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Debt (Short Term Debt Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Nov. 30, 2009
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
Short-term debt $ 8,052,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations $ 7,173,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations    
4 percent Convertible Senior Notes        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
Stated interest rate 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Subsidiaries        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
Short-term debt 8,020,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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7,037,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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Accounts receivable facility | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
Average outstanding amount 473,000,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtAverageOutstandingAmount
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Interest rate during period 0.80%us-gaap_ShortTermDebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
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Maximum month-end outstanding amount 550,000,000us-gaap_ShorttermDebtMaximumMonthendOutstandingAmount
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Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity 550,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity
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Extension period 364 days      
Collateral amount 662,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentCollateralAmount
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Accounts receivable facility | Subsidiaries | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
Short-term debt 548,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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[1] 430,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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[1]    
Convertible debt | 4 percent Convertible Senior Notes        
Short-term Debt [Line Items]        
Short-term debt $ 32,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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$ 136,000,000us-gaap_DebtAndCapitalLeaseObligations
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Stated interest rate 4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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[1] $946 and $2 were available under our ABL facility and accounts receivable securitization facility, respectively, at December 31, 2014. The ABL facility availability is reflected net of $50 of letters of credit. At December 31, 2014, the interest rates applicable to our ABL facility and accounts receivable securitization facility were 2.2 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively.