Postretirement benefit plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2011

Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]

Components of net periodic employee benefit cost

Components of net periodic employee benefit cost are as follows:

	U.S. Defined Benefit						U.S. Retiree Health Care						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit
For three months ended Sept. 30,	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	6		$	5		$	1		$	1		$	9		$	8
Interest cost	11			11			6			6			16			16
Expected return on plan assets	(11		)	(12		)	(5		)	(6		)	(20		)	(19		)
Amortization of prior service cost	—			—			1			1			(1		)	(1		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	6			7			3			3			10			8
Net periodic benefit cost	$	12		$	11		$	6		$	5		$	14		$	12
Settlement charges *	—			5			—			—			—			—
Total, including charges	$	12		$	16		$	6		$	5		$	14		$	12

	U.S. Defined Benefit						U.S. Retiree Health Care						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit
For nine months ended Sept. 30,	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
Service cost	$	17		$	15		$	3		$	3		$	27		$	25
Interest cost	34			35			19			19			48			46
Expected return on plan assets	(34		)	(37		)	(16		)	(17		)	(59		)	(54		)
Amortization of prior service cost	1			1			2			2			(3		)	(3		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	17			16			9			9			29			22
Net periodic benefit cost	$	35		$	30		$	17		$	16		$	42		$	36
Settlement charges *	—			34			—			—			—			—
Total, including charges	$	35		$	64		$	17		$	16		$	42		$	36

* Includes restructuring and non-restructuring related settlement charges.