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Asset Retirement Obligations (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
Asset Retirement Obligations [Abstract] 
Change to asset retirement obligations
                 
    September 30,     December 31,  
    2011     2010  
    (Millions of dollars)  
Asset retirement obligations at beginning of period
  $ 1,358     $ 1,297  
Liabilities incurred
    25       255  
Liabilities settled or disposed of
    (75 )     (282 )
Accretion expense
    70       78  
Revisions of estimates
    757       (6 )
Foreign currency translation
    (10 )     16  
 
           
Asset retirement obligations at end of period
    2,125       1,358  
Less: current obligations
    244       155  
 
           
Long-term obligations at end of period
  $ 1,881     $ 1,203