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Debt (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified				9 Months Ended																			1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2011 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Secured Credit Agreement USD ($) Covenant	Sep. 30, 2011 Secured Credit Agreement Maximum	Sep. 30, 2011 Secured Credit Agreement Minimum	Sep. 30, 2011 Revolving Loans USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan A (170 million AUD at September 30, 2011) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan A (170 million AUD at September 30, 2011) AUD	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan B USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan C (116 million CAD at September 30, 2011) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan C (116 million CAD at September 30, 2011) CAD	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan D (141 million EUR at September 30, 2011) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Term Loan D (141 million EUR at September 30, 2011) EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan A USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan A USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan B USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan B USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan C USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan C USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan D USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Fourth Amended and Restated Secured Credit Agreement, Term Loan D USD ($)	May 31, 2011 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2014 (225 million EUR) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2014 (225 million EUR) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2014 (225 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2014 (225 million EUR) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes 3.00%, Exchangeable, due 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 3.00%, Exchangeable, due 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 3.00%, Exchangeable, due 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2011 Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Other debt USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Other debt USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Other debt USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2010 Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2010 Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2011 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program EUR (€)
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt	$ 3,793	$ 4,021	$ 4,072				$ 30	$ 166	170	$ 600	$ 112	116	$ 191	€ 141	$ 92	$ 155	$ 190	$ 190	$ 111	$ 107	$ 253	$ 258		$ 400	$ 400	$ 300		$ 306		$ 620	$ 607	$ 603	$ 587	$ 585	$ 584	$ 406		$ 401		$ 408		$ 677		$ 668		$ 680		$ 250	$ 250	$ 250	$ 154	$ 164	$ 131
Less amounts due within one year	50	97	66
Long-term debt	3,743	3,924	4,006
Interest rate, stated percentage (as a percent)																								6.75%	6.75%	6.75%	6.75%	6.75%	6.75%	3.00%			7.375%			6.875%	6.875%					6.75%	6.75%					7.80%
Face Value																											225		225								300		300		300		500		500		500
Additional interest charges																							25
Maximum Borrowing Capacity							900																																																		280
Unused Credit				767
Number of financial maintenance covenants				1
Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent)					2.00%	1.25%
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent)					1.00%	0.25%
Facility fee payable (as a percent)					0.50%	0.25%
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)				2.93%
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	345	354	339																																																			233	247	243
Weighted Average Interest Rate, Short-term Debt (as a percent)																																																						1.87%	2.40%	2.49%
Principal Amount																														690			600			406						677						250
Indicated Market Price																														$ 89.95			$ 105.25			$ 95.46						$ 92.81						$ 106.00
Fair Value																														$ 621			$ 632			$ 388						$ 628						$ 265