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Contingencies (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2011
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Dec. 31, 2011
Sep. 30, 2012
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Dec. 31, 1993
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs        
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958     $ 40,000,000  
Approximate plaintiffs and claimants (in number of litigants)     4,500  
Approximate number of claims likely to be asserted in the future     350  
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date     389,000  
Average indemnity payment per claim     8,200  
Deferred amounts payable   18,000,000 27,000,000  
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2011 before insurance recoveries   4,000,000,000   975,000,000
Total amount awarded by jury against defendants 90,000,000      
Number of defendants 4      
Compensatory damages assessed against defendants 10,000,000      
Punitive damages assessed against the Company 40,000,000      
Asbestos related charges   $ 165,000,000    
Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum
       
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs        
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage   71.00%    
Damages of $15 million or less
       
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs        
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage   27.00%    
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million
       
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs        
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage   2.00%    
Damages of $100 million or greater but less than $122 million
       
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs        
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, fewer than percentage   1.00%