Commitments and Contingencies Level 3 (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]

Schedule of Environmental Loss Contingencies by Site [Table Text Block]

The following table summarizes all probable environmental remediation, indemnification and restoration liabilities, including related legal expenses, at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:

	Number of Sites		Liability				Range of Reasonably Possible Costs
Site Description	June 30, 2012	December 31, 2011	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		Low		High
Geismar, LA	1	1	$	17	$	17	$	10	$	24
Superfund and offsite landfills – allocated share:
Less than 1%	23	31	1		1		1		2
Equal to or greater than 1%	12	12	6		7		5		15
Currently-owned	13	12	5		5		4		11
Formerly-owned:
Remediation	10	10	2		1		1		12
Monitoring only	4	5	1		1		—		1
Total	63	71	$	32	$	32	$	21	$	65