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OTHER LIABILITIES
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2011
Other Liabilities Current [Abstract]  
OTHER LIABILITIES

Note 17. Other Liabilities

  Year Ended 
  DecemIer 31,  
  2011 2010 
 Pension and other employee related$4,308 $4,216 
 Environmental 420  425 
 Income taxes 856  562 
 Insurance 218  177 
 Asset retirement obligations(1) 74  80 
 Deferred income 77  94 
 Other 205  344 
  $6,158  5,898 
        
 (1) Asset retirement obligations primarily relate to costs associated with the future retirement of nuclear fuel conversion facilities in our Performance Materials and Technologies segment and the future retirement of facilities in our Automation and Control Solutions segment. 

A reconciliation of our liability for asset retirement obligations for the year ended December 31, 2011, is as follows:

 

  2011 2010 
 Change in asset retirement obligations:      
  Balance at beginning of year $80 $79 
  Liabilities settled  (6)  (3) 
  Adjustments  (2)  2 
  Accretion expense  2  2 
  Balance at end of year $74 $80