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Other Expenses (Income), Net (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014
Other Income And Expenses [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Expenses (Income), Net | Other Expenses (Income), Net
|  | First quarter ended March 31, |
|  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Equity loss |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 12 |
Interest income |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  | (4 | )
Foreign currency losses (gains), net |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | (6 | )
Net gain from asset sales |  |  | (27 | ) |  |  | (5 | )
Net loss (gain) on mark-to-market derivative contracts (N) |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (17 | )
Other, net |  |  | 5 |  |  |  | (7 | )
|  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | (27 | )

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