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Other Non-Current Assets (Details 2) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 Y | Dec. 31, 2011 Saipol S.A.S. USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2009 Saipol S.A.S. USD ($) installment | Dec. 31, 2009 Saipol S.A.S. EUR (€) installment | Jan. 31, 2011 Saipol S.A.S. installment | Dec. 31, 2011 Long-term receivables USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2010 Long-term receivables USD ($)
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Long Term Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at the beginning of the period |  |  |  |  |  | $ 201 | $ 232
Bad debt provision |  |  |  |  |  | 32 | 31
Recoveries |  |  |  |  |  | (17) | (15)
Write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  | (57)
Transfers |  |  |  |  |  | 6 | 4
Foreign exchange translation |  |  |  |  |  | (23) | 6
Balance at the end of the period |  |  |  |  |  | 199 | 201
Other Long-Term Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of interest owned in an equity method investment sold during the period |  |  | 33.34% | 33.34% |  |  |
Equity method investment, sale price |  |  | 209 | 145 |  |  |
Number of equal annual installments as per sale agreement |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |
Number of annual installments received |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Loss on sale of receivable |  | $ 2 |  |  |  |  |
Minimum initial maturity of affiliate loans receivable | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |

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