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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
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:
| March 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
| (in millions)
Post-employment benefits, net of tax | $ | (406 | ) |  | $ | (415 | )
Hedge instruments, net of tax | (66 | ) |  | (80 | )
Translation adjustments and other, net of tax | (276 | ) |  | (360 | )
| $ | (748 | ) |  | $ | (855 | )

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