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Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
Document and Entity Information - shares	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 23, 2012
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	BAKER HUGHES INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000808362
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Amendment Flag	false
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		439,558,000

Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Revenue:
Sales	$ 1,811	$ 1,557	$ 3,540	$ 2,990
Services	3,515	3,184	7,141	6,276
Total revenue	5,326	4,741	10,681	9,266
Costs and expenses:
Cost of sales	1,404	1,266	2,772	2,432
Cost of services	2,850	2,452	5,747	4,783
Research and engineering	128	114	252	220
Marketing, general and administrative	305	292	644	574
Total costs and expenses	4,687	4,124	9,415	8,009
Operating income	639	617	1,266	1,257
Interest expense, net	(50)	(54)	(104)	(106)
Income before income taxes	589	563	1,162	1,151
Income taxes	(151)	(228)	(344)	(432)
Net income	438	335	818	719
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	3	0	0
Net income attributable to Baker Hughes	$ 439	$ 338	$ 818	$ 719
Basic earnings per share attributable to Baker Hughes	$ 1.00	$ 0.78	$ 1.86	$ 1.65
Diluted earnings per share attributable to Baker Hughes	1.00	0.77	1.86	1.64
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.30	$ 0.30

Consolidated Condensed Statement of Comprehensive Income - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Consolidated Condensed Statements of Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income	$ 438	$ 335	$ 818	$ 719
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax:
Foreign currency translation adjustments during the period	(57)	17	(2)	83
Pension and other postretirement benefits	6	1	19	0
Net gain on hedge transactions	1	0	1	0
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	(50)	18	18	83
Comprehensive income	388	353	836	802
Comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interests	1	3	0	0
Comprehensive income attributable to Baker Hughes	$ 389	$ 356	$ 836	$ 802

Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Current Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 792	$ 1,050
Accounts receivable - less allowance for doubtful accounts (2012 - $223; 2011 - $229)	4,985	4,878
Inventories, net	3,811	3,222
Deferred income taxes	265	251
Other current assets	594	396
Total current assets	10,447	9,797
Property, plant and equipment - less accumulated depreciation (2012 - $5,733; 2011 - $5,251)	8,111	7,415
Goodwill	5,957	5,956
Intangible assets, net	1,076	1,143
Other assets	597	536
Total assets	26,188	24,847
Current Liabilities:
Accounts payable	1,859	1,810
Short-term debt and current portion of long-term debt	1,191	224
Accrued employee compensation	535	704
Income taxes payable	232	289
Other accrued liabilities	420	475
Total current liabilities	4,237	3,502
Long-term debt	3,841	3,845
Deferred income taxes and other tax liabilities	667	810
Liabilities for pensions and other postretirement benefits	550	578
Other liabilities	134	148
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Common stock	439	437
Capital in excess of par value	7,415	7,303
Retained earnings	9,248	8,561
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(537)	(555)
Baker Hughes stockholder's equity	16,565	15,746
Noncontrolling interests	194	218
Total equity	16,759	15,964
Total liabilities and equity	$ 26,188	$ 24,847

Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Allowance for doubtful accounts	$ 223	$ 229
Accumulated depreciation	$ 5,733	$ 5,251

- Definition

The cumulative amount of depreciation, depletion and amortization (related to property, plant and equipment, but not including land) that has been recognized in the income statement.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	Common Stock	Capital in Excess of Par Value	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss	Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 14,286	$ 432	$ 7,005	$ 7,083	$ (420)	$ 186
Comprehensive Income:
Net income	719			719
Other comprehensive income	83				83
Activity related to stock plans	114	4	110
Stock-based compensation cost	53		53
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share)	(130)			(130)
Net activity related to noncontrolling interests	65		(1)			66
Balance at Jun. 30, 2011	15,190	436	7,167	7,672	(337)	252
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	15,964	437	7,303	8,561	(555)	218
Comprehensive Income:
Net income	818			818
Other comprehensive income	18				18
Activity related to stock plans	31	2	29
Stock-based compensation cost	61		61
Cash dividends ($0.30 per share)	(131)			(131)
Net activity related to noncontrolling interests	(2)		22			(24)
Balance at Jun. 30, 2012	$ 16,759	$ 439	$ 7,415	$ 9,248	$ (537)	$ 194

- Definition

This element represents the amount of recognized equity-based compensation during the period, that is, the amount recognized as expense in the income statement (or as asset if compensation is capitalized). Alternate captions include the words "stock-based compensation".

