Asbestos-Related Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Liability for Asbestos and Environmental Claims [Abstract]
Holding period for insulation operations (in days)	90 days
Liability for asbestos and environmental claims net claims paid	$ 19
Inactive claims (in claims)	19,000
Accrued asbestos claims and related legal costs	237
Unasserted claims	$ 175
Percentage of claims that do not specify damages		88.00%

The accrual for pending and future asbestos-related claims and related legal costs as of the balance sheet date.

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The accrual for Unasserted asbestos-related claims as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of inactive asbestos-related claims outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of days following the stock acquisition of the insulation operations of a U.S. company before the company sold its insulation assets.

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Percentage Of Claims Damages Not Specified

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Amount of asbestos claims paid in the current period, net of reinsurance recoveries.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 944

-SubTopic 40

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

-Subparagraph (c)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6482485&loc=d3e14764-158437

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