|**Allowance for Doubtful Accounts (Tables)**   | 12 Months Ended                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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|**Allowance for Doubtful Accounts [Abstract]** |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
|Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts | Changes in the allowance for doubtful accounts were as follows:Year Ended December 31,201220112010(millions)Balance, Beginning of Period$9$27$31ChangesChanges in Ecuador Receivable, Net(1)—(19)(6)Other Changes112Net Changes1(18)(4)Balance, End of Period$10$9$27(1)During 2011, recovery of approximately$19 millionfor outstanding receivables was included in the final terms of our agreement to transfer our assets and the associated electricity concession and PSC to the Ecuadorian government. SeeNote 3.  Acquisitions and Divestitures.
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|(1)                                            | During 2011, recovery of approximately$19 millionfor outstanding receivables was included in the final terms of our agreement to transfer our assets and the associated electricity concession and PSC to the Ecuadorian government. SeeNote 3.  Acquisitions and Divestitures.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

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