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OTHER NON-CURRENT ASSETS (Details 2) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified |
9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||
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Sep. 30, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2013
Level 3
Assets management business in Europe
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Dec. 31, 2012
Level 3
Assets management business in Europe
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Sep. 30, 2013
Long-term receivables
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Sep. 30, 2012
Long-term receivables
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Sep. 30, 2013
Long-term receivables
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Sep. 30, 2012
Long-term receivables
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| Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Related to Long Term Receivables | |||||||
| Balance at the beginning of the period | $ 209 | $ 198 | $ 224 | $ 199 | |||
| Bad debt provisions | 3 | 8 | 16 | 34 | |||
| Recoveries | (3) | (7) | (14) | (16) | |||
| Write-offs | (1) | (8) | (2) | (9) | |||
| Transfers | 3 | 5 | |||||
| Foreign exchange translation | (1) | (19) | (17) | ||||
| Balance at the end of the period | 210 | 191 | 210 | 191 | |||
| Long-term investments | |||||||
| Consolidated funds' investments | $ 325 | $ 349 | |||||
| Affiliate loans receivable, net | |||||||
| Minimum initial maturity of affiliate loans receivable | 1 year | ||||||