Registration of securities issued in business combination transactions

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)
Share data in Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2011
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2010
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Accepted and tendered cases
USD ($)
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2011
Accepted and tendered cases
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2010
Accepted and tendered cases
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2012
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2011
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2010
Accepted cases not subject to indemnification
USD ($)
lawsuit
Dec. 31, 2012
Product Delivery Claim
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2012
Product Delivery Claim
EUR (€)
Dec. 31, 2012
Antitrust matters - Purported Class Action Civil Cases
lawsuit
Jul. 03, 2012
Indemnification Matter
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES                          
Minimum contracts period which require minimum volume purchases 1 year                        
Purchase commitments:                          
2013 $ 1,138,000,000                        
2014 435,000,000                        
2015 237,000,000                        
2016 59,000,000                        
2017 59,000,000                        
Thereafter 30,000,000                        
Total 1,958,000,000                        
Operating Leases                          
Rent expense 79,000,000 83,000,000 62,000,000                    
Sublease rentals 4,000,000 4,000,000 4,000,000                    
Minimum sublease rentals 57,000,000                        
Future minimum payments                          
2013 79,000,000                        
2014 68,000,000                        
2015 53,000,000                        
2016 45,000,000                        
2017 40,000,000                        
Thereafter 60,000,000                        
Total 345,000,000                        
LEGAL MATTERS                          
Experience with tendering cases       19 years                  
Information about the cases                          
Unresolved at beginning of period (number of cases)       1,080 1,116 1,138 36 37 39        
Tendered during period       3 10 24              
Filed during period             21 11 5        
Resolved during period       3 46 46 7 12 7        
Unresolved at end of period (number of cases)       1,080 1,080 1,116 50 36 37        
Payment of gross settlement costs             559,000 584,000 201,000        
Accrued liability relating to the cases       10,000,000                  
Receivable relating to indemnity protection of the cases       10,000,000                  
Number of purported class action cases filed                       2  
Amount of claims of customer                   202,000,000 153,000,000    
Amount of insurance available for claims in excess of specified amount                   10,000,000      
Aggregate amount of current claims                   149,000,000 113,000,000    
Minimum range of possible loss                     0    
Maximum range of possible loss                     € 113,000,000    
Common stock loss due to Banks' misrepresentations (in shares)                         19