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Property Plant and Equipment (Information) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | $ 4,309 |
Balance at end of year |  | 4,521 | $ 4,309
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 4,521 | 4,309
Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 9,158 | 8,800
Additions |  | 490 | 539
Disposals |  | (63) | (73)
Translation differences |  | 269 | (113)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (44) | 5
Balance at end of year |  | 9,810 | 9,158
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 9,158 | 9,158
Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 4,849 | 4,588
Depreciation for the year |  | 355 | 365
Disposals |  | (56) | (60)
Impairment |  | 13 | 5
Translation differences |  | 147 | (49)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (19) |
Balance at end of year |  | 5,289 | 4,849
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 4,849 | 4,849
Land roads and buildings [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 354 |
Balance at end of year |  | 393 | 354
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 393 | 354
Land roads and buildings [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 763 | 760
Additions |  | 42 | 24
Disposals |  | (6) | (4)
Translation differences |  | 49 | (17)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (4) | 0
Balance at end of year |  | 844 | 763
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 763 | 763
Land roads and buildings [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 409 | 396
Depreciation for the year |  | 23 | 22
Disposals |  | (4) | (2)
Impairment |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | 24 | (7)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (1) |
Balance at end of year |  | 451 | 409
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 409 | 409
Installations and equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 2,176 |
Balance at end of year |  | 2,268 | 2,176
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 2,268 | 2,176
Installations and equipment [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 5,408 | 5,038
Additions |  | 302 | 488
Disposals |  | (28) | (49)
Translation differences |  | 136 | (72)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (30) | 3
Balance at end of year |  | 5,788 | 5,408
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 5,408 | 5,408
Installations and equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 3,232 | 3,085
Depreciation for the year |  | 227 | 218
Disposals |  | (23) | (41)
Impairment |  | 13 | 5
Translation differences |  | 85 | (35)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (14) |
Balance at end of year |  | 3,520 | 3,232
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 3,232 | 3,232
Dikes and evaporating ponds [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 771 |
Balance at end of year |  | 835 | 771
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 835 | 771
Dikes and evaporating ponds [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 1,715 | 1,634
Additions |  | 140 | 89
Disposals |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | 33 | (8)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | 0 | 0
Balance at end of year |  | 1,888 | 1,715
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 1,715 | 1,715
Dikes and evaporating ponds [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 944 | 848
Depreciation for the year |  | 84 | 102
Disposals |  | 0 | 0
Impairment |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | 25 | (6)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | 0 |
Balance at end of year |  | 1,053 | 944
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 944 | 944
Heavy mechanical equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 66 |
Balance at end of year |  | 66 | 66
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 66 | 66
Heavy mechanical equipment [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 149 | 157
Additions |  | 7 | 2
Disposals |  | (12) | (10)
Translation differences |  | 7 | 0
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (1) | 0
Balance at end of year |  | 150 | 149
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 149 | 149
Heavy mechanical equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 83 | 84
Depreciation for the year |  | 7 | 8
Disposals |  | (12) | (9)
Impairment |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | 7 | 0
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (1) |
Balance at end of year |  | 84 | 83
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 83 | 83
Furniture, vehicles and equipment [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 63 |
Balance at end of year |  | 61 | 63
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 61 | 63
Furniture, vehicles and equipment [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 244 | 235
Additions |  | 13 | 19
Disposals |  | (17) | (10)
Translation differences |  | 9 | (2)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (7) | 2
Balance at end of year |  | 242 | 244
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 244 | 244
Furniture, vehicles and equipment [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year |  | 181 | 175
Depreciation for the year |  | 14 | 15
Disposals |  | (17) | (8)
Impairment |  | 0 | 0
Translation differences |  | 6 | (1)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment |  | (3) |
Balance at end of year |  | 181 | 181
Depreciated balance at end of year |  | 181 | 181
Plants under construction and spare parts for installations [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | [1] | 879 |
Balance at end of year | [1] | 898 | 879
Depreciated balance at end of year | [1] | 898 | 879
Plants under construction and spare parts for installations [Member] | Gross [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | [1] | 879 | 976
Additions | [1] | (14) | (83)
Disposals | [1] | 0 | 0
Translation differences | [1] | 35 | (14)
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment | [1] | (2) | 0
Balance at end of year | [1] | 898 | 879
Depreciated balance at end of year | [1] | 879 | 879
Plants under construction and spare parts for installations [Member] | Accumulated depreciation [Member] |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |  |
Balance at beginning of year | [1] | 0 | 0
Depreciation for the year | [1] | 0 | 0
Disposals | [1] | 0 | 0
Impairment | [1] | 0 | 0
Translation differences | [1] | 0 | 0
Reclassification from assets held for sale, Property, Plant and Equipment | [1] | 0 |
Balance at end of year | [1] | 0 | 0
Depreciated balance at end of year | [1] | $ 0 | $ 0
[1] | The additions for the year are presented net of items the construction of which were completed and accordingly were recorded in other categories in the “property, plant and equipment” section.

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