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Segment Information (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 2 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 Employee | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 2,119 | $ 1,908 | $ 1,770
Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Maximum percentage of revenue for which an Individual customer accounts for |  | 10.00% |  |
Number of individual customer accounting for greater than ten percent of consolidated revenue | 0 |  |  |
Pumps and complementary products [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 692 | 633 | 650
Pump support and maintenance services [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 67 | 52 | 57
Friction Products [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 524 | 446 | 386
Shock Absorber Equipment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 110 | 101 | 104
CT Aerospace Products [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 193 | 165 | 148
CT Industrial Products [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | 120 | 106 | 90
Connectors equipment [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenue by product category, net of intercompany balances |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 413 | $ 405 | $ 335
LUXEMBOURG [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Percentage of total assets in developed market |  | 12.60% | 1.90% |
Germany [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Information (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Percentage share of revenues from external customers | 11.00% | 11.00% | 10.70% | 10.60%

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