Goodwill And Other Intangible Assets (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Goodwill, Balance at December 31, 2010			$ 7,000,000,000
Goodwill, Balance at June 30, 2011	7,100,000,000		7,000,000,000
Total, Gross	392,000,000		400,000,000
Total, Accumulated Amortization	141,000,000		221,000,000
Total, Net	251,000,000		179,000,000
Estimated Current Year Amortization Expense	14,000,000
Future Amortization Expense	15,000,000
Telecommunications [Member]
Goodwill, Balance at December 31, 2010	118,000,000
Acquired goodwill	91,000,000	[1]
Goodwill, Balance at June 30, 2011	209,000,000
Accumulated impairment losses	6,500,000,000		6,500,000,000
Display Technologies [Member]
Goodwill, Balance at December 31, 2010			9,000,000
Goodwill, Balance at June 30, 2011	9,000,000		9,000,000
Specialty Materials [Member]
Goodwill, Balance at December 31, 2010			150,000,000
Goodwill, Balance at June 30, 2011	150,000,000		150,000,000
Life Sciences [Member]
Goodwill, Balance at December 31, 2010	260,000,000
Foreign currency translation adjustment	4,000,000
Goodwill, Balance at June 30, 2011	264,000,000
Goodwill, Total [Member]
Goodwill, Balance at December 31, 2010	537,000,000
Acquired goodwill	91,000,000	[1]
Foreign currency translation adjustment	4,000,000
Goodwill, Balance at June 30, 2011	632,000,000
Patents, Trademarks, and Trade Names [Member]
Total, Gross	229,000,000	[2]	205,000,000	[2]
Total, Accumulated Amortization	129,000,000	[2]	124,000,000	[2]
Total, Net	100,000,000	[2]	81,000,000	[2]
Non-Competition Agreements [Member]
Total, Gross			97,000,000	[3]
Total, Accumulated Amortization			94,000,000	[3]
Total, Net			3,000,000	[3]
Other Intangible Assets [Member]
Total, Gross	163,000,000	[2]	98,000,000	[2]
Total, Accumulated Amortization	12,000,000	[2]	3,000,000	[2]
Total, Net	$ 151,000,000	[2]	$ 95,000,000	[2]

[1] The Company recorded goodwill associated with a small acquisition completed in the first quarter of 2011.

[2] The Company recorded identifiable intangible assets associated with a small acquisition completed in the first quarter of 2011.

[3] Certain intangible assets were fully amortized as of June 30, 2011.