Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details)

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COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
 12 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 144 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2012
North america [Member]
Dec. 31, 2012
United States
Dec. 31, 2012
Guarantees of indebtedness owed by third parties
Dec. 31, 2012
Aqua-Chem, Inc. (now know as Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.)
Dec. 31, 1981
Aqua-Chem, Inc. (now know as Cleaver-Brooks, Inc.)
Dec. 31, 2012
Risk Management Programs
Dec. 31, 2011
Risk Management Programs
Loss Contingencies By Nature Of Contingency Line Items                
Low end of range for which insurance coverage for substantially all defense and indemnity costs would be available         10      
High end of range for which insurance coverage for substantially all defense and indemnity costs would be available         15      
Period for which Defense and Indemnity Costs are in Same Range         5      
Guarantees                
Guarantees of indebtedness owed by third parties       $ 671        
Guarantees of indebtedness related to VIEs       294        
Legal Contingencies                
Loss contingency insurance policy purchased           400    
Third Party Number of Pending Active Claims         40,000      
Number of plaintiff insurance companies filing declaratory judgment action against Aqua-Chem, the Company, and defendant insurance companies         5      
Number of insurance companies included as defendants in declaratory judgment requested by plaintiff         16      
Approximate amount of out-of-pocket litigation related expenses demanded as reimbursement by plaintiff         10      
Wisconsin trial court final declaratory judgment of each individual insurer's joint and several liability percentage of plaintiff's losses up to policy limits         100.00%      
Risk Management Programs                
Self-insurance reserves             508 527
Workforce (Unaudited)                
Number of associates 150,900   68,300          
Number of associates covered by collective bargaining agreements   17,900            
Collective bargaining agreements period, low end of range (in years)   3            
Collective bargaining agreements period, high end of range (in years)   5            
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]                
2013 233              
2014 162              
2015 128              
2016 101              
2017 72              
Thereafter 235              
Total minimum operating lease payments $ 931