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Fair Value and Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) In Millions | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
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Fair Value | Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities | $ 2,500 | $ 2,618
Fair Value | Money market funds |  |
Assets: |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities | 2,450 | 2,591
Fair Value | Highly liquid debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities | 50 | 27
Fair Value | Corporate bonds |  |
Assets: |  |
Other investments | 12 | 12
Fair Value | Government bonds. |  |
Assets: |  |
Other investments | 3 | 3
Fair Value | Interest rate contracts |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives | 15 | 15
Fair Value | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives | 137 | 159
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives | 180 | 158
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities | 2,450 | 2,591
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities |  |
Assets: |  |
Money market funds and highly liquid debt securities | 50 | 27
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Government bonds. |  |
Assets: |  |
Other investments | 3 | 3
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Interest rate contracts |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives | 15 | 15
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Assets: |  |
Derivatives | 137 | 159
Liabilities: |  |
Derivatives | 180 | 158
Significant Unobservable (Level 3) Inputs | Corporate bonds |  |
Assets: |  |
Other investments | $ 12 | $ 12

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