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This element represents Other Comprehensive Income or Loss, Net of Tax, for the period. Includes deferred gains or losses on qualifying hedges, unrealized holding gains or losses on available-for-sale securities, minimum pension liability, and cumulative translation adjustment. While for technical reasons this element has no balance attribute, the default assumption is a credit balance consistent with its label.

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- Definition

The consolidated profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest.

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- Definition

Total of Stockholders' Equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity including portions attributable to both the parent and noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interest), if any. The entity including portions attributable to the parent and noncontrolling interests is sometimes referred to as the economic entity. This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash dividends per share	$ 0.15	$ 0.15	$ 0.30	$ 0.30

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income	$ 818	$ 719
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash flows from operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	743	646
Benefit for deferred income taxes	(147)	(52)
Gain on disposal of assets	(115)	(90)
Stock-based compensation cost	61	53
Provision for doubtful accounts	1	76
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable	(130)	(512)
Inventories	(597)	(314)
Accounts payable	60	57
Accrued employee compensation and other accrued liabilities	(178)	(25)
Income taxes payable	(84)	(160)
Other operating items, net	(308)	(1)
Net cash flows from operating activities	124	397
Cash flows from investing activities:
Expenditures for capital assets	(1,442)	(1,023)
Proceeds from maturities of short-term investments	0	250
Proceeds from disposal of assets	203	142
Acquisition of businesses, net of cash acquired	0	(5)
Net cash flows from investing activities	(1,239)	(636)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Net proceeds (payments) of commercial paper and other short-term debt	962	(21)
Repayment of long-term debt	0	(250)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock	39	115
Dividends paid	(131)	(130)
Other financing items, net	(15)	(9)
Net cash flows from financing activities	855	(295)
Effect of foreign exchange rate changes on cash	2	15
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(258)	(519)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	1,050	1,456
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	792	937
Supplemental cash flows disclosures:
Income taxes paid, net of refunds	697	647
Interest paid	119	121
Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:
Capital expenditures included in accounts payable	$ 146	$ 33

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Notes)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES	SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Nature of Operations Baker Hughes Incorporated (“Baker Hughes,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us,”) is a leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems used for drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production, pressure pumping, and reservoir development in the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. We also provide products and services to the downstream refining and process and pipeline industries. Basis of Presentation Our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in our annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Annual Report”). We believe the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. In the notes to the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements, all dollar and share amounts in tabulations are in millions of dollars and shares, respectively, unless otherwise indicated. New Accounting Standards Updates In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an update to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220, Comprehensive Income. This Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) requires entities to present components of comprehensive income in either a continuous statement of comprehensive income or two separate but consecutive statements that would include reclassification adjustments by component for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an update to this ASU indefinitely deferring the implementation of the reclassification adjustments by component requirement of the ASU issued in June 2011. We adopted the new presentation requirement in the first quarter of 2012. We elected the two-statement approach presenting other comprehensive income in a separate statement immediately following the unaudited consolidated condensed statement of income. In September 2011, the FASB issued an update to ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other. This ASU amends the guidance in ASC 350-20 on testing for goodwill impairment. The revised guidance allows entities testing for goodwill impairment to have the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the reporting unit. The ASU does not change how goodwill is calculated or assigned to reporting units, nor does it revise the requirement to test annually for impairment. The ASU is limited to goodwill and does not amend the annual requirement for testing other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. The ASU is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2012, with no impact to our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

Earnings Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

EARNINGS PER SHARE

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic EPS	439	436	439	435
Effect of dilutive securities - stock plans	1	2	1	3
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted EPS	440	438	440	438
Future potentially dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS:
Options with an exercise price greater than the average market price for the period	8	2	8	3

Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

INVENTORIES

Inventories, net of reserves, are comprised of the following:



	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Finished goods	$	3,385	$	2,830
Work in process	242		231
Raw materials	184		161
Total	$	3,811	$	3,222

