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Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Transactions (Details 3) (USD $)	1 Months Ended					9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2011	Jul. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Apr. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec)	Feb. 28, 2011 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) Argentina	Sep. 30, 2010 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) Argentina	Sep. 30, 2011 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) Argentina	Sep. 30, 2010 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) Argentina	Dec. 31, 2010 China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec) Argentina	Sep. 30, 2011 1.75% senior notes due 2017	Aug. 31, 2011 1.75% senior notes due 2017	Sep. 30, 2011 3.125% senior notes due 2022	Aug. 31, 2011 3.125% senior notes due 2022
Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Transactions
Proceeds from short-term borrowings, net			$ 500,000,000		$ 1,000,000,000
Repayments of short-term debt		500,000,000		1,000,000,000
Asset Acquisitions, Dispositions and Other Transactions
Debt instrument, face amount	2,150,000,000													1,250,000,000		900,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	2,100,000,000					2,111,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage (as a percent)													1.75%		3.125%
Proceeds from sale of assets and businesses							2,600,000,000
Pre-tax gain on sale								225,000,000
Net revenues of discontinued operations									133,000,000	97,000,000	446,000,000
Pre-tax income (losses) of discontinued operations									(13,000,000)	2,000,000	(73,000,000)
Assets of discontinued operations										0		2,900,000,000
Liabilities of discontinued operations												$ 513,000,000