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Investments and Related Matters Investment Segment (Details) (Investment Segment [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013 Hain [Member]	Mar. 31, 2013 Equity Method Investments [Member]	Mar. 31, 2012 Equity Method Investments [Member]
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Fair value of equity method investment under fair value option	$ 354
Fair value option, recorded gains (losses)			$ 40	$ 121
Fair value option investment ownership percentage		16.00%

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Fair Value Option Investment Ownership Percentage

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For each line item in the statement of financial position, the amounts of gains and losses from fair value changes included in earnings.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 825

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-Section 50

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