Intangible Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

INTAGIBLE ASSETS

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:



	June 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Less: Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Less: Accumulated Amortization		Net
Definite lived intangibles:
Technology	$	760	$	253	$	507	$	755	$	231	$	524
Contract-based	16		9		7		17		9		8
Trade names	121		38		83		121		16		105
Customer relationships	497		97		400		497		77		420
Subtotal	1,394		397		997		1,390		333		1,057
Indefinite lived intangibles:
In-process research and development	79		—		79		86		—		86
Total	$	1,473	$	397	$	1,076	$	1,476	$	333	$	1,143

Intangible assets are generally amortized on a straight-line basis with estimated useful lives ranging from 2 to 20 years. Amortization expense included in net income for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 was $34 million and $68 million, respectively, and is estimated to be $68 million for the remainder of fiscal year 2012. Estimated amortization expense for each of the subsequent five fiscal years is expected to be as follows: 2013 - $112 million; 2014 - $96 million; 2015 - $89 million; 2016 - $88 million; and 2017 - $85 million.

Financial Instruments	6 Months Ended
Financial Instruments	Jun. 30, 2012
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]
FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS	FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Our financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, debt and foreign currency forward contracts. Except as described below, the estimated fair value of such financial instruments at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 approximates their carrying value as reflected in our unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheets. The estimated fair value of total debt at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 was $5,893 million and $4,910 million, respectively, which differs from the carrying amounts of $5,032 million and $4,069 million, respectively, included in our unaudited consolidated condensed balance sheets. The fair value was determined using Level 2 inputs including quoted period end market prices.

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The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

SEGMENT INFORMATION

We conduct our business primarily through operating segments that are aligned with our geographic regions, which have been aggregated into five reportable segments. We aggregate our operating segments within each reportable segment because they have similar economic characteristics and because the long-term financial performance of the segments is affected by similar economic conditions. The performance of our operating segments is evaluated based on profit before tax, which is defined as income before income taxes and before the following: net interest expense, corporate expenses, and certain gains and losses not allocated to the segments.

Prior to 2012, our reservoir development services business (“RDS”), consisting of consulting services provided to third parties and internal support to our oilfield operations, was included within the Industrial Services segment. Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, we changed our reporting structure to include the RDS business within our four oilfield geographic segments. All prior period segment disclosures for revenue and profit before tax have been reclassified to reflect this new presentation. The impact of this change to the Industrial Services segment was to reduce revenue by $29 million and $52 million, respectively, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011; and increase profit before tax by $10 million and $19 million, respectively, for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011.

Summarized financial information is shown in the following table.



	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012					June 30, 2011
Segments	Revenue		Profit (Loss)			Revenue		Profit (Loss)
North America	$	2,672	$	357		$	2,372	$	434
Latin America	604		77			544		71
Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian	925		156			817		44
Middle East/Asia Pacific	804		87			713		87
Industrial Services	321		44			295		44
Total Operations	5,326		721			4,741		680
Corporate and Other	—		(82		)	—		(63		)
Interest Expense, net	—		(50		)	—		(54		)
Total	$	5,326	$	589		$	4,741	$	563



	Six Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012					June 30, 2011
Segments	Revenue		Profit (Loss)			Revenue		Profit (Loss)
North America	$	5,535	$	758		$	4,730	$	889
Latin America	1,177		144			1,018		133
Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian	1,818		309			1,599		132
Middle East/Asia Pacific	1,549		162			1,377		166
Industrial Services	602		66			542		67
Total Operations	10,681		1,439			9,266		1,387
Corporate and Other	—		(173		)	—		(130		)
Interest Expense, net	—		(104		)	—		(106		)
Total	$	10,681	$	1,162		$	9,266	$	1,151

- Definition

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Employee Benefit Plans

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

We have both funded and unfunded noncontributory defined benefit pension plans covering certain employees primarily in the U.S., the U.K., Germany and Canada. We also provide certain postretirement health care benefits (“other postretirement benefits”), through an unfunded plan, to substantially all U.S. employees who retire and have met certain age and service requirements.

