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Benefit Obligations (Tables)
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Benefit Obligations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Net Periodic Benefit Costs Recognized
The components of net periodic benefit costs are as follows:
                                                                 
                    Postretirement                     Postretirement  
    Pension Benefits     Benefits     Pension Benefits     Benefits  
    Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
    2011   2010   2011   2010   2011   2010   2011   2010
            (In $ millions)                     (In $ millions)          
Service cost
    7       8       1       1       14       16       1       1  
Interest cost
    45       48       2       3       91       96       6       7  
Expected return on plan assets
    (51 )     (50 )     -       -       (101 )     (100 )     -       -  
Recognized actuarial (gain) loss
    8       2       -       (1 )     15       4       (1 )     (2 )
Curtailment (gain) loss
    -       (1 )     -       -       (1 )     (3 )     -       -  
 
                               
Total
    9       7       3       3       18       13       6       6  
 
                               
Schedule of Company Commitments to Fund Benefit Obligations
The Company's commitments to fund benefit obligations during 2011 are as follows:
                 
    As of    
      June 30, 2011       Expected for 2011  
    (In $ millions)  
Cash contributions to defined benefit pension plans
    46       164  
Benefit payments from nonqualified trusts related to nonqualified pension plans
    8       15  
Benefit payments to other postretirement benefit plans
    14       27