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| Network: | 154104 - Statement - Statement of Changes in Equity, Treasury Stock (http://www.abc.com/role/StatementOfChangesInEquityTreasuryStock) |
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| Network: | 154105 - Statement - Statement of Changes in Equity, Retained Earnings (http://www.abc.com/role/StatementOfChangesInEquityRetainedEarnings) |
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| Network: | 154107 - Statement - Statement of Changes in Equity, Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest (http://www.abc.com/role/StatementOfChangesInEquityStockholdersEquityAttributableToNoncontrollingInterest) |
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| Network: | 207301 - Disclosure - Note A. Accounting Policies (http://www.abc.com/role/AccountingPolicies) |
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| us-gaap:RevenueRecognitionPolicyTextBlock | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2010-01-01/2010-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | Nulla facilisi. Aliquam viverra risus vitae ante. Sed rhoncus mi in wisi. |
| Network: | 207401 - Disclosure - Note B. Property, Plant and Equipment Policies (http://www.abc.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentPolicies) |
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| Network: | 301000 - Disclosure - Note C. Inventory, By Component (http://www.abc.com/role/InventoryByComponent) |
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| Network: | 305000 - Disclosure - Note D. Property, Plant and Equipment Detail (http://www.abc.com/role/PropertyPlantAndEquipmentDetail) |
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| Network: | 306000 - Disclosure - Note E. Maturities of Long-term Debt (http://www.abc.com/role/MaturitiesOfLongTermDebt) |
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| Table: | Schedule of Long-term Debt Components [Table] (abc:ScheduleOfLongTermDebtComponentsTable) |
| brm:ConceptMeasure | brm:ReportingEntityMeasure | brm:CalendarTimeMeasure | us-gaap:CreationDateAxis | dei:LegalEntityAxis | FactValue | brm:Units | brm:Rounding |
| us-gaap:DebtCurrent | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2010-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | 22000000 | iso4217:USD | -3 |
| us-gaap:DebtCurrent | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2009-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | 22000000 | iso4217:USD | -3 |
| us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2010-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | 19000000 | iso4217:USD | -3 |
| us-gaap:LongTermDebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2009-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | 19000000 | iso4217:USD | -3 |
| us-gaap:LongTermDebt | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2010-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | 41000000 | iso4217:USD | -3 |
| us-gaap:LongTermDebt | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2009-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | 41000000 | iso4217:USD | -3 |
| Network: | 306020 - Disclosure - Note G. Part 1. Commitments (http://www.abc.com/role/Commitments) |
| Table: | Commitments [Table] (abc:CommitmentsTable) |
| brm:ConceptMeasure | brm:ReportingEntityMeasure | brm:CalendarTimeMeasure | us-gaap:CreationDateAxis | dei:LegalEntityAxis | FactValue | brm:Units | brm:Rounding |
| us-gaap:CommitmentsDisclosureTextBlock | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2010-01-01/2010-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | Sed elementum feugiat augue. Nam non tortor non leo porta bibendum. Morbi eu pede. Nulla sit amet nibh. Proin elit sem, ornare non, ullamcorper vel, sollicitudin a, lacus. Mauris tincidunt cursus est. |
| Network: | 306030 - Disclosure - Note G. Part 2. Contingencies (http://www.abc.com/role/Contingencies) |
| Table: | Loss Contingencies [Table] (us-gaap:LossContingenciesTable) |
| brm:ConceptMeasure | brm:ReportingEntityMeasure | brm:CalendarTimeMeasure | us-gaap:CreationDateAxis | dei:LegalEntityAxis | us-gaap:LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis | FactValue | brm:Units | brm:Rounding |
| us-gaap:LossContingencyDisclosures | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2010-01-01/2010-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | us-gaap:PendingOrThreatenedLitigationMember | Proin elit sem, ornare non, ullamcorper vel, sollicitudin a, lacus. Mauris tincidunt cursus est. Nam non tortor non leo porta bibendum. Morbi eu pede. Nulla sit amet nibh. Sed elementum feugiat augue. Proin elit sem, ornare non, ullamcorper vel, sollicitudin a, lacus. Mauris tincidunt cursus est. Nulla sit amet nibh. Sed elementum feugiat augue. Nam non tortor non leo porta bibendum. Morbi eu pede. | ||
| us-gaap:LossContingencyDisclosures | 0000000001 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 2010-01-01/2010-12-31 | abc:AsReportedFebruary122011Member | dei:EntityDomain | us-gaap:DamageFromFireExplosionOrOtherHazardMember | Nulla sit amet nibh. Sed elementum feugiat augue. Nam non tortor non leo porta bibendum. Morbi eu pede. Proin elit sem, ornare non, ullamcorper vel, sollicitudin a, lacus. Mauris tincidunt cursus est. Nulla sit amet nibh. Sed elementum feugiat augue. Nam non tortor non leo porta bibendum. Morbi eu pede. Mauris tincidunt cursus est. Proin elit sem, ornare non, ullamcorper vel, sollicitudin a, lacus. |
| Network: | 307000 - Disclosure - Note G. Part 3. Loss Contingency Accrual (http://www.abc.com/role/LossContingencyAccrual) |
| Table: | Loss Contingency Accrual [Table] (abc:LossContingencyAccrualTable) |
| Network: | 308000 - Disclosure - Note H. Nonmonetary Transactions (http://www.abc.com/role/NonmonetaryTransactions) |
| Table: | Nonmonetary Transaction, by Type [Table] (us-gaap:NonmonetaryTransactionByTypeTable) |
| Network: | 309010 - Disclosure - Note I. Business Segments (http://www.abc.com/role/BusinessSegments) |
| Table: | Business Segment Information [Table] (abc:BusinessSegmentInformationTable) |
| Network: | 309020 - Disclosure - Note I. Geographic Areas (http://www.abc.com/role/GeographicAreas) |
| Table: | Revenues by Geographic Area [Table] (abc:RevenuesByGeographicAreaTable) |