The components of net periodic cost are as follows for the three months ended June 30:



	U.S. Pension Plans						Non-U.S. Pension Plans						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	16		$	9		$	2		$	2		$	3		$	2
Interest cost	5			5			8			8			2			2
Expected return on plan assets	(9		)	(8		)	(9		)	(8		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—			—			—			—			(1		)	(1		)
Amortization of net loss	4			2			2			1			—			—
Net periodic cost	$	16		$	8		$	3		$	3		$	4		$	3

The components of net periodic cost are as follows for the six months ended June 30:



	U.S. Pension Plans						Non-U.S. Pension Plans						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	32		$	18		$	4		$	4		$	6		$	4
Interest cost	10			10			16			16			4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(18		)	(16		)	(18		)	(16		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Amortization of net loss	8			4			3			2			1			—
Benefit settlement	—			—			6			—			—			—
Net periodic cost	$	32		$	16		$	11		$	6		$	9		$	6

We invest the assets of our U.S. and Non-U.S. pension plans in investments according to the policies developed by our investment committees. The majority of these assets are in investments whose fair values are determined using Level 2 observable inputs. The changes in the fair value of pension plan assets that were determined by using Level 3 unobservable inputs for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
	U.S. Private Equity Fund		U.S. Property Fund		U.S. Hedge Funds			Non-U.S. Property Fund		Non-U.S. Insurance Contracts		Total
Ending balance at March 31, 2012	$	—	$	5	$	165		$	19	$	15	$	204
Unrealized gains	—		—		1			—		—		1
Unrealized losses	—		—		(3		)	—		—		(3		)
Purchases	17		1		—			—		—		18
Ending balance at June 30, 2012	$	17	$	6	$	163		$	19	$	15	$	220



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	U.S. Private Equity Fund		U.S. Property Fund		U.S. Hedge Funds			Non-U.S. Property Fund		Non-U.S. Insurance Contracts		Total
Ending balance at December 31, 2011	$	—	$	5	$	110		$	19	$	15	$	149
Unrealized gains	—		—		4			—		—		4
Unrealized losses	—		—		(3		)	—		—		(3		)
Purchases	17		1		52			—		—		70
Ending balance at June 30, 2012	$	17	$	6	$	163		$	19	$	15	$	220

- Definition

The entire disclosure for pension and other postretirement benefits.

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Income Tax	6 Months Ended
Income Tax	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
INCOME TAX	NOTE 8. INCOME TAXES Our effective tax rate on income before income taxes for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 was 25.6% and 29.6%, respectively, which is lower than the U.S. statutory income tax rate of 35% primarily due to the reversal of certain tax reserves arising from tax audit settlements and the expiration of statutes of limitations partially offset by state income taxes.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for income taxes. Disclosures may include net deferred tax liability or asset recognized in an enterprise's statement of financial position, net change during the year in the total valuation allowance, approximate tax effect of each type of temporary difference and carryforward that gives rise to a significant portion of deferred tax liabilities and deferred tax assets, utilization of a tax carryback, and tax uncertainties information.

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Commitments and Contingencies	6 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies	Jun. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES	COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES LITIGATION We are involved in litigation or proceedings that have arisen in our ordinary business activities. We insure against these risks to the extent deemed prudent by our management and to the extent insurance is available, but no assurance can be given that the nature and amount of that insurance will be sufficient to fully indemnify us against liabilities arising out of pending and future legal proceedings. Many of these insurance policies contain deductibles or self-insured retentions in amounts we deem prudent and for which we are responsible for payment. In determining the amount of self-insurance, it is our policy to self-insure those losses that are predictable, measurable and recurring in nature, such as claims for automobile liability, general liability and workers compensation. The accruals for losses are calculated by estimating losses for claims using historical claim data, specific loss development factors and other information as necessary. OTHER In the normal course of business with customers, vendors and others, we have entered into off-balance sheet arrangements, including surety bonds for performance, letters of credit and other bank guarantees, which totaled approximately $1.4 billion at June 30, 2012. It is not practicable to estimate the fair value of these financial instruments. None of the off-balance sheet arrangements either has, or is likely to have, a material effect on our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

- Definition

The entire disclosure for commitments and contingencies.

