Other Expense (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Redemption of $973 million long-term debt [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 10.5% Notes due 2016 [Member] USD ($)
Other Income and Expense
Net foreign currency exchange losses	$ 4		$ 5	$ 13	$ 126
Charges Related To Financing Fees And Financial Instruments	9		63	81	83	56	53
General and product iability - discontinued products (Note 12)	5		3	13	14
Net (gains) losses on asset sales (Note3)	(11)		(2)	(24)	(26)
Royalty income	(8)		(7)	(28)	(22)
Interest income	(6)		(3)	(12)	(8)
Miscellaneous	3		3	5	6
Other (Income) and Expense	4		(62)	(48)	(173)
Other Expense (Textuals) [Abstract]
Venezuela currency devaluation (Note 3)				0	110
Remeasurement loss on net monetary assets devaluation					157
Net foreign currency exchange losses	4		5	13	126
Venezuelan Official exchange rate for essential goods (Bolivares fuertes per US dollar)				2.6
Venezuelan Official exchange rate for non-essential goods (Bolivares fuertes per US dollars)				4.3
Inflation rate over the last three years				in excess of 100%
Dollar Denominated payables in Venezuelan				47
Foreign exchange loss due to elimination of subsidy exchange rate		24
Cash premium paid on redemption of Long-term debt	37			37
Finance fess paid on redemption written off	16			16
Expense related to asbestos claims	6			17	18
Probable Insurance Recoveries Related to asbestos claims	2		3	6	4
Net (gains) losses on asset sales (Note3)	11		2	24	26
Other Expense Additional (Textuals) [Abstract]
Issuance of aggregate principal amount of senior notes						$ 973	$ 350
Interest on Notes							10.50%