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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) [Abstract]  
Provision for contingencies and the related judicial deposits
   
 
    The provision for contingencies and the related judicial deposits are composed as follows:
                                     
    March 31, 2011 ( unaudited )     December 31, 2010  
    Provision for     Judicial     Provision for     Judicial  
    contingencies     deposits     contingencies     deposits  
Labor and social security claims
    790       931       748       874  
Civil claims
    488       425       510       410  
Tax — related actions
    785       452       746       442  
Others
    39       6       39       5  
 
                       
 
    2,102       1,814       2,043       1,731  
 
                       
Changes in the provisions for asset retirement obligations
   
 
    The changes in the provisions for asset retirement obligations are as follows:
                         
    Three-month period ended (unaudited)  
         March 31,     December 31,          March 31,  
    2011     2010     2010  
Beginning of period
    1,368       1,230       1,116  
Accretion expense
    41       34       27  
Liabilities settled in the current period
    (10 )     (33 )     (8 )
Revisions in estimated cash flows (*)
    (63 )     110       (2 )
Cumulative translation adjustment
    32       27       (4 )
 
                 
End of period
    1,368       1,368       1,129  
 
                 
 
                       
Current liabilities
    71       75       79  
Non-current liabilities
    1,297       1,293       1,050  
 
                 
Total
    1,368       1,368       1,129