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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(306	)	$	(304	)
Pension and other postretirement benefits	(232		)	(251		)
Net gain on hedge transactions	1			—
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(537	)	$	(555	)

- Definition

The entire disclosure for comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, the following: 1) the amount of income tax expense or benefit allocated to each component of other comprehensive income, including reclassification adjustments, 2) the reclassification adjustments for each classification of other comprehensive income and 3) the ending accumulated balances for each component of comprehensive income. Components of comprehensive income include: (1) foreign currency translation adjustments; (2) gains (losses) on foreign currency transactions that are designated as, and are effective as, economic hedges of a net investment in a foreign entity; (3) gains (losses) on intercompany foreign currency transactions that are of a long-term-investment nature, when the entities to the transaction are consolidated, combined, or accounted for by the equity method in the reporting enterprise's financial statements; (4) change in the market value of a futures contract that qualifies as a hedge of an asset reported at fair value; (5) unrealized holding gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities and that resulting from transfers of debt securities from the held-to-maturity category to the available-for-sale category; (6) a net loss recognized as an additional pension liability not yet recognized as net periodic pension cost; and (7) the net gain (loss) and net prior service cost or credit for pension plans and other postretirement benefit plans.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	Jun. 30, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Nature of Operations	Nature of Operations Baker Hughes Incorporated (“Baker Hughes,” “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us,”) is a leading supplier of oilfield services, products, technology and systems used for drilling, formation evaluation, completion and production, pressure pumping, and reservoir development in the worldwide oil and natural gas industry. We also provide products and services to the downstream refining and process and pipeline industries.
Basis of Presentation	Basis of Presentation Our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included herein have been prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America and pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for interim financial information. Accordingly, certain information and disclosures normally included in our annual financial statements have been condensed or omitted. These unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 (“2011 Annual Report”). We believe the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements included herein reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) necessary for a fair presentation of the interim periods. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results of operations to be expected for the full year. In the notes to the unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements, all dollar and share amounts in tabulations are in millions of dollars and shares, respectively, unless otherwise indicated. N
New Accounting Standards Updates	New Accounting Standards Updates In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued an update to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 220, Comprehensive Income. This Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) requires entities to present components of comprehensive income in either a continuous statement of comprehensive income or two separate but consecutive statements that would include reclassification adjustments by component for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income on the face of the financial statements. In December 2011, the FASB issued an update to this ASU indefinitely deferring the implementation of the reclassification adjustments by component requirement of the ASU issued in June 2011. We adopted the new presentation requirement in the first quarter of 2012. We elected the two-statement approach presenting other comprehensive income in a separate statement immediately following the unaudited consolidated condensed statement of income. In September 2011, the FASB issued an update to ASC 350, Intangibles - Goodwill and Other. This ASU amends the guidance in ASC 350-20 on testing for goodwill impairment. The revised guidance allows entities testing for goodwill impairment to have the option of performing a qualitative assessment before calculating the fair value of the reporting unit. The ASU does not change how goodwill is calculated or assigned to reporting units, nor does it revise the requirement to test annually for impairment. The ASU is limited to goodwill and does not amend the annual requirement for testing other indefinite-lived intangible assets for impairment. The ASU is effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011. We adopted this ASU effective January 1, 2012, with no impact to our unaudited consolidated condensed financial statements.

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Number of shares used for calculation of basic and diluted earnings per share

A reconciliation of the number of shares used for the basic and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) computations is as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30,		Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic EPS	439	436	439	435
Effect of dilutive securities - stock plans	1	2	1	3
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted EPS	440	438	440	438
Future potentially dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS:
Options with an exercise price greater than the average market price for the period	8	2	8	3

Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories, net of reserves

Inventories, net of reserves, are comprised of the following:



	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Finished goods	$	3,385	$	2,830
Work in process	242		231
Raw materials	184		161
Total	$	3,811	$	3,222

Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Intangible Assets, Net (Excluding Goodwill) [Abstract]

Intangible assets description

Intangible assets are comprised of the following:



	June 30, 2012						December 31, 2011
	Gross Carrying Amount		Less: Accumulated Amortization		Net		Gross Carrying Amount		Less: Accumulated Amortization		Net
Definite lived intangibles:
Technology	$	760	$	253	$	507	$	755	$	231	$	524
Contract-based	16		9		7		17		9		8
Trade names	121		38		83		121		16		105
Customer relationships	497		97		400		497		77		420
Subtotal	1,394		397		997		1,390		333		1,057
Indefinite lived intangibles:
In-process research and development	79		—		79		86		—		86
Total	$	1,473	$	397	$	1,076	$	1,476	$	333	$	1,143

Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]

Summarized financial information

ummarized financial information is shown in the following table.



