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Supplemental Balance Sheet Information (Details 1) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Mar. 31, 2014
Asset Retirement Obligation, Roll Forward Analysis [Roll Forward]    
Beginning balance $ 123us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation $ 132us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation
Accretion expense 2us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense 2us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationAccretionExpense
Liabilities incurred 0us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred 0us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesIncurred
Changes in estimated cash flows 0us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate (10)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationRevisionOfEstimate [1]
Liabilities settled 0us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled (2)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationLiabilitiesSettled
Foreign currency translation (3)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationForeignCurrencyTranslation (2)us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligationForeignCurrencyTranslation
Ending balance $ 122us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation $ 120us-gaap_AssetRetirementObligation
[1] Changes in estimated cash flows for the three months ended March 31, 2014 included changes in estimates primarily for our gypsum quarry and ship loading facility in Windsor, Nova Scotia, Canada, which we permanently closed during the third quarter of 2011, and our mining operation in Little Narrows, Nova Scotia, Canada as a result of receiving regulatory approval of a revised reclamation plan in 2014.