Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments Schedule of Long Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	$ 6,149us-gaap_LongTermDebt	$ 6,305us-gaap_LongTermDebt
Capital Lease Obligations	54us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations	59us-gaap_CapitalLeaseObligations
Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	6,203us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations	6,364us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
Long Term Debt and Capital Leases due Within One Year	(238)	(148)
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations	5,965	6,216
6.75% Euro Notes due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	269	303
8.25% Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	996	996
8.75% Notes due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	270	269
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.75%
6.5% Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	900	900
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.50%
7% Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	700	700
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.00%
7% Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	150	150
First Lien Revolving Credit Facility due 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	0	0
Weighted average interest rate	0.00%	0.00%
Second Lien Term Loan Facility due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	996	1,196
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.75%	4.75%
Revolving Credit Facility due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	194	0
Weighted average interest rate	2.49%	0.00%
Pan-European accounts receivable facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	255	343
Weighted average interest rate	1.56%	1.54%
Chinese credit facilities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	533	535
Weighted average interest rate	5.65%	5.65%
Other foreign and domestic debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	$ 886	$ 913
Weighted average interest rate	8.75%	8.70%

Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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