	Three Months Ended					Three Months Ended
	June 30, 2012					June 30, 2011
Segments	Revenue		Profit (Loss)			Revenue		Profit (Loss)
North America	$	2,672	$	357		$	2,372	$	434
Latin America	604		77			544		71
Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian	925		156			817		44
Middle East/Asia Pacific	804		87			713		87
Industrial Services	321		44			295		44
Total Operations	5,326		721			4,741		680
Corporate and Other	—		(82		)	—		(63		)
Interest Expense, net	—		(50		)	—		(54		)
Total	$	5,326	$	589		$	4,741	$	563



	Six Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012					June 30, 2011
Segments	Revenue		Profit (Loss)			Revenue		Profit (Loss)
North America	$	5,535	$	758		$	4,730	$	889
Latin America	1,177		144			1,018		133
Europe/Africa/Russia Caspian	1,818		309			1,599		132
Middle East/Asia Pacific	1,549		162			1,377		166
Industrial Services	602		66			542		67
Total Operations	10,681		1,439			9,266		1,387
Corporate and Other	—		(173		)	—		(130		)
Interest Expense, net	—		(104		)	—		(106		)
Total	$	10,681	$	1,162		$	9,266	$	1,151

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the profit or loss and total assets for each reportable segment. An entity discloses certain information on each reportable segment if the amounts (a) are included in the measure of segment profit or loss reviewed by the chief operating decision maker or (b) are otherwise regularly provided to the chief operating decision maker, even if not included in that measure of segment profit or loss.

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Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans(Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of net periodic cost

The components of net periodic cost are as follows for the three months ended June 30:



	U.S. Pension Plans						Non-U.S. Pension Plans						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	16		$	9		$	2		$	2		$	3		$	2
Interest cost	5			5			8			8			2			2
Expected return on plan assets	(9		)	(8		)	(9		)	(8		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—			—			—			—			(1		)	(1		)
Amortization of net loss	4			2			2			1			—			—
Net periodic cost	$	16		$	8		$	3		$	3		$	4		$	3

The components of net periodic cost are as follows for the six months ended June 30:



	U.S. Pension Plans						Non-U.S. Pension Plans						Other Postretirement Benefits
	2012			2011			2012			2011			2012			2011
Service cost	$	32		$	18		$	4		$	4		$	6		$	4
Interest cost	10			10			16			16			4			4
Expected return on plan assets	(18		)	(16		)	(18		)	(16		)	—			—
Amortization of prior service benefit	—			—			—			—			(2		)	(2		)
Amortization of net loss	8			4			3			2			1			—
Benefit settlement	—			—			6			—			—			—
Net periodic cost	$	32		$	16		$	11		$	6		$	9		$	6

Changes in the fair value of assets using level 3 inputs

The changes in the fair value of pension plan assets that were determined by using Level 3 unobservable inputs for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 were as follows:



	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
	U.S. Private Equity Fund		U.S. Property Fund		U.S. Hedge Funds			Non-U.S. Property Fund		Non-U.S. Insurance Contracts		Total
Ending balance at March 31, 2012	$	—	$	5	$	165		$	19	$	15	$	204
Unrealized gains	—		—		1			—		—		1
Unrealized losses	—		—		(3		)	—		—		(3		)
Purchases	17		1		—			—		—		18
Ending balance at June 30, 2012	$	17	$	6	$	163		$	19	$	15	$	220



