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Postretirement Benefit Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Changes in projected benefit obligations of pension plans |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | Total
Change in benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation – January 1 |  |  | $ | 246 |  |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  |  | $ | 299 |  |  |  | $ | 229 |  |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  |  | $ | 280 |
Service cost |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 7 |
Interest cost |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 16 |
Amendments /other |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Actuarial loss (gain) |  |  |  | 27 |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 26 |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 9 |
Benefits paid |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | (14 | )
Curtailment / Special termination benefit |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Liabilities assumed through acquisition |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Foreign currency translation |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | )
Benefit obligation – December 31 |  |  | $ | 278 |  |  |  | $ | 52 |  |  |  | $ | 330 |  |  |  | $ | 246 |  |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  |  | $ | 299 |
Changes in the fair value of plan assets of pension plans |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | Total
Change in plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan assets – January 1 |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 187 |  |  |  | $ | 174 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 176 |
Actual return on plan assets |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6 | ) |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 23 |
Employer contributions |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Benefits paid |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  | (16 | ) |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  | (15 | )
Expenses |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (2 | )
Plan assets – December 31 |  |  | $ | 182 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  |  | $ | 185 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 187 |
Funded status at end of year |  |  | $ | (96 | ) |  |  | $ | (50 | ) |  |  | $ | (146 | ) |  |  | $ | (61 | ) |  |  | $ | (51 | ) |  |  | $ | (112 | )
Summary of the funded status of postretirement benefit plans and the presentation of such balances within Consolidated Balance Sheet |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | Pension |  | Other Benefits |  | Total |  | Pension |  | Other Benefits |  | Total
Fair value of plan assets |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  | $ | 192 |  |  |  | $ | 187 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  | $ | 195 |
Projected benefit obligation |  |  |  | 330 |  |  |  |  | 192 |  |  |  |  | 522 |  |  |  |  | 299 |  |  |  |  | 175 |  |  |  |  | 474 |
Funded status |  |  | $ | (146 | ) |  |  | $ | (184 | ) |  |  | $ | (330 | ) |  |  | $ | (112 | ) |  |  | $ | (167 | ) |  |  | $ | (279 | )
Amounts reported within: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accrued liabilities |  |  | $ | (4 | ) |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  |  | $ | (14 | ) |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  |  | $ | (13 | )
Non-current liabilities |  |  |  | (142 | ) |  |  |  | (174 | ) |  |  |  | (316 | ) |  |  |  | (109 | ) |  |  |  | (158 | ) |  |  |  | (267 | )
Amount recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | Pension |  | Other Benefits |  | Total |  | Pension |  | Other Benefits |  | Total
Net actuarial loss |  |  | $ | 147 |  |  |  | $ | 58 |  |  |  | $ | 205 |  |  |  | $ | 100 |  |  |  | $ | 45 |  |  |  | $ | 145 |
Prior service cost (benefit) |  |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 8 |
Total |  |  | $ | 153 |  |  |  | $ | 57 |  |  |  | $ | 210 |  |  |  | $ | 109 |  |  |  | $ | 44 |  |  |  | $ | 153 |
Pension plans with an accumulated benefit obligation in excess of plan assets |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
Projected benefit obligation |  |  | $ | 328 |  |  |  | $ | 299 |
Accumulated benefit obligation |  |  |  | 327 |  |  |  |  | 297 |
Fair value of plan assets |  |  |  | 182 |  |  |  |  | 187 |
Net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) of pension plans and other employee related benefit plans |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
Change in plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Plan assets – January 1 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |
Employer contributions |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 9 |
Benefits paid |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  |  | (9 | )
Plan assets – December 31 |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |
Funded status at end of year |  |  | $ | (184 | ) |  |  | $ | (167 | )
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Net periodic benefit cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |
Interest cost |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 10 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | )
Amortization of net actuarial loss |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Total net periodic benefit cost |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  | 13 |
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 7 |
Amortization of net actuarial loss |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | (2 | )
Total changes recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Total impact from net periodic benefit cost and changes in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  |  | $ | 12 |  |  |  | $ | 18 |
Net loss and prior service cost that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss |
|  | Pension |  | Other Benefits |  | Total
Net actuarial loss |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  | $ | 10 |
Prior service cost |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Total |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  | $ | 11 |
Weighted average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
|  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | U.S. |  | Int’l
Obligation Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  | 4.79 | % |  |  |  | 4.85 | % |  |  |  | 5.69 | % |  |  |  | 5.03 | %
Rate of future compensation increase |  |  |  | N/A |  |  |  |  | 2.46 | % |  |  |  | N/A |  |  |  |  | 2.42 | %
Cost Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  | 5.69 | % |  |  |  | 5.03 | % |  |  |  | 6.00 | % |  |  |  | 5.09 | %
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  | 9.00 | % |  |  |  | 4.75 | % |  |  |  | 9.00 | % |  |  |  | 4.75 | %
Weighted average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
Obligation Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  | 4.80 | % |  |  |  | 5.50 | %
Cost Assumptions: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  |  |  | 5.50 | % |  |  |  | 6.00 | %
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  | 9.00 | % |  |  |  | 9.00 | %
Actual versus expected long term returns for our domestic pension plans |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
Expected rate of return on plan assets |  |  |  | 9.00 | % |  |  |  | 9.00 | % |  |  |  | 9.00 | %
Actual rate of return on plan assets |  |  |  | (3.2 | )% |  |  |  | 14.1 | % |  |  |  | 24.1 | %
Asset allocation range |
|  | 2011 |  | Targeted Allocation Range |  | 2010 |  | Targeted Allocation Range
