Other Expense (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	2 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 VEF	Feb. 12, 2013 VEF	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2012 10.5% Notes due 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2013 Chemical USD ($)
Other Income and Expense
Net foreign currency exchange (gain) losses			$ (5)	$ 6	$ 118	$ 17
Financing fees and financial instruments			14	34	27	129	24	86
Royalty income			(19)	(10)	(29)	(19)			(8)
Interest income			(7)	(4)	(12)	(8)
General and product liability - discontinued products			5	0	8	2
Net (gains) losses on asset sales			(5)	(13)	(3)	(17)
Miscellaneous			3	24	3	25
Other Expense			(14)	37	112	129
Other Expense (Textuals) [Abstract]
Net foreign currency exchange (gain) losses			(5)	6	118	17
Remeasurement Loss On Net Monetary Assets Devaluation					115	0
Venezuelan Official Exchange Rate	6.3	4.3
Venezuela subsidy receivable					13
Financing fees and financial instruments			14	34	27	129	24	86
Cash premium paid on redemption of Long-term debt								59
Write-off Deferred Financing Costs								27
Other Expense Additional (Textuals) [Abstract]
Redemption of aggregate principal amount of senior notes								650
Interest on Notes								10.50%
EMEA Labor Claims			$ 5	$ 20	$ 5	$ 20