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ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS (Details)

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ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 24 Months Ended 36 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2010
Levels
Aug. 31, 2007
Dec. 31, 2006
Years
Sep. 30, 2011
Segments
Years
Positions
Sites
Statements
Extensions
Companies
MetricTonnes
Amounts
Days
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Companies
Dec. 31, 2008
Sites
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2009
Lawsuits
Companies
Oct. 31, 2010
Phases
Sep. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS                        
Capital expenditures for EHS matters       $ 55,000,000             $ 47,000,000  
Number of former facilities or third party sites with claims against the entity for cleanup liabilities       10                
Number of former facilities or third party sites with claims against the entity for cleanup liabilities operated by predecessor companies       1                
Number of predecessor companies       1                
Number of PRPs           3     3      
Number of phases of remedial approach                   2    
Number of limited areas that involve groundwater extraction and treatment       1                
Liability related to estimated environmental remediation costs                       30,000,000
Number of tolling agreement extensions       3                
Approximate unreimbursed response costs incurred and paid by EPA   2,800,000                    
Accrued environmental liabilities       38,000,000 48,000,000              
Accrued environmental liabilities, classified as accrued liabilities       3,000,000 13,000,000              
Accrued environmental liabilities, classified as other noncurrent liabilities       35,000,000 35,000,000              
Maximum period for payment of remediation liabilities (in years)       30                
Period over which Registration, Evaluation and Authorization of Chemicals (REACH) program is phased (in years)     11                  
Minimum quantity of chemical substances and isolated intermediates, companies can manufacture in or import into the EEA per year which will require registration (in metric tonnes)       1                
Total long-term cost for REACH compliance         9,000,000 3,000,000 2,000,000          
Number of sites with "High Risk" facilities             4          
Number of sites elevated to a high security risk tier after security vulnerability assessments       1                
Number of sites determined to be at a lower security risk tier after security vulnerability assessments       3                
Estimated cost of security upgrades, low end of range               8,000,000        
Estimated cost of security upgrades, high end of range               10,000,000        
Amount spent on security upgrades       2,000,000                
Number of MTBE lawsuits for which company has been named as a defendant                 18      
Maximum payments made to government officials in India       $ 11,000                
Risk rankings: number of levels lowered by the DHS 1