Domestic equities |  |  |  | 33 | % |  |  |  | 30-40 | % |  |  |  | 25 | % |  |  |  | 25-75 | %
Alternative investments |  |  |  | 0 | % |  |  |  | 0 | % |  |  |  | 47 | % |  |  |  | 20-45 | %
International equities |  |  |  | 27 | % |  |  |  | 20-40 | % |  |  |  | 18 | % |  |  |  | 10-45 | %
Fixed income |  |  |  | 35 | % |  |  |  | 25-45 | % |  |  |  | 2 | % |  |  |  | 0-60 | %
Cash and other |  |  |  | 5 | % |  |  |  | 0-5 | % |  |  |  | 8 | % |  |  |  | 0-30 | %
Fair value of plan assets held by our postretirement benefits plans |
|  | Pension |  | Other Benefits
2011 |  | Total |  | Level 2 |  | Total |  | Level 3
Asset Category |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  |  | $ | – |  |  |  | $ | – |
International |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  |  | 33 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Emerging Markets |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Fixed income |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  |  | 63 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Cash and other |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 8 |
Total |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  |  | $ | 184 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |
|  | Pension |  | Other Benefits
2010 |  | Total |  | Level 1 |  | Level 2 |  | Level 3 |  | Total |  | Level 3
Asset Category |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Domestic |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  | $ | – |  |  |  | $ | – |
International |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Emerging Markets |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Private equity(a) |  |  |  | 55 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 7 |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Absolute return (hedge funds) (b) |  |  |  | 32 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Commodities, fixed income and other |  |  |  | 19 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 8 |
Total |  |  | $ | 187 |  |  |  | $ | 54 |  |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  |  | $ | 82 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |
(a) | Private equity includes a diversified range of strategies, including buyout funds, distressed funds, venture and growth equity funds and mezzanine funds.
(b) | Absolute return hedge funds primarily include fund of funds that invest in a diversified portfolio of other hedge funds that employ a range of investment strategies and fixed income/multi-strategy absolute return funds, which invest in multiple investment strategies with the intent of diversifying risk and reducing volatility.
Fair value measurement pension plan and post retirement welfare |
|  | Equity Securities |  | Private Equity |  | Absolute Returns |  | Commodities, Fixed Income and Other |  | Total
Level 3 balance – December 31, 2009 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  |  | $ | 21 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 79 |
Realized gains (losses), net |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 4 |
Unrealized gains (losses), net |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 5 |
Purchases/(sales), net |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | (1 | )
Transfers in (out), net |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (5 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (5 | )
Level 3 balance – December 31, 2010 |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 82 |
Realized gains (losses), net |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Unrealized gains (losses), net |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Purchases/(sales) and settlements, net |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  |  | (51 | ) |  |  |  | (20 | ) |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  | (84 | )
Transfers in (out), net |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Level 3 balance – December 31, 2011 |  |  | $ | – |  |  |  | $ | – |  |  |  | $ | – |  |  |  | $ | – |  |  |  | $ | – |
Estimated future benefit payments |
|  | U.S. Pension |  | Int’l Pension |  | Other Benefits
2012 |  |  | $ | 15 |  |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  |  | $ | 11 |
2013 |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 11 |
2014 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 11 |
2015 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 12 |
2016 |  |  |  | 17 |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 12 |
2017 – 2021 |  |  | $ | 93 |  |  |  | $ | 17 |  |  |  | $ | 61 |
Other Benefits [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |
Changes in projected benefit obligations of pension plans |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010
Change in benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Benefit obligation – January 1 |  |  | $ | 175 |  |  |  | $ | 171 |
Service cost |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Interest cost |  |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  | 9 |
Actuarial loss |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Benefits paid |  |  |  | (9 | ) |  |  |  | (9 | )
Benefit obligation – December 31 |  |  | $ | 192 |  |  |  | $ | 175 |
Changes in the fair value of plan assets of pension plans |
|  | 2011 |  | 2010 |  | 2009
|  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | Total |  | U.S. |  | Int’l |  | Total
Net periodic benefit cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Service cost |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  | $ | 5 |
Interest cost |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 15 |  |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  | 13 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 16 |
Expected return on plan assets |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (19 | ) |  |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  |  | (18 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (18 | )
Amortization of net actuarial loss |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |
Net periodic benefit cost (income) |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Effect of curtailment / Special termination benefit |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Total net periodic benefit cost (income) |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  | 6 |
Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net loss (gain) |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 51 |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 5 |  |  |  |  | (10 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (10 | )
Prior service cost |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | – |
Amortization of net actuarial loss |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (4 | ) |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | (2 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (2 | )
Amortization of prior service cost |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (3 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (1 | )
Total change recognized in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  |  | (1 | ) |  |  |  | 44 |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  | (13 | ) |  |  |  | – |  |  |  |  | (13 | )
Total impact from net periodic benefit cost and changes in other comprehensive (loss) income |  |  | $ | 53 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  | $ | 55 |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  |  | $ | 13 |  |  |  | $ | (11 | ) |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  | $ | (7 | )

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