Segment Information (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012 segment	Mar. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information
Number of reportable segments	4
Net sales:
Net sales	$ 1,739	$ 1,719
Items excluded from Segment Operating Profit:
Retained corporate costs and other	(29)	(12)
Restructuring and asset impairment		(8)
Interest income	3	3
Interest expense	(64)	(76)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	170	115
Change in Pension Allocation
Items excluded from Segment Operating Profit:
Retained corporate costs and other		1
As Originally Reported
Items excluded from Segment Operating Profit:
Retained corporate costs and other		(13)
As Adjusted
Items excluded from Segment Operating Profit:
Retained corporate costs and other		(12)
Reportable Segment Totals
Net sales:
Net sales	1,721	1,692
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit	260	208
Reportable Segment Totals | Change in Pension Allocation
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		(1)
Reportable Segment Totals | Change in Accounting Method for Inventory
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		10
Reportable Segment Totals | As Originally Reported
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		199
Reportable Segment Totals | As Adjusted
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		208
Europe
Net sales:
Net sales	705	698
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit	108	76
Europe | Change in Pension Allocation
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		5
Europe | As Originally Reported
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		71
Europe | As Adjusted
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		76
North America
Net sales:
Net sales	482	463
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit	78	63
North America | Change in Pension Allocation
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		(6)
North America | Change in Accounting Method for Inventory
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		10
North America | As Originally Reported
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		59
North America | As Adjusted
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		63
South America
Net sales:
Net sales	277	269
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit	38	45
South America | As Originally Reported
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		45
South America | As Adjusted
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		45
Asia Pacific
Net sales:
Net sales	257	262
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit	36	24
Asia Pacific | As Originally Reported
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		24
Asia Pacific | As Adjusted
Segment Operating Profit:
Segment Operating Profit		24
Other
Net sales:
Net sales	$ 18	$ 27