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Company Transformation (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Oct. 17, 2011 Exelis [Member] | Oct. 17, 2011 Xylem [Member]
Company transformation (Additional Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Transformation costs | $ 132 | $ 0 | $ 279 | $ 0 |  |
Non-cash asset impairment | 9 |  | 64 |  |  |
Tax-related separation costs | 4 |  | (10) |  |  |
Estimated transformation after-tax cost |  |  | 275 |  |  |
Estimated transformation cost after-tax prior to completion |  |  | 210 |  |  |
Impairment related to a decision to discontinue development |  |  | 55 |  |  |
Impairment of long-lived assets |  |  | 9 |  |  |
Expected separation related cash outflows after-tax |  |  | $ 130 |  |  |
Company Transformation (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares received as dividend by stockholders per share holding |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1

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