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Obligations related to long-term debt and capital lease obligations.

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Amount of short-term debt and current maturity of long-term debt and capital lease obligations due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Fair value portion of debt instrument payable, including, but not limited to, notes payable and loans payable.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt (Details) In Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended					9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended						3 Months Ended									9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Secured Credit Agreement USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Revolving Loans USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Term Loan A AUD	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan A USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan A USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Term Loan B USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan B USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan B USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Term Loan C (81 million CAD at September 30, 2013) CAD	Sep. 30, 2013 Term Loan C (81 million CAD at September 30, 2013) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan C (81 million CAD at September 30, 2013) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan C (81 million CAD at September 30, 2013) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Term Loan D (EUR99 million at September 30, 2013) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Term Loan D (EUR99 million at September 30, 2013) USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Term Loan D (EUR99 million at September 30, 2013) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Term Loan D (EUR99 million at September 30, 2013) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 3.00%, Exchangeable, due 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes 3.00%, Exchangeable, due 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Notes 3.00%, Exchangeable, due 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2013 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Notes 6.875%, due 2017 (300 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 4.875%, due 2021 (330 million EUR) USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Notes 4.875%, due 2021 (330 million EUR) EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2013 Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Other debt USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Other debt USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Other debt USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program EUR (€)
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt	$ 3,316	$ 3,574	$ 3,477				$ 53	$ 125	$ 450	$ 525	$ 548	81	$ 79	$ 102	$ 113	€ 99	$ 133	$ 163	$ 173	$ 612	$ 642	$ 637	$ 592	$ 591	$ 590		€ 300		$ 396	$ 388	$ 675	€ 500	$ 660	$ 647	$ 446	€ 330	$ 250	$ 250	$ 250	$ 79	$ 95	$ 103
Less amounts due within one year	18	37	23
Long-term debt	3,298	3,537	3,454
Interest rate, stated percentage																				3.00%			7.375%				6.875%				6.75%	6.75%			4.875%		7.80%
Maximum Borrowing Capacity					900																																									215
Company's subsidiary repayment of debt						51			75			21				24				46
Unused Credit				817
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)				2.02%
Proceeds net of issuance cost	704	119																																	418
Debt discharge																												300
Interest charges for note repurchase premiums and related write-off of unamortized finance fees																				3						11
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year	366	356	319																																								287	264	276
Weighted Average Interest Rate, Short-term Debt (as a percent)																																											1.23%	1.33%	1.13%
Principal Amount																				644			600								675				446		250
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share)																				$ 103.43			$ 113.00								$ 113.79				$ 102.48		$ 114.64
Fair Value																				$ 666			$ 678								$ 768				$ 457		$ 287