Postretirement benefit plans (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

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 September 30	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	6		$	6		$	1		$	1		$	9		$	10
Interest cost	12			11			5			6			15			19
Expected return on plan assets	(11		)	(12		)	(6		)	(6		)	(17		)	(20		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	—			—			1			1			(1		)	(1		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	5			4			3			4			7			10
Net periodic benefit cost	12			9			4			6			13			18
Settlement loss	5			—			—			—			4			193
Curtailment gain	—			—			—			—			(2		)	—
Special termination benefit gain	—			—			—			—			—			(337		)
Total, including other postretirement losses (gains)	$	17		$	9		$	4		$	6		$	15		$	(126	)

	U.S. Defined Benefit						U.S. Retiree Health Care						Non-U.S. Defined Benefit
For Nine Months Ended September 30	2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
Service cost	$	20		$	18		$	4		$	4		$	29		$	29
Interest cost	33			33			15			18			46			58
Expected return on plan assets	(36		)	(37		)	(18		)	(18		)	(50		)	(59		)
Amortization of prior service cost (credit)	—			1			3			3			(3		)	(3		)
Recognized net actuarial loss	16			12			9			10			24			34
Net periodic benefit cost	33			27			13			17			46			59
Settlement loss	18			—			—			—			4			193
Curtailment gain	—			—			—			(1		)	(5		)	—
Special termination benefit gain	—			(2		)	—			—			—			(337		)
Total, including other postretirement losses (gains)	$	51		$	25		$	13		$	16		$	45		$	(85	)