Other (Income) Expense (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	2 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013 VEF	Feb. 12, 2013 VEF	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 Second Lien Term Loan Facility Due 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2012 10.5% Notes due 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2013 Chemical USD ($)
Other (Income) and Expense
Net foreign currency exchange (gain) losses			$ (2)	$ 3	$ 116	$ 20
Financing fees and financial instruments			14	14	41	143	24	86
Royalty income			(10)	(10)	(39)	(29)			(8)
Interest income			(6)	(4)	(18)	(12)
General and product liability - discontinued products			4	3	12	5
Net (gains) losses on asset sales			(3)	(5)	(6)	(22)
Miscellaneous			3	(2)	6	23
Other Expense			0	1	(112)	(128)
Other (Income) Expense (Textuals)
Net foreign currency exchange (gain) losses			(2)	3	116	20
Remeasurement Loss On Net Monetary Assets Devaluation					115	0
Venezuelan Official Exchange Rate	6.3	4.3
Venezuela subsidy receivable					13
Financing fees and financial instruments			14	14	41	143	24	86
Redemption of aggregate principal amount of senior notes								650
Interest on Notes								10.50%
Cash premium paid on redemption of Long-term debt								59
Write-off Deferred Financing Costs								27
Royalty income			(10)	(10)	(39)	(29)			(8)
Net (gains) losses on asset sales			(3)	(5)	(6)	(22)
Other Expense Additional (Textuals) [Abstract]
EMEA Labor Claims					$ 6	$ 20