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Segment And Geographic Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Segment And Geographic Information [Abstract] |
Segment Reporting Information |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Net external sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Polyethylene |  | $ | 1,772,144 |  |  | $ | 1,656,203 |  |  | $ | 1,210,706 |
Ethylene, styrene and other |  |  | 795,698 |  |  |  | 605,009 |  |  |  | 400,745 |
Total olefins |  |  | 2,567,842 |  |  |  | 2,261,212 |  |  |  | 1,611,451 |
Vinyls |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PVC, caustic soda and other |  |  | 757,314 |  |  |  | 558,156 |  |  |  | 398,825 |
Building products |  |  | 294,692 |  |  |  | 352,419 |  |  |  | 315,447 |
Total vinyls |  |  | 1,052,006 |  |  |  | 910,575 |  |  |  | 714,272 |
|  | $ | 3,619,848 |  |  | $ | 3,171,787 |  |  | $ | 2,325,723 |
Intersegment sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  | $ | 444,889 |  |  | $ | 322,125 |  |  | $ | 233,746 |
Vinyls |  |  | 1,474 |  |  |  | 1,047 |  |  |  | 1,222 |
|  | $ | 446,363 |  |  | $ | 323,172 |  |  | $ | 234,968 |
Income (loss) from operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  | $ | 459,266 |  |  | $ | 460,027 |  |  | $ | 177,101 |
Vinyls |  |  | 4,012 |  |  |  | (62,429 | ) |  |  | (57,445 | )
Corporate and other |  |  | (16,482 | ) |  |  | (19,234 | ) |  |  | (12,399 | )
|  | $ | 446,796 |  |  | $ | 378,364 |  |  | $ | 107,257 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  | $ | 86,915 |  |  | $ | 86,086 |  |  | $ | 82,952 |
Vinyls |  |  | 43,877 |  |  |  | 42,062 |  |  |  | 39,843 |
Corporate and other |  |  | 605 |  |  |  | 584 |  |  |  | 404 |
|  | $ | 131,397 |  |  | $ | 128,732 |  |  | $ | 123,199 |
Other income, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  | $ | 2,813 |  |  | $ | 440 |  |  | $ | 440 |
Vinyls |  |  | 194 |  |  |  | 399 |  |  |  | 478 |
Corporate and other |  |  | 2,621 |  |  |  | 3,632 |  |  |  | 5,535 |
|  | $ | 5,628 |  |  | $ | 4,471 |  |  | $ | 6,453 |
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  | $ | 149,033 |  |  | $ | 147,296 |  |  | $ | 44,987 |
Vinyls |  |  | (2,193 | ) |  |  | (24,519 | ) |  |  | (31,287 | )
Corporate and other |  |  | (4,374 | ) |  |  | (1,210 | ) |  |  | 12,058 |
|  | $ | 142,466 |  |  | $ | 121,567 |  |  | $ | 25,758 |
Capital Expenditures |
Capital expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  | $ | 90,641 |  |  | $ | 37,865 |  |  | $ | 40,251 |
Vinyls |  |  | 84,192 |  |  |  | 42,371 |  |  |  | 58,186 |
Corporate and other |  |  | 2,010 |  |  |  | 1,033 |  |  |  | 1,332 |
|  | $ | 176,843 |  |  | $ | 81,269 |  |  | $ | 99,769 |
Total Assets |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Olefins |  | $ | 1,441,752 |  |  | $ | 1,351,088 |
Vinyls |  |  | 824,825 |  |  |  | 767,875 |
Corporate and other |  |  | 1,000,244 |  |  |  | 835,181 |
|  | $ | 3,266,821 |  |  | $ | 2,954,144 |
Reconciliation Of Total Segment Income From Operations To Consolidated Income Before Income Taxes |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Income from operations for reportable segments |  | $ | 446,796 |  |  | $ | 378,364 |  |  | $ | 107,257 |
Interest expense |  |  | (50,992 | ) |  |  | (39,875 | ) |  |  | (34,957 | )
Other income, net |  |  | 5,628 |  |  |  | 4,471 |  |  |  | 6,453 |
Income before income taxes |  | $ | 401,432 |  |  | $ | 342,960 |  |  | $ | 78,753 |
Geographic Information For Sales To External Customers And Long-Lived Assets |
|  | Year Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Sales to external customers (1) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 3,221,562 |  |  | $ | 2,832,980 |  |  | $ | 2,088,344 |
Foreign |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Canada |  |  | 247,357 |  |  |  | 214,662 |  |  |  | 154,972 |
Singapore |  |  | 29,210 |  |  |  | 32,733 |  |  |  | 27,300 |
Other |  |  | 121,719 |  |  |  | 91,412 |  |  |  | 55,107 |
|  | $ | 3,619,848 |  |  | $ | 3,171,787 |  |  | $ | 2,325,723 |
|  | December 31, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Long-lived assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
United States |  | $ | 1,223,073 |  |  | $ | 1,159,051 |
Foreign |  |  | 8,993 |  |  |  | 11,283 |
|  | $ | 1,232,066 |  |  | $ | 1,170,334 |
(1) | Revenues are attributed to countries based on location of customer.

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