Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details Textual) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 General Product Liability [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 General Product Liability [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Asbestos Related Product Liability [Member] USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Asbestos Related Product Liability [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Brazil Tax Assessment September 2011 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Brazil Tax Assessment September 2011 [Member] BRL	Sep. 30, 2011 Brazil Tax Assessment December 2010 [Member] USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Brazil Tax Assessment December 2010 [Member] BRL
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Additional) (Textuals) [Abstract]
Cost for potential product liability and other tort claims including related legal fees expected to be incurred				$ 295	$ 328	$ 130	$ 126
Cost For Product Liability Contingency And Asbestos Related Product Liability Claims Including Related Legal Fees Expected To Be Incurred Current				45	91
Loss Contingency, Related Receivable Carrying Value						69	67
Loss Contingency, Related Receivable Carrying Value, Current						9	8
Asbestos Claims Settled and Dismissed, to date						93,300
Aggregate limits of excess insurance policies				14		170
Estimated increase in gross liabilities, net of estimate for probable insurance recoveries						10
Sum of accrued asbestos related liability and gross payments including legal costs to date						378	365
Percentage of asbestos claim related losses recoverable through insurance						50.00%
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss								50	92	47	88
Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Textuals) [Abstract]
Anticipated costs related to various environmental matters		47	44
Anticipated costs for environmental matters included in other current liabilities		11	12
Anticipated costs related to workers' compensation		310	291
Anticipated costs related to workers' compensation, current		69	71
Off-balance sheet financial guarantees written and other commitments		$ 117	$ 26
Collateral	We also generally do not require collateral in connection with the issuance of these guarantees
Triggering event	non-payment or another specified event
Recourse	recourse to the affiliate, lessor or customer
Expiration of guarantees	expire at various times through 2023
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Significant Assumptions	The amount of our ultimate liability in respect of these matters may be affected by several uncertainties, primarily the ultimate cost of required remediation and the extent to which other responsible parties contribute