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Expenses
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Other Expenses [Abstract]  
Expenses
Expenses
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)
2015
 
2014
Acquisition costs
$
5

 
$
21

Restructuring charges, net
1

 
12

Total acquisition and restructuring costs
$
6

 
$
33


Acquisition Costs
Acquisition costs recorded in the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 were related to previously disclosed acquisitions.
Restructuring Charges
In the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded net restructuring charges of $1 million compared to $12 million in the three months ended March 31, 2014. The amounts recorded mainly related to our recently completed Business Operations and Information Technology Transformation program.

Aggregate Restructuring-Related Accrual Activity
The following table presents aggregate activity associated with accruals that resulted from the charges associated with the recently completed Business Operations and Information Technology Transformation program: 
(In millions)
Employee-
Related
Costs
 
Real Estate Consolidation
 
Asset and Other Write-Offs
 
Total
Balance as of December 31, 2014
$
40

 
$
24

 
$
7

 
$
71

Additional accruals for Business Operations and Information Technology Transformation program
(3
)
 

 

 
(3
)
Additional accruals for 2012 expense control measures

 

 
4

 
4

Payments and adjustments
(10
)
 
(3
)
 
(5
)
 
(18
)
Balance as of March 31, 2015
$
27

 
$
21

 
$
6

 
$
54