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Accumulated Other Comprehensice Loss | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011
Accumulated Other Comprehensice Loss [Abstract] |
Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block] | Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Accumulated other comprehensive loss consists of the following:
| September 30, 2011 |  | December 31, 2010
| (in millions)
Post-employment benefits, net of tax | $ | (279 | ) |  | $ | (283 | )
Hedge instruments, net of tax | (98 | ) |  | (81 | )
Translation adjustments and other, net of tax | (298 | ) |  | (233 | )
| $ | (675 | ) |  | $ | (597 | )

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