Financial Information for Subsidiary Guarantors and Non-Guarantors (Details 3) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2011
Results of Operations
Net sales	$ 1,739	$ 1,719
Manufacturing, shipping, and delivery	(1,361)	(1,376)
Gross profit	378	343
Research, engineering, selling, administrative, and other	(166)	(176)
Interest expense	(64)	(76)
Interest income	3	3
Other equity earnings	13	14
Other income	6	7
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	170	115
Provision for income taxes	(44)	(28)
Earnings from continuing operations	126	87
Earnings from discontinued operations	(1)	(1)
Net earnings	125	86
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4)	(4)
Net earnings attributable to the Company	121	82
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	125	86
Other comprehensive income (loss)	123	95
Total comprehensive income	248	181
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(11)	(8)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	237	173
Parent
Results of Operations
Net intercompany interest	5	5
Interest expense	(5)	(5)
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	121	82
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	121	82
Earnings from continuing operations	121	82
Net earnings	121	82
Net earnings attributable to the Company	121	82
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	121	82
Other comprehensive income (loss)	116	91
Total comprehensive income	237	173
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	237	173
Issuer
Results of Operations
Net sales	456	449
Manufacturing, shipping, and delivery	(330)	(364)
Gross profit	126	85
Research, engineering, selling, administrative, and other	(47)	(40)
Net intercompany interest	(5)
Interest expense	(26)	(36)
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	97	22
Other equity earnings	3	2
Other income	4	76
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	152	109
Provision for income taxes	(3)	(4)
Earnings from continuing operations	149	105
Net earnings	149	105
Net earnings attributable to the Company	149	105
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	149	105
Other comprehensive income (loss)		(17)
Total comprehensive income	149	88
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	149	88
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Results of Operations
Research, engineering, selling, administrative, and other	(23)	(17)
Net intercompany interest		(4)
Interest expense		(1)
Equity earnings from subsidiaries		(7)
Other equity earnings		7
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	(23)	(22)
Provision for income taxes	(1)	(4)
Earnings from continuing operations	(24)	(26)
Earnings from discontinued operations		(1)
Net earnings	(24)	(27)
Net earnings attributable to the Company	(24)	(27)
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	(24)	(27)
Total comprehensive income	(24)	(27)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	(24)	(27)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Results of Operations
Net sales	1,283	1,296
Manufacturing, shipping, and delivery	(1,031)	(1,110)
Gross profit	252	186
Research, engineering, selling, administrative, and other	(96)	(120)
Net intercompany interest		(1)
Interest expense	(33)	(34)
Interest income	3	3
Other equity earnings	10	4
Other income	2	2
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	138	40
Provision for income taxes	(40)	(20)
Earnings from continuing operations	98	20
Earnings from discontinued operations	(1)
Net earnings	97	20
Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interests	(4)	(4)
Net earnings attributable to the Company	93	16
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	97	20
Other comprehensive income (loss)	99	91
Total comprehensive income	196	111
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	11	(8)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	185	103
Eliminations
Results of Operations
Net sales		(26)
Manufacturing, shipping, and delivery		98
Gross profit		72
Research, engineering, selling, administrative, and other		1
Equity earnings from subsidiaries	(218)	(97)
Other equity earnings		1
Other income		(71)
Earnings from continuing operations before income taxes	(218)	(94)
Earnings from continuing operations	(218)	(94)
Net earnings	(218)	(94)
Net earnings attributable to the Company	(218)	(94)
Comprehensive Income
Net earnings	(218)	(94)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(92)	(70)
Total comprehensive income	(310)	(164)
Comprehensive income attributable to the Company	$ (310)	$ (164)