Commitments and Contingencies Level 3 (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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 March 31, 2013 and December 31, 2012:

	Number of Sites		Liability				Range of Reasonably Possible Costs
Site Description	March 31, 2013	December 31, 2012	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012		Low		High
Geismar, LA	1	1	$	16	$	17	$	10	$	24
Superfund and offsite landfills – allocated share:
Less than 1%	17	22	1		1		1		2
Equal to or greater than 1%	12	12	7		6		5		14
Currently-owned	13	13	7		7		5		13
Formerly-owned:
Remediation	11	11	5		2		5		15
Monitoring only	4	4	1		1		—		1
Total	58	63	$	37	$	34	$	26	$	69