Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 17) as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
	2012	2011	2010
	(In $ millions)
Recoveries	1	2	14
Legal reserve reductions	4	4	45
Total	5	6	59

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
	December 31, 2012	December 31, 2011
	(In $ millions)
Property, plant and equipment, net	118	119
Trade payables	41	40
Current installments of long-term debt	7	6
Long-term debt	140	137
Total	188	183
Maximum exposure to loss	273	228