Debt (Details 1) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | ||||||||||||
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | $ 10,404 | $ 10,256 | ||||||||||||
| Less: Current maturities | 101 | 152 | ||||||||||||
| Debt, net of current portion | 10,303 | 10,104 | ||||||||||||
First Lien Notes | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 5,892 | [1] | 4,691 | [1] | ||||||||||
2017 First Lien Notes | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 1,200 | 1,200 | ||||||||||||
2019 First Lien Notes | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 400 | 400 | ||||||||||||
2020 First Lien Notes | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 1,092 | 1,091 | ||||||||||||
2021 First Lien Notes | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 2,000 | 2,000 | ||||||||||||
2023 First Lien Notes | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 1,200 | [2] | [2] | |||||||||||
| Rate on senior secured notes | 7.875% | |||||||||||||
Project financing, notes payable and other | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 1,658 | [3],[4] | 1,922 | [3],[4] | ||||||||||
Term Loan | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 1,650 | [3],[5] | [3],[5] | |||||||||||
NDH Project Debt | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | [5] | 1,258 | [5] | |||||||||||
First Lien Credit Facility | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | [1] | 1,184 | [1] | |||||||||||
CCFC Notes | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | 970 | 965 | ||||||||||||
Capital lease obligations | ||||||||||||||
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||
| Debt instrument amount | $ 234 | $ 236 | ||||||||||||
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