Business Acquisition, Cost of Acquired Entity, Amount in Escrow

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Business Acquisition, Number of Entities Acquired

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Business Acquisition, Purchase Price Allocation, Debt Assumed

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Business Acquisition Purchase Price, Assumed Debt

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Number of Manufacturing Plants

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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph d

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The amount of acquisition cost of a business combination allocated to assets acquired.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

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The amount of cash and cash equivalents acquired in a business combination.

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 141

-Paragraph 51

-Subparagraph e

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

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-Topic 230

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-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

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Acquisitions (Additional Information) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Entity	Jun. 30, 2012	Apr. 02, 2013 AkzoNobel NA Architectural coatings acquisition [Member]	Jan. 31, 2012 European coatings company [Member] Facility	Jan. 31, 2012 Colpisa [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of acquisitions made (in entities)	2
Purchase price	$ 207		$ 957	$ 44	$ 38
Acquisition cost in assumed debt	122
Amount held in escrow				26	2
Assumed debt liability				120
Acquired cash	6		14	6
Manufacturing facilities				6
Business acquisitions, net of cash balances acquired	975	52
Asset acquired	$ 285		$ 1,403