Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Plumbing Actions

The Company recorded recoveries and reductions in legal reserves related to plumbing actions to Other (charges) gains, net (Note 13) in the unaudited interim consolidated statements of operations as follows:

	Three Months Ended		Nine Months Ended
	September 30,		September 30,
	2012	2011	2012	2011
	(In $ millions)
Recoveries	—	—	—	2
Legal reserve reductions	4	2	4	4
Total	4	2	4	6

Schedule of Variable Interest Entities

The Company's carrying value of assets and liabilities associated with its obligations to VIEs, as well as the maximum exposure to loss relating to these VIEs are as follows:

	As of	As of
	September 30, 2012	December 31, 2011
	(In $ millions)
Property, plant and equipment, net	116	119
Trade payables	37	40
Current installments of long-term debt	7	6
Long-term debt	136	137
Total	180	183
Maximum exposure to loss	282	228