Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS (Details)

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ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS (Details) (USD $)
 1 Months Ended 6 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2010
Nov. 30, 2008
Aug. 31, 2007
Dec. 31, 2006
Jun. 30, 2011
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2011
Dec. 31, 2010
Dec. 31, 2009
Dec. 31, 2008
Oct. 31, 2010
Jun. 30, 2010
Sep. 30, 2009
ENVIRONMENTAL, HEALTH AND SAFETY MATTERS                          
Capital expenditures for EHS matters         $ 34,000,000             $ 24,000,000  
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        
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
Approximate unreimbursed response costs incurred and paid by EPA     2,800,000                    
Accrued environmental liabilities         41,000,000     48,000,000          
Accrued environmental liabilities, classified as accrued liabilities         4,000,000     13,000,000          
Accrued environmental liabilities, classified as other noncurrent liabilities         37,000,000     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         1                
Number of substances not meeting pre-registration compliance requirements   2                      
Number of pre-registrations for substances intended to be registered   1,850                      
Number of substances registered 2                        
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