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Postretirement Healthcare Benefit Plans (Tables) (U.S. and foreign postretirement healthcare benefits)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

U.S. and foreign postretirement healthcare benefits

Postretirement Healthcare Benefit Plans

Changes in the U.S. and foreign defined benefit postretirement plans' benefit obligations, assets and funded status of plans recognized in the balance sheet

		U.S. Postretirement Healthcare Benefits December 31,						Foreign Postretirement Healthcare Benefits December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2011			2010			2011			2010
Change in benefit obligations:
Benefit obligation as of beginning of year		$	20		$	26		$	100		$	111
Service cost			—			—			1			1
Interest cost			1			2			10			10
Actuarial (gain) loss, net			(3	)		(6	)		8			12
Employee contributions			1			1			—			—
Plan settlements/divestitures			—			—			—			(32	)
Effect of acquisitions			—			—			—			1
Benefits paid			(2	)		(3	)		(10	)		(8	)
Impact of foreign exchange rates			—			—			(12	)		5
Benefit obligation as of end of year		$	17		$	20		$	97		$	100
Change in plan assets:
Employer contributions		$	1		$	2		$	10		$	8
Employee contributions			1			1			—			—
Benefits paid			(2	)		(3	)		(10	)		(8	)
Fair value of plan assets as of end of year		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Funded status and net amounts recognized:
Plan assets less than benefit obligation		$	(17	)	$	(20	)	$	(97	)	$	(100	)
Net liability recognized in the balance sheet		$	(17	)	$	(20	)	$	(97	)	$	(100	)
Amounts recognized in the balance sheet consist of:
Current liabilities		$	(2	)	$	(2	)	$	(7	)	$	(8	)
Non-current liabilities			(15	)		(18	)		(90	)		(92	)
Net liability recognized		$	(17	)	$	(20	)	$	(97	)	$	(100	)

Components of net periodic benefit costs

		U.S. Postretirement Healthcare Benefits Year Ended December 31,									Foreign Postretirement Healthcare Benefits Year Ended December 31,
(US$ in millions)		2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Service cost		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	1		$	1		$	2
Interest cost			1			2			2			10			10			10
Amortization of prior service cost			—			—			—			(1	)		(1	)		—
Amortization of net loss			—			—			—			1			2			—
Settlement gain recognized			—			—			—			—			(26	)		—
Net periodic benefit costs		$	1		$	2		$	2		$	11		$	(14	)	$	12

Weighted average assumptions used in determining the benefit obligation under the U.S. and foreign postretirement healthcare benefit plans

		U.S. Postretirement Healthcare Benefits December 31,						Foreign Postretirement Healthcare Benefits December 31,
		2011			2010			2011			2010
Discount rate			4.8	%		5.3	%		10.3	%		10.8	%

Weighted average assumptions used in determining the net periodic benefit cost under the U.S. and foreign postretirement healthcare benefit plans

		U.S. Postretirement Healthcare Benefits Year Ended December 31,									Foreign Postretirement Healthcare Benefits Year Ended December 31,
		2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
Discount rate			5.3	%		5.8	%		6.5	%		10.8	%		11.3	%		12.4	%

Effects of one-percentage point change in assumed healthcare cost trend rates

(US$ in millions)		One percentage point increase			One percentage point decrease
Effect on total service and interest cost—U.S. plans		$	—		$	—
Effect on total service and interest cost—Foreign plans		$	2		$	(1	)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation—U.S. plans		$	1		$	(1	)
Effect on postretirement benefit obligation—Foreign plans		$	15		$	(11	)

Estimated future benefit payments for U.S. and foreign postretirement healthcare benefit plans

(US$ in millions)		U.S. Postretirement Healthcare Benefit Expected Payments			Foreign Postretirement Healthcare Benefit Expected Payments
2012		$	2		$	6
2013			2			7
2014			2			7
2015			2			7
2016			2			8
2017-2021			6			42

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Tabular disclosure of the assumptions used to determine for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans the benefit obligation including assumed discount rates, rate increase in compensation increase, and expected long-term rates of return on plan assets.

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Tabular disclosure of the effect of a one-percentage-point increase and the effect of a one-percentage-point decrease in the assumed health care cost trend rates on the aggregate of the service and interest cost components of net periodic postretirement health care benefit costs and the accumulated postretirement benefit obligation for health care benefits.

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Tabular disclosure of benefits expected to be paid by pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans in each of the next five fiscal years and in the aggregate for the five fiscal years thereafter.

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Tabular disclosure of the components of net benefit costs for pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans including service cost, interest cost, expected return on plan assets, gain (loss), prior service cost or credit, transition asset or obligation, and gain (loss) recognized due to settlements or curtailments.

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