>
<td> </td>
<td style="border-right: 1px solid #000000"> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">—</td>
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<div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">     Future amortization of intangible assets and liabilities is expected to approximate the
following (in millions):
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<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="1%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
<td width="5%"> </td>
<td width="3%"> </td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization of</b></td>
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<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3"><b>Amortization of</b></td>
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<td> </td>
<td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="3" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><b>intangible assets</b></td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Remainder of 2010
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<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">154</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">151</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2011
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">307</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">293</td>
<td> </td>
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<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2012
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">307</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">282</td>
<td> </td>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2013
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">307</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">252</td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
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<td>
<div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">2014
</div></td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">307</td>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
<td align="right">$</td>
<td align="right">179</td>
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