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Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 2,600,000,000		$ 2,600,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds (1)	93,000,000	[1]	563,000,000	[1]
Net derivative contracts	(26,000,000)		(14,000,000)
Available for sale investments	16,000,000		10,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Level 3 Assets and Liabilities	0		0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Total Cost Basis
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds (1)	93,000,000	[1]	563,000,000	[1]
Net derivative contracts	0		0
Available for sale investments	8,000,000		7,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds (1)	93,000,000	[1]	563,000,000	[1]
Net derivative contracts	0		0
Available for sale investments	16,000,000		10,000,000
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Money market funds (1)	0	[1]	0	[1]
Net derivative contracts	(26,000,000)		(14,000,000)
Available for sale investments	$ 0		$ 0
[1] Money market funds are primarily comprised of government obligations.

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Fair values as of the balance sheet date of the net amount of all assets and liabilities resulting from contracts that meet the criteria of being accounted for as derivative instruments.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 815

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 5

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6526789



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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 03

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph a, f, g

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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