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2401404 - Disclosure - Significant Accounting Policies (Details 2)
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TableSchedule of Property, Plant and Equipment [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000064803 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Components of property and equipmentPeriod [Axis]
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-01-01 - 2011-12-31
Range [Axis]Range [Axis]Range [Axis]
Minimum [Member]Maximum [Member]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]Range [Domain]
Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Axis]
Building [Member]Furniture and Fixtures, Equipment and Software Development [Member]Building [Member]Furniture and Fixtures, Equipment and Software Development [Member]Leasehold Improvements [Member]Land [Member]Fixtures and Equipment [Member]Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]Building and Building Improvements [Member]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]Leasehold Improvements [Member]Land [Member]Fixtures and Equipment [Member]Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]Building and Building Improvements [Member]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]Property, Plant and Equipment, Type [Domain]
Estimated useful life, minimum (in years)
P10Y  
P3Y  
P40Y  
P10Y  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Property and equipment, gross
 
 
 
 
3,320,000,000  
1,460,000,000  
8,419,000,000  
1,515,000,000  
2,694,000,000  
17,408,000,000  
3,105,000,000  
1,429,000,000  
7,928,000,000  
1,230,000,000  
2,614,000,000  
16,306,000,000  
 
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(8,793,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
(7,674,000,000) 
 
Property and equipment, net
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,615,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8,632,000,000  
 
 
 
Property and equipment under capital leases
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
260,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
219,000,000  
 
Capital Leases, Lessee Balance Sheet, Assets by Major Class, Accumulated Depreciation
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
74,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
64,000,000  
 
Depreciation expense
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,400,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
1,300,000,000  
1,100,000,000