COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $) |
9 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended | |||||||
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Sep. 30, 2011
Asbestos Litigation
Years
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Sep. 30, 2011
Accepted and tendered cases
Lawsuits
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Sep. 30, 2010
Accepted and tendered cases
Lawsuits
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Sep. 30, 2011
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
Lawsuits
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Sep. 30, 2010
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
Lawsuits
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Jun. 30, 2011
Antitrust matters - Direct action cases
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Sep. 30, 2011
Antitrust matters - Direct action cases
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Jun. 30, 2010
Port Arthur Plant Fire Insurance Litigation Settlement
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Sep. 30, 2011
Port Arthur Plant Fire Insurance Litigation Settlement
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Dec. 31, 2009
Port Arthur Plant Fire Insurance Litigation Settlement
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Dec. 31, 2009
Port Arthur Plant Fire Insurance Litigation Settlement
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May 14, 2010
Port Arthur Plant Fire Insurance Litigation Settlement
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Apr. 29, 2006
Port Arthur Plant Fire Insurance Litigation Settlement
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| LEGAL MATTERS | |||||||||||||
| Experience with tendering cases (in years) | 17 | ||||||||||||
| Information about the cases | |||||||||||||
| Unresolved at beginning of period (number of cases) | 1,116 | 1,138 | 37 | 39 | |||||||||
| Tendered during period (number of cases) | 10 | 23 | |||||||||||
| Filed during the period (number of cases) | 9 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Resolved during period (number of cases) | 21 | 8 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Unresolved at end of period (number of cases) | 1,083 | 1,140 | 38 | 40 | |||||||||
| Accrued liability relating to the cases | $ 13,000,000 | $ 458,000 | |||||||||||
| Receivable relating to indemnity protection of the cases | 13,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Payment of gross settlement costs | 442,000 | 200,000 | |||||||||||
| Number of cases in which entity is named as a defendant | 1,083 | 1,140 | 38 | 40 | |||||||||
| Settlement agreement payment made into an escrow fund | 11,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Additional settlement agreement payment to be made within one year after initial payment | 11,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Additional settlement agreement payment to be made within two years of initial payment | 11,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Combined deductible for property damage and business interruption insurance | 60,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Payment of deductible on the claim | 60,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Proceeds from reinsurers | 365,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Remainder amount of settlement agreement with the reinsurers | 110,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Gain on discontinuing operation | 110,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Net borrowings (repayments) under senior secured credit facilities | (110,000,000) | ||||||||||||
| Repayment of senior secured debt, portion classified in investing activities | 34,000,000 | ||||||||||||
| Repayment of senior secured debt, portion classified in operating activities | $ 76,000,000 | ||||||||||||
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- Definition Represents the additional settlement agreement payment that is to be made within one year after the initial payment.
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- Definition The number of claims tendered to prior owners.
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- Definition Represents the amount of consideration to which the reinsurers agreed to pay in a settlement agreement that resolved the legal matter.
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- Definition Represents the next additional settlement agreement payment that is to be made within two years of the initial payment.
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- Definition Represents the number of years of experience of the entity with tendering cases.
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- Definition Proceeds from/or repayments of senior secured credit facilities, such loans raised could be for a period within one year or beyond it.
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- Definition Represents proceeds from reinsurers during the current period.
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- Definition Represents repayments of senior secured credit facilities of the portion classified as cash flows from investing activities.
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- Definition Represents repayments of senior secured credit facilities of the portion classified as cash flows from operating activities.
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- Definition Represents the settlement agreement payment made into an escrow fund.
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- Definition Gain (loss) after tax expense or benefit, not previously recognized and resulting from the sale of a business component, which is recognized at the date of sale. A gain (loss) reflects the amount by which the consideration received exceeds (is exceeded by) the net carrying amount (reflecting previous provisions for loss on disposal, if any) of the disposal group. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Total amount of payments made during the reporting period to settle insured claims and pay costs incurred in the claims settlement process. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Liability as of the balance sheet date for amounts representing estimated cost of settling unpaid claims under the terms of the underlying insurance policies, less estimated reinsurance recoveries on such claims. This includes an estimate for claims which have been incurred but not reported. Claim adjustment expenses represent the costs estimated to be incurred in the settlement of unpaid claims. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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- Definition The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the combined total of loss contingency liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The payments made in the period which reduced loss contingency liabilities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The number of claims settled and dismissed during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The total number of new claims filed pertaining to a loss contingency during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The total amount of pending claims pertaining to a loss contingency accrual as of the balance sheet date. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of a recorded receivable related to a loss contingency accrual. For example, an insurance recovery receivable to the extent that the insurance recovery is probable and does not exceed the amount of the loss previously recognized in the financial statements. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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