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Long-Term Debt (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			12 Months Ended					12 Months Ended																	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2010 Term loans due 2011 - LIBOR plus 1.25% to 1.75%	Dec. 31, 2009 Term loans due 2011 - LIBOR plus 1.25% to 1.75%	Dec. 31, 2010 Term loan due 2011 - fixed interest rate of 4.33%	Dec. 31, 2009 Term loan due 2011 - fixed interest rate of 4.33%	Dec. 31, 2010 Term loan due 2013 - fixed interest rate of 3.32%	Dec. 31, 2010 Japanese Yen term loan due 2011 - Yen LIBOR plus 1.40%	Dec. 31, 2009 Japanese Yen term loan due 2011 - Yen LIBOR plus 1.40%	Dec. 31, 2010 7.44% Senior Note, Series C, due 2012	Dec. 31, 2009 7.44% Senior Note, Series C, due 2012	Dec. 31, 2010 7.80% Senior Notes due 2012	Feb. 28, 2010 7.80% Senior Notes due 2012	Dec. 31, 2009 7.80% Senior Notes due 2012	Dec. 31, 2010 5.875% Senior Notes due 2013	Dec. 31, 2009 5.875% Senior Notes due 2013	Dec. 31, 2010 5.35% Senior Notes due 2014	Dec. 31, 2009 5.35% Senior Notes due 2014	Dec. 31, 2010 5.10% Senior Notes due 2015	Dec. 31, 2009 5.10% Senior Notes due 2015	Dec. 31, 2010 5.90% Senior Notes due 2017	Dec. 31, 2009 5.90% Senior Notes due 2017	Dec. 31, 2010 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019	Dec. 31, 2009 8.50% Senior Notes due 2019	Dec. 31, 2010 BNDES loans, variable interest rate indexed to TJLP plus 3.20% to 4.50% payable through 2016	Dec. 31, 2009 BNDES loans, variable interest rate indexed to TJLP plus 3.20% to 4.50% payable through 2016	Dec. 31, 2010 Other.	Dec. 31, 2009 Other.
Debt Instrument:
Long-term debt including current portion, carrying value	$ 3,163	$ 3,649	$ 475	$ 475		$ 250	$ 300	$ 123	$ 108		$ 351		$ 200	$ 200	$ 300	$ 300	$ 500	$ 500	$ 382	$ 382	$ 250	$ 250	$ 600	$ 600	$ 118	$ 106	$ 115	$ 127
Less: Current portion of long term debt	(612)	(31)
Total long-term debt	2,551	3,618
Minimum rate			0.0125	0.0125																					0.0320	0.0320
Maximum rate			0.0175	0.0175																					0.0450	0.0450
Interest rate, stated percentage (as a percent)					4.33%	4.33%	3.32%	1.40%	1.40%	7.44%	7.44%	7.80%	7.80%	7.80%	5.875%	5.875%	5.35%	5.35%	5.10%	5.10%	5.90%	5.90%	8.50%	8.50%
Reference rate for variable rate basis			One, three and six-month LIBOR	One, three and six-month LIBOR				Three month Yen LIBOR	Three month Yen LIBOR																TJLP (long-term interest rate published quarterly by the Brazilian government)	TJLP (long-term interest rate published quarterly by the Brazilian government)
One-month LIBOR rate (as a percent)			0.26%	0.23%
Three-month LIBOR rate (as a percent)			0.30%	0.25%				0.19%	0.28%
Six-month LIBOR rate (as a percent)			0.46%	0.43%
Annualized TJLP rate published by Brazilian government (as a percent)																									6.00%	6.13%
Long-term debt including current portion, fair value	$ 3,407	$ 3,796

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Interest rate stated in the contractual debt agreement.

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Including current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of long-term borrowings as of the balance sheet date. May include notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, which had initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any.

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Total of the portions of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of long-term debt, which may include notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans, and commercial paper, which are scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer, and after deducting unamortized discount or premiums, if any.

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