Year ended December 31, (in millions) | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | |||||||||
Cash received for options exercised | $ | 166 | $ | 333 | $ | 354 | ||||||
Tax benefit realized(a) | 42 | 53 | 31 | |||||||||
(a) | The tax benefit realized from dividends or dividend equivalents paid on equity-classified share-based payment awards that are charged to retained earnings are recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital and included in the pool of excess tax benefits available to absorb tax deficiencies on share-based payment awards. |