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Commitments and Contingencies (Details 4) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Dec. 31, 2011 site	Dec. 31, 2010 site
Range of Liability and Number of Active Sites for Environmental Matters
Low-end range	$ 81	$ 82
High end range	$ 175	$ 180
Number of active environmental investigation and remediation sites	64	65

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