Consolidating Financial Information (Details 2) (USD $) In Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	$ (669)	$ 183
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(532)	(358)
Asset dispositions	100	18
Capital Contributions	0
Increase in restricted cash (Note 8)	(51)	(37)
Return of investment in The Reserve Primary Fund		24
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(483)	(353)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Short term debt and overdrafts incurred	64	28
Short term debt and overdrafts paid	(54)	(49)
Long term debt incurred	1,890	251
Long term debt paid	(1,432)	(64)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	485
Common stock issued	7	1
Capital contributions	0
Dividends paid to minority shareholders	(14)	(2)
Debt related costs and other transactions	(19)
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	927	165
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	24	(234)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(201)	(239)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of the Period	2,005	1,922
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of the Period	1,804	1,683
Parent Company [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(337)	(69)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(118)	(141)
Asset dispositions	98
Return of investment in The Reserve Primary Fund		24
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(20)	(117)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Short term debt and overdrafts paid	(6)	(1)
Long term debt paid	(350)	(1)
Proceeds from issuance of preferred stock	485
Common stock issued	7	1
Capital contributions	0
Debt related costs and other transactions	(2)
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	134	(1)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	(223)	(187)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of the Period	792	802
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of the Period	569	615
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	15	19
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(13)	(10)
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(13)	(10)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Short term debt and overdrafts incurred		1
Short term debt and overdrafts paid	(2)
Capital contributions	0
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(2)	1
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	1
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	1	10
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of the Period	38	17
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of the Period	39	27
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(233)	247
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital expenditures	(401)	(207)
Asset dispositions	2	18
Capital Contributions		(136)
Increase in restricted cash (Note 8)	(51)	(37)
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(450)	(362)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Short term debt and overdrafts incurred	64	27
Short term debt and overdrafts paid	(46)	(48)
Long term debt incurred	1,890	251
Long term debt paid	(1,082)	(63)
Capital contributions	0	136
Intercompany dividend paid	(114)	(14)
Dividends paid to minority shareholders	(14)	(2)
Debt related costs and other transactions	(17)
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	681	287
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents	23	(234)
Net Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents	21	(62)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of the Period	1,175	1,103
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of the Period	1,196	1,041
Consolidating Entries and Eliminations [Member]
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES	(114)	(14)
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Capital Contributions		136
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES		136
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Capital contributions	0	(136)
Intercompany dividend paid	114	14
TOTAL CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	114	(122)
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of the Period	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents at End of the Period	$ 0