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Environmental (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]  
Schedule of Environmental Expenditures
Environmental expenditures for preventative and remediation efforts are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In $ millions)
Capital expenditures
40

 
30

 
19

Other expenditures (1)
45

 
41

 
47

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(1) 
Includes expenditures for US Superfund sites of $2 million, $2 million and $2 million for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
Schedule of Environmental Remediation Reserves
The components of environmental remediation reserves are as follows:
 
As of December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
(In $ millions)
Demerger obligations (Note 23)
31

 
34

Divestiture obligations (Note 23)
21

 
24

Active sites
28

 
20

US Superfund sites
15

 
14

Other environmental remediation reserves
4

 
4

Total
99

 
96

Schedule of Environmental Remediation Efforts
Remediation efforts recorded are as follows:
 
Year Ended December 31,
 
2012
 
2011
 
2010
 
(In $ millions)
Cost of sales
10

 
2

 
1

Selling, general and administrative expenses
3

 
6

 
8

Schedule of Environmental Ownership and Liability Percentages
The Company's ownership interest and environmental liability participation percentages for such liabilities which cannot be attributed to an InfraServ partner are as follows:
 
As of December 31, 2012
 
Ownership
 
Liability
 
Reserves (1)
 
(In percentages)
 
(In $ millions)
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Gendorf KG
39
 
10
 
11
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Knapsack KG
27
 
22
 
1
InfraServ GmbH & Co. Hoechst KG
32
 
40
 
74
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(1) 
Gross reserves maintained by the respective InfraServ entity.