	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	U.S. Private Equity Fund		U.S. Property Fund		U.S. Hedge Funds			Non-U.S. Property Fund		Non-U.S. Insurance Contracts		Total
Ending balance at December 31, 2011	$	—	$	5	$	110		$	19	$	15	$	149
Unrealized gains	—		—		4			—		—		4
Unrealized losses	—		—		(3		)	—		—		(3		)
Purchases	17		1		52			—		—		70
Ending balance at June 30, 2012	$	17	$	6	$	163		$	19	$	15	$	220

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

Total accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax, consisted of the following:



	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$	(306	)	$	(304	)
Pension and other postretirement benefits	(232		)	(251		)
Net gain on hedge transactions	1			—
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$	(537	)	$	(555	)

Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Earnings Per Share (Details) - shares shares in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Weighted average common shares outstanding for basic EPS	439	436	439	435
Effect of dilutive securities - stock plans	1	2	1	3
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding for diluted EPS	440	438	440	438
Future potentially dilutive shares excluded from diluted EPS:
Options with an exercise price greater than the average market price for the period	8	2	8	3

- Definition

Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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- Definition

The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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- Definition

Number of [basic] shares or units, after adjustment for contingently issuable shares or units and other shares or units not deemed outstanding, determined by relating the portion of time within a reporting period that common shares or units have been outstanding to the total time in that period.

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Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Inventories, net of reserves
Finished goods	$ 3,385	$ 2,830
Work in process	242	231
Raw materials	184	161
Total	$ 3,811	$ 3,222

Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Finite lived intangible assets description
Intangible assets, Gross carrying amount	$ 1,394	$ 1,390
Intangible assets, Less: Accumulated Amortization	397	333
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	997	1,057
Finite and Indefinite lived intangible assets
Total	1,473	1,476
Intangible assets, net, total	1,076	1,143
In-process research and development [Member]
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets by Major Class
Intangible assets, Gross carrying amount	79	86
Intangible assets, Less: Accumulated Amortization	0	0
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets, Net	79	86
Technology [Member]
Finite lived intangible assets description
Intangible assets, Gross carrying amount	760	755
Intangible assets, Less: Accumulated Amortization	253	231
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	507	524
Contract-based [Member]
Finite lived intangible assets description
Intangible assets, Gross carrying amount	16	17
Intangible assets, Less: Accumulated Amortization	9	9
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	7	8
Trade names [Member]
Finite lived intangible assets description
Intangible assets, Gross carrying amount	121	121
Intangible assets, Less: Accumulated Amortization	38	16
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	83	105
Customer relationships [Member]
Finite lived intangible assets description
Intangible assets, Gross carrying amount	497	497
Intangible assets, Less: Accumulated Amortization	97	77
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Net	$ 400	$ 420

Intangible Assets Intangible Assets (Details 1) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) yr	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)
INTANGIBLE ASSETS Textual [Abstract]
Minimum estimated useful lives of intangible assets \| yr	2
Maximum estimated useful lives of intangible assets \| yr	20
Amortization expense for intangible assets included in net income	$ 34	$ 68
Estimated amortization expense for the remainder of fiscal year	68
Estimated amortization expense for the year 2013	112
Estimated amortization expense for the year 2014	96
Estimated amortization expense for the year 2015	89
Estimated amortization expense for the year 2016	88
Estimated amortization expense for the year 2017	$ 85

Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Financial Instruments (Textual) [Abstract]
Debt, carrying amount	$ 5,032	$ 4,069
Debt, fair value	$ 5,893	$ 4,910

Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Summarized financial information
Revenue	$ 5,326	$ 4,741	$ 10,681	$ 9,266
Profit (Loss)	589	563	1,162	1,151
Industrial Services [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	321	295	602	542
Profit (Loss)	44	44	66	67
Total Operations [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	5,326	4,741	10,681	9,266
Profit (Loss)	721	680	1,439	1,387
Corporate and Other [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Profit (Loss)	(82)	(63)	(173)	(130)
Interest Expense, Net [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	0	0	0	0
Profit (Loss)	(50)	(54)	(104)	(106)
North America [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	2,672	2,372	5,535	4,730
Profit (Loss)	357	434	758	889
Latin America [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	604	544	1,177	1,018
Profit (Loss)	77	71	144	133
Europe / Africa / Russia Caspian [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	925	817	1,818	1,599
Profit (Loss)	156	44	309	132
Middle East / Asia Pacific [Member]
Summarized financial information
Revenue	804	713	1,549	1,377
Profit (Loss)	$ 87	$ 87	$ 162	$ 166

