v2.4.0.8

Shareholders' Equity (Details) | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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May 31, 2012 | Mar. 21, 2012 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2013 USD ($) item | May 31, 2013 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2011 CHF | May 31, 2009 CHF | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2013 CHF | May 31, 2011 USD ($) item
Distribution of qualifying additional paid-in capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash distribution approved in the form of additional paid-in capital (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 2.24 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3.16
Cash distribution proposed in the form of additonal paid-in capital (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 3.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of quarterly installments (in installments) |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Amount of installment (in dollars per share) |  |  |  | $ 0.56 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.79
Liability for distribution payable |  |  |  | $ 808,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash distribution proposed in the form of additonal paid-in capital |  |  | 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of installments paid (in installments) |  |  |  |  | 3 | 3 |  | 3 |  | 3 |  |
Installment of dividend paid |  | 276,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 606,000,000 | 276,000,000 | 759,000,000 |  |
Unpaid distribution payable |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 202,000,000 |  |  |  |
Share issuances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of shares in exchange for noncontrolling interest | 8,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,700,000 |  |  |
Issuance of shares (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 29,900,000 | 29,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Price per share issued under public offering |  |  |  |  | $ 40.50 | 37.19 |  |  |  |  |  |
Share repurchase USD exchange rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |
Share repurchase CHF average exchange rate |  |  |  |  |  | 0.9183 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of shares, net of underwriting discounts and commissions, issuance costs and the Swiss Federal Issuance tax |  |  |  |  | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,211,000,000 |  |
Shares held in treasury |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized amount for repurchase of shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,500,000,000 | 3,900,000,000 |  |  |  |
Share repurchase USD exchange rate |  |  |  |  | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |
Share repurchase CHF exchange rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.89 |
Treasury shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,863,267 | 2,863,267 |  |  |
Shares held by subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries to whom shares were issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |
Number of shares held by subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,200,000 | 11,500,000 |  |  |

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