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The total cost of the acquired entity including the cash paid to shareholders of acquired entities, fair value of debt and equity securities issued to shareholders of acquired entities, the fair value of the liabilities assumed, and direct costs of the acquisition.

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Percentage of voting equity interests acquired in the business combination.

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Pretax adjustment to an amount previously reported in discontinued operations that is directly related to the disposal of the component in a prior period. Examples of circumstances leading to such adjustments include the resolution of contingencies relating to the terms of the disposal transaction or relating to the operations of the component prior to its disposal, and the settlement of certain employee benefit plan obligations.

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After tax income (loss) from operations of a business component (exclusive of any gain (loss) on disposal, or provision therefore) during the reporting period, until its disposal.

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Acquisitions, Divestitures And Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011 Certain Other Rubber Chemicals Businesses [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Primary Accelerators [Member]	Apr. 20, 2010 Integrated Nylon [Member]	Jun. 30, 2010 Integrated Nylon [Member]	Mar. 31, 2011 Novomatrix [Member]	Apr. 30, 2010 Novomatrix [Member]	Jun. 01, 2010 Vistasolar [Member]
Percentage of shares purchased								100.00%	100.00%
Purchase consideration for acquisition of business								$ 72	$ 294
Receipt of preliminary working capital adjustment							1
Purchase consideration for incremental working capital acquired									3
Acquisition related costs including legal and accounting fees	3	7
Gain in other operating expense (income), net recognized in divestiture			17
Discontinued operations costs				38
Impairment of long-lived assets				6
Payment for settlement of outstanding matters					17
Payment to settle liabilities					4
Prior period gain (loss) adjustment on disposals						$ 17