Income Taxes (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes Policies [Abstract]

Unremitted Earnings In Foreign Investment Policy [Text Block]

The Company's share of the undistributed earnings of foreign subsidiaries not included in its consolidated federal income tax return that could be subject to additional income taxes if remitted was approximately $3.25 billion at December 31, 2011 and $3.20billion at December 31, 2010. No provision has been recorded for the U.S. or foreign taxes that could result from the remittance of such undistributed earnings since the Company intends to distribute only the portion of such earnings which would be offset by U.S. foreign tax credits or remitted in a tax-free transaction, and intends to reinvest the remainder outside the U.S. indefinitely. The determination of the amount of unrecognized U.S. federal deferred income tax liability for undistributed earnings is not practicable.