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Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)
In Millions
3 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Jun. 30, 2011
Jun. 30, 2010
Dec. 31, 2010
Income Taxes (Textuals) [Abstract]          
Tax expenses $ 64 $ 43 $ 126 $ 96  
Income before income taxes 120 82 306 111  
Income Tax Reconciliation, Tax Contingencies     18 (4)  
Unrecognized tax benefits, if recognized, would have a favorable impact on our tax expense         87
Tax expense, that would have a favorable impact of Unrecognized tax benefits         81
Accrued interest         13
Unsettled unrecognized tax benefits that would require cash         23
Unsettled accrued interest that would require cash         $ 13
Change in unrecognized tax benefits during the next 12 months     It is reasonably possible that our unrecognized tax benefits may change during the next 12 months. However, we do not expect changes during the next 12 months to have a significant impact on our financial position or results of operations    
Effective income tax rate reconciliation, valuation allowance     We continue to maintain a full valuation allowance against our net Federal and state deferred tax assets, however this did not have a significant impact on the consolidated effective tax rate for the first six months of 2011 due to the near break-even results income before income taxes in the U.S. For the first six months of 2010, the difference between our effective tax rate and the U.S statutory rate was primarily attributable to maintaining a full valuation allowance against our net Federal and state deferred tax assets    
Open tax years by major tax jurisdiction     Generally, years beginning after 2004 are still open to examination by foreign taxing authorities, and in Germany, we are open to examination from 2006 onward. In the United States, we are open to examination from 2010 onward.