Acquisition and Restructuring Costs (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Schedule of Acquisition and Restructuring Costs

The following table presents net acquisition and restructuring costs recorded in the periods indicated:



	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In millions)	2013			2012
Acquisition costs	$	15		$	13
Restructuring charges, net	(1		)	8
Total acquisition and restructuring costs	$	14		$	21

The following table presents aggregate activity associated with accruals that resulted from the charges associated with the Business Operations and Information Technology Transformation program and the 2011 and 2012 expense control measures:



(In millions)	Employee- Related Costs			Real Estate Consolidation			Information Technology Costs			Asset and Other Write-Offs			Total
Balance as of December 31, 2012	$	195		$	49		$	5		$	13		$	262
Accruals for Business Operations and Information Technology Transformation program	9			—			(1		)	—			8
Adjustments of accruals for 2012 expense control measures	(9		)	—			—			—			(9		)
Payments and adjustments	(44		)	(6		)	(4		)	(3		)	(57		)
Balance as of March 31, 2013	$	151		$	43		$	—		$	10		$	204

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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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