2.2.0.7 false Supplemental Balance Sheet Information 0214 - Disclosure - Supplemental Balance Sheet Information true false false false 1 USD false false USD Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 0 USDEPS Divide http://www.xbrl.org/2003/iso4217 USD iso4217 http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 Shares Standard http://www.xbrl.org/2003/instance shares xbrli 0 $ 2 Supplemental Balance Sheet Information [Abstract] 0 usg_SupplementalBalanceSheetInformationAbstract usg false na duration Supplemental Balance Sheet Information. false false false false false true false false false false false false 1 false false false false 0 0 false false false xbrli:stringItemType string Supplemental Balance Sheet Information. false 3 Supplemental Balance Sheet Information 1 usg_SupplementalBalanceSheetInformationTextBlock usg false na duration Disclosure of additional balance sheet information not disclosed elsewhere in the notes to the condensed consolidated... false false false false false false false false false false false verboselabel false 1 false false false false 0 0   <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><b>14. Supplemental Balance Sheet Information</b> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">INVENTORIES </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Total inventories consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">As of</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">As of</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">September 30,</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">December 31,</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i>(millions)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2010</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2009</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Finished goods and work in progress </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">237</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">232</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Raw materials </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">60</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">57</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Total </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">297</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">289</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATIONS </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Changes in the liability for asset retirement obligations consisted of the following: </div> <div align="center"> <table style="font-size: 10pt; text-align: left" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">  <tr valign="bottom"> <td width="76%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> <td width="5%"> </td> <td width="1%"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6">Nine Months </td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="center" colspan="6" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">ended September 30,</td> <td style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom"> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"><i>(millions)</i></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2010</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="right" colspan="2">2009</td> <td> </td> </tr>   <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance as of January 1 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">101</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">89</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Accretion expense </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">5</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">4</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Liabilities incurred/adjusted </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">6</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Liabilities settled </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Asset retirements </div></td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> <td> </td> <td nowrap="nowrap" align="left"> </td> <td align="right">(1</td> <td nowrap="nowrap">)</td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Foreign currency translation </div></td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">—</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="right">2</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"> </td> </tr> <tr valign="bottom" style="background: #cceeff"> <td> <div style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Balance as of September 30 </div></td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">103</td> <td> </td> <td> </td> <td align="left">$</td> <td align="right">100</td> <td> </td> </tr> <tr style="font-size: 1px"> <td colspan="9" align="left" style="border-top: 3px double #000000"> </td> </tr>  </table> </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT </div> <div align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">As of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, $23 million of net property, plant and equipment included in other current assets on the condensed consolidated balance sheets was classified as “assets held for sale.“These assets are primarily owned by United States Gypsum Company and are anticipated to be sold in the next 12 months. </div>   </div>  <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif"> </div>  <!-- Begin Block Tagged Note false false false us-types:textBlockItemType textblock Disclosure of additional balance sheet information not disclosed elsewhere in the notes to the condensed consolidated financial statements. 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