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Acquisitions and Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011
Acquisitions And Investments [Abstract] |
Fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities |
|  | Ameron |  |  | All Other Acquisitions |  |  | Total |
Current assets, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 245 |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 351 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 402 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 443 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 142 |  |  |  | 131 |  |  |  | 273 |
Goodwill |  |  | 199 |  |  |  | 178 |  |  |  | 377 |
Other assets |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 14 |  |  |  | 73 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 1,047 |  |  |  | 470 |  |  |  | 1,517 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 154 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | 234 |
Long-term debt |  |  | 16 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 16 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 173 |  |  |  | 56 |  |  |  | 229 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 343 |  |  |  | 136 |  |  |  | 479 |
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 704 |  |  | $ | 334 |  |  | $ | 1,038 |
Preliminary fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities |
Current assets, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 136 |
Cost in excess of billings |  |  | 71 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 38 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 299 |
Goodwill |  |  | 298 |
Other assets |  |  | 8 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 850 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 142 |
Billings in excess of cost |  |  | 41 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 111 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 294 |
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 556 |
Estimated fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities |
Current assets, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 404 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 149 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 115 |
Goodwill |  |  | 198 |
Other assets |  |  | 5 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 871 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 242 |
Long-term debt |  |  | 48 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 8 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 298 |
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 573 |
Summary of Acquisitions |
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2009 |
Fair value of assets acquired, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 1,517 |  |  | $ | 850 |  |  | $ | 871 |
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  | (1,038 | ) |  |  | (556 | ) |  |  | (573 | )
Liabilities assumed, debt issued and minority interest |  | $ | 479 |  |  | $ | 294 |  |  | $ | 298 |
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ | 377 |  |  | $ | 298 |  |  | $ | 198 |

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