Commitments and Contingencies (Details 6)
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12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2012
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Product Liability - Filters
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Product Liability Litigation | |
Number of customers who obtained an order in the French Courts against SAS 3M Purification | 1 |
Number of customers who filed a lawsuit against 3M Deutshland GmbH | 1 |
Number of other customers the Company has resolved claims with | 2 |
Product Liability Litigation - EDF
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Product Liability Litigation | |
Number of lawsuits filed | 1 |
Estimated time commercial court may take to render decision, low end of range | 6 months |
Estimated time commercial court may take to render decision, high end of range | 1 year |