Other Operating (Income) Expense, Net
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For the year ended | | 2013 | | 2012 | | 2011 |
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, plant and equipment | | $ | (3 | ) | | $ | 5 |
| | $ | (17 | ) |
Samsung patent cross-license agreement | | — |
| | — |
| | (275 | ) |
Other | | (5 | ) | | 27 |
| | (19 | ) |
| | $ | (8 | ) | | $ | 32 |
| | $ | (311 | ) |
In 2011, we entered into a 10-year patent cross-license agreement with Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. ("Samsung"). Other operating income for 2011 included gains of $275 million for cash received from Samsung under the agreement. The license is a life-of-patents license for existing patents and applications, and a 10-year term license for all other patents.
Other operating expense for 2012 included $17 million from the termination of a lease with IMFT, and a charge of $10 million to write off a receivable in connection with resolution of certain prior year tax matters.
