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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax assets related to net operating loss carry-forwards related to certain international subsidiaries | $ 329,000,000 | $ 329,000,000 | $ 344,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | 329,000,000 | 329,000,000 | 173,000,000
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets, Recognized in Earnings | 82,000,000 |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards |  | 107,000,000 |
Prior Period Income Tax Benefit Recognized in the Current Period | 84,000,000 | 55,000,000 |
Valuation Allowance on Deferred Tax Assets, Recognized in Earnings, Per Share | $ 0.12 |  |
Tax assets related to net operating loss carry-forwards related to capital losses | 24,000,000 | 24,000,000 | 25,000,000
Tax assets related to excess foreign tax credits | 26,000,000 | 26,000,000 | 32,000,000
State tax attributes | 74,000,000 | 74,000,000 | 79,000,000
Approximate undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries and affiliated corporate joint venture companies accounted for on the equity method | 7,500,000,000 | 7,500,000,000 |
Accrued interest and penalties on unrecognized tax benefits | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 17,000,000
Positive impact on the tax expense if the total amount of unrecognized tax benefits were recognized by the Company at one time | 46,000,000 | 46,000,000 |
Capital Loss Carryforward [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | 22,000,000 | 22,000,000 |
Domestic Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | 41,000,000 | 41,000,000 |
State Income Tax Attributes Net of Federal Tax Benefit [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | 53,000,000 | 53,000,000 | 56,000,000
Brazilian Federal Revenue Service [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | 17,000,000 | 17,000,000 |
Number of separate tax assessments | 3 | 3 |
Tax assessment including penalty and interest | 528,000,000 | 528,000,000 |
Estimated additional tax assessment | 35,000,000 | 35,000,000 |
Argentine Tax Authorities [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Estimated additional tax assessment | 534,000,000 | 534,000,000 |
Tax assessment including interest | 44,000,000 | 44,000,000 |
Foreign [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax assets related to net operating loss carry-forwards related to certain international subsidiaries with no expiration date | 306,000,000 | 306,000,000 |
Tax assets related to net operating loss carry-forwards related to certain international subsidiaries with expiration date | 23,000,000 | 23,000,000 |
Valuation allowance recorded against tax assets related to net operating loss carry-forwards related to certain international subsidiaries | 196,000,000 | 196,000,000 | 102,000,000
German Tax Authority [Member] |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance | $ 103,000,000 | $ 103,000,000 |

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