Pensions, Other Post-employment Benefits and Employee Benefit Plans (Tables)

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Dec. 31, 2011

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Components of net periodic benefit cost for our Automotive, Railcar and Food Packaging segments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011 are as follows:



	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Three Months Ended June 30,						Three Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	7		$	7		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	20			20			4			5
Expected return on plan assets	(16		)	(17		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses	9			7			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(4		)	(4		)
	$	20		$	17		$	—		$	1



	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Six Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	14		$	14		$	—		$	—
Interest cost	41			42			8			10
Expected return on plan assets	(32		)	(34		)	—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses	19			13			—			—
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			(8		)	(8		)
Settlement gain	(1		)	—			—			—
	$	41		$	35		$	—		$	2

Components of net periodic benefit cost (credit) for Federal-Mogul, ARI and Viskase for the years ended December 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 are as follows:



	Pension Benefits									Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Year Ended December 31,									Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009			2011			2010			2009
	(in millions)
Service cost	$	29		$	30		$	35		$	1		$	1		$	2
Interest cost	83			85			90			18			21			31
Expected return on plan assets	(67		)	(60		)	(53		)	—			—			—
Amortization of actuarial losses (gains)	26			27			32			1			—			(1		)
Amortization of prior service credit	—			—			—			(16		)	(12		)	—
Curtailment gain	—			(1		)	(2		)	(1		)	(29		)	—
	$	71		$	81		$	102		$	3		$	(19	)	$	32

Automotive Segment [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following provides disclosures for our Automotive segment's benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, recognition in the consolidated balance sheets and inputs and valuation assumptions:



	Pension Benefits												Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans						Non-U.S. Plans						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2011			2010			2011			2010			2011			2010
	(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	1,151		$	1,071		$	352		$	352		$	366		$	506
Service cost	19			21			9			8			1			1
Interest cost	58			61			17			16			18			21
Employee contributions	—			—			—			—			—			1
Benefits paid	(60		)	(60		)	(22		)	(21		)	(30		)	(40		)
Medicare subsidies received	—			—			—			—			3			5
Plan amendments	—			—			—			3			(4		)	(164		)
Actuarial losses and changes in actuarial assumptions	59			59			21			13			(3		)	33
Net transfers (out) in	—			(1		)	1			—			—			1
Currency translation	—			—			(16		)	(19		)	(1		)	2
Benefit obligation, end of year	1,227			1,151			362			352			350			366
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	662			590			48			45			—			—
Actual return on plan assets	9			80			2			3			—			—
Company contributions	64			57			23			22			27			34
Benefits paid	(60		)	(60		)	(22		)	(21		)	(30		)	(40		)
Expenses	(5		)	(5		)	—			—			—			—
Medicare subsidies received	—			—			—			—			3			5
Employee contributions	—			—			—			—			—			1
Currency translation	—			—			(3		)	(1		)	—			—
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	670			662			48			48			—			—
Funded status of the plan	$	(557	)	$	(489	)	$	(314	)	$	(304	)	$	(350	)	$	(366	)
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Net liability recognized	$	(557	)	$	(489	)	$	(314	)	$	(304	)	$	(350	)	$	(366	)
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts:
Net actuarial loss	$	415		$	328		$	36		$	20		$	41		$	45
Prior service cost (credit)	—			1			3			3			(124		)	(137		)
Total	$	415		$	329		$	39		$	23		$	(83	)	$	(92	)

Schedule of Assumptions Used [Table Text Block]

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost (credit) for the years ended December 31, 2011 and 2010:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	December 31,								December 31,
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Discount rate	5.15	%	5.75	%	4.92	%	5.13	%	5.10	%	5.65	%
Expected return on plan assets	8.50	%	8.50	%	5.34	%	5.64	%	—	%	—	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.18	%	3.14	%	—	%	—	%

Weighted-average assumptions used to determine the benefit obligation as of December 31, 2011 and 2010:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	December 31,								December 31,
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
Discount rate	4.50	%	5.15	%	4.69	%	4.92	%	4.45	%	5.10	%
Rate of compensation increase	3.50	%	3.50	%	3.16	%	3.18	%	—	%	—	%

Schedule of projected benefit obligation in excess of plan assets [Table Text Block]

Information for defined benefit plans with projected benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:



	Pension Benefits								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	December 31,								December 31,
	2011		2010		2011		2010		2011		2010
	(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,227	$	1,151	$	359	$	348	$	350	$	366
Fair value of plan assets	670		662		44		41		—		—

Schedule of Accumulated Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets [Table Text Block]

Information for pension plans with accumulated benefit obligations in excess of plan assets:



	Pension Benefits
	United States Plans				Non-U.S. Plans
	December 31,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
	(in millions)
Projected benefit obligation	$	1,227	$	1,151	$	359	$	338
Accumulated benefit obligation	1,213		1,142		338		320
Fair value of plan assets	670		662		44		35

Schedule of Amounts in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) to be Recognized over Next Fiscal Year [Table Text Block]

Amounts in “Accumulated other comprehensive loss” expected to be recognized as components of net periodic benefit cost over fiscal 2012:



	Pension Benefits				Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States		Non-U.S.		Other Post-Employment Benefits
	(in millions)
Amortization of actuarial losses	$	34	$	1	$	1
Amortization of prior service credit	—		—		(16		)
	$	34	$	1	$	(15	)

Schedule of Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The assumed health care and drug cost trend rates used to measure next year's post-employment healthcare benefits are as follows:



	Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2011		2010
Health care cost trend rate	7.63	%	0.80	%
Ultimate health care cost trend rate	0.50	%	0.50	%
Year ultimate health care cost trend rate reached	2018		2018
Drug cost trend rate	8.94	%	0.95	%
Ultimate drug cost trend rate	0.50	%	0.50	%
Year ultimate drug cost trend rate reached	2018		2018

Schedule of Effect of One-Percentage-Point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost Trend Rates [Table Text Block]

The assumed health care cost trend rate has a significant impact on the amounts reported for OPEB plans. The following table illustrates the sensitivity to a change in the assumed health care cost trend rate:



	Total Service and Interest Cost			APBO
	(in millions)
100 basis point (“bp”) increase in health care cost trend rate	$	1		$	20
100 bp decrease in health care cost trend rate	(1		)	(17		)

Schedule of change in assumptions for benefit obligation [Table Text Block]

The following table illustrates the sensitivity to a change in certain assumptions for projected benefit obligations (“PBO”), associated expense and other comprehensive loss (“OCL”). The changes in these assumptions have no impact on Federal-Mogul's fiscal 2011 funding requirements.



	Pension Benefits																	Other Post-Employment Benefits
	United States Plans									Non-U.S. Plans								Other Post-Employment Benefits
	Change in fiscal 2012 pension expense			Change in PBO			Change in accumulated OCL			Change in fiscal 2012 pension expense		Change in PBO			Change in accumulated OCL			Change in fiscal 2012 expense			Change in PBO
	(in millions)
25 bp decrease in discount rate	$	2		$	28		$	(28	)	$	—	$	10		$	(10	)	$	1		$	8
25 bp increase in discount rate	(2		)	(28		)	28			—		(9		)	9			(1		)	(8		)
25 bp decrease in return on assets rate	2			—			—			—		—			—			—			—
25 bp increase in return on assets rate	(2		)	—			—			—		—			—			—			—

Schedule of Expected Benefit Payments [Table Text Block]

Federal-Mogul's projected benefit payments from the plans are estimated as follows:



	Pension Benefits				Other Post-Employment Benefits
Years	United States Plans		Non-U.S. Plans		Other Post-Employment Benefits
	(in millions)
2012	$	78	$	22	$	26
2013	82		22		26
2014	83		24		26
2015	86		26		26
2016	84		23		26
2017 - 2021	461		127		120

Railcar and Food Packaging [Member]

Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]

Schedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table Text Block]

The following provides disclosures for ARI's and Viskase's benefit obligations, plan assets, funded status, and recognition in the consolidated balance sheets. As pension costs for ARI and Viskase are not material to our consolidated financial position and results of operations, we do not provide information regarding their inputs and valuation assumptions.



	Pension Benefits						Other Post-Employment Benefits
	2011			2010			2011		2010
	(in millions)
Change in benefit obligation:
Benefit obligation, beginning of year	$	165		$	158		$	—	$	—
Service cost	1			1			—		—
Interest cost	8			8			—		—
Benefits paid	(9		)	(9		)	—		—
Actuarial losses	13			7			—		—
Adjustments to benefits	—			—			—		—
Benefit obligation, end of year	178			165			—		—
Change in plan assets:
Fair value of plan assets, beginning of year	116			108			—		—
Actual return on plan assets	(1		)	13			—		—
Company contributions	8			4			—		—
Benefits paid	(9		)	(9		)	—		—
Fair value of plan assets, end of year	114			116			—		—
Funded status of the plan	$	(64	)	$	(49	)	$	—	$	—
Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets:
Net liability recognized	$	(64	)	$	(49	)	$	—	$	—
Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive loss, inclusive of tax impacts:
Net actuarial (loss) gain	$	(9	)	$	(6	)	$	1	$	1
Prior service credit	—			—			2		3
Total	$	(9	)	$	(6	)	$	3	$	4