Segment Information Segment Information (Details 1) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($) segments	Jun. 30, 2011 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number Of Reportable Segment \| segments			5
Decrease in segment revenue due to segment reclassification	$ 5,326	$ 4,741	$ 10,681	$ 9,266
Increase in profit due to segment reclassification	$ 589	563	$ 1,162	1,151
Impact on Revenue [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Decrease in segment revenue due to segment reclassification		(29)		(52)
Impact on Profit Before Tax [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Increase in profit due to segment reclassification		$ 10		$ 19

Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	$ 16	$ 9	$ 32	$ 18
Interest cost	5	5	10	10
Expected return on plan assets	(9)	(8)	(18)	(16)
Amortization of prior service benefit	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net loss	4	2	8	4
Benefit settlement			0	0
Net periodic cost	16	8	32	16
Non-U.S. Pension Plans [Member]
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	2	2	4	4
Interest cost	8	8	16	16
Expected return on plan assets	(9)	(8)	(18)	(16)
Amortization of prior service benefit	0	0	0	0
Amortization of net loss	2	1	3	2
Benefit settlement			6	0
Net periodic cost	3	3	11	6
Other Postretirement Benefits [Member]
Components of net periodic benefit cost
Service cost	3	2	6	4
Interest cost	2	2	4	4
Expected return on plan assets	0	0	0	0
Amortization of prior service benefit	(1)	(1)	(2)	(2)
Amortization of net loss	0	0	1	0
Benefit settlement			0	0
Net periodic cost	$ 4	$ 3	$ 9	$ 6

Employee Benefit Plans Employee Benefit Plans (Details 1) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Changes in the fair value of assets using level 3 inputs
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	$ 204	$ 149
Unrealized gains	1	4
Unrealized losses	(3)	(3)
Purchases	18	70
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	220	220
U.S. Private Equity Fund [Member]
Changes in the fair value of assets using level 3 inputs
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	0	0
Unrealized gains	0	0
Unrealized losses	0	0
Purchases	17	17
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	17	17
U.S. Property Fund [Member]
Changes in the fair value of assets using level 3 inputs
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	5	5
Unrealized gains	0	0
Unrealized losses	0	0
Purchases	1	1
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	6	6
U.S. Hedge Funds [Member]
Changes in the fair value of assets using level 3 inputs
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	165	110
Unrealized gains	1	4
Unrealized losses	(3)	(3)
Purchases	0	52
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	163	163
Non-U.S. Property Fund [Member]
Changes in the fair value of assets using level 3 inputs
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	19	19
Unrealized gains	0	0
Unrealized losses	0	0
Purchases	0	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	19	19
Non-U.S. Insurance Contracts [Member]
Changes in the fair value of assets using level 3 inputs
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period	15	15
Unrealized gains	0	0
Unrealized losses	0	0
Purchases	0	0
Fair value of plan assets at end of period	$ 15	$ 15

Income Tax Income Tax (Details)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Income Tax Income Tax (Details)	Jun. 30, 2012 Rate	Jun. 30, 2012 Rate
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective Income Tax Rate, Continuing Operations	25.60%	29.60%
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate		35.00%

Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Billions	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
Off-balance sheet arrangements related to letters of credit and other bank issued guarantees, total	$ 1.4

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract]
Foreign currency translation adjustments	$ (306)	$ (304)
Pensions and other postretirement benefits	(232)	(251)
Net gain on hedge transactions	1	0
Total accumulated other comprehensive loss	$ (537)	$ (555)

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The total of net gain (loss), prior service cost (credit), and transition assets (obligations), as well as minimum pension liability if still remaining, included in accumulated other comprehensive income associated with a defined benefit pension or other postretirement plan(s) because they have yet to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost.

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Accumulated adjustment, net of tax, that results from the process of translating subsidiary financial statements and foreign equity investments into the reporting currency from the functional currency of the reporting entity, net of reclassification of realized foreign currency translation gains or losses.

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.

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