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Debt (Details 3) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |  |  |  | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |
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Jun. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Jun. 30, 2011 Fixed rate senior notes | Dec. 31, 2010 Fixed rate senior notes | Jun. 30, 2011 4.25% senior notes due September 2012 | Dec. 31, 2010 4.25% senior notes due September 2012 | Feb. 28, 2011 7.75% senior notes due October 2012 | Jun. 30, 2011 7.75% senior notes due October 2012 | Dec. 31, 2010 7.75% senior notes due October 2012 | Jan. 31, 2011 5.00% senior notes due February 2021 | Jun. 30, 2011 5.00% senior notes due February 2021
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount used to fund hedged inventory |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 | $ 466,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of senior notes | 597,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 4.25% | 4.25% |  |  | 7.75% |  | 5.00%
Percentage of face value at which senior notes are sold (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 99.521% |
Early redemption of senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  | 200,000,000 |  |  |  |
Loss on early redemption of senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,000,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument face value |  |  | 4,800,000,000 | 4,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |
Debt instrument fair value |  |  | 5,200,000,000 | 4,700,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit | $ 95,000,000 | $ 75,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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