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Sum of the carrying values as of the balance sheet date of all debt, including all short-term borrowings, long-term debt, and capital lease obligations.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount of long-term debt and capital leases due within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Debt Debt Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions							12 Months Ended
Debt Debt Outstanding (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 20, 2016	Sep. 15, 2016	Nov. 19, 2015	Mar. 10, 2015	Mar. 03, 2014	Feb. 14, 2013	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Capital leases and other							$ 42	$ 77
Total debt							3,971	4,008
Less: current portion							(12)	(52)
Long-term debt							3,959	3,956
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 3.15% Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 646	645
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			3.15%				3.15%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Nov. 19, 2020				Nov. 19, 2020
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 3	4
Unamortized discount							1	1
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 5.00% Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 0	791
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						5.00%	5.00%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date						Feb. 15, 2023	Feb. 15, 2023
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 0	9
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 4.150% Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 694	693
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.15%		4.15%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date					Mar. 15, 2024		Mar. 15, 2024
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 4	5
Unamortized discount							2	2
Senior Notes \| Euro-Denominated Senior Notes, 1.500% Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 729	757
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				1.50%			1.50%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date				Mar. 10, 2025			Mar. 10, 2025
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 4	5
Unamortized discount							3	3
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 4.25% Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 646	646
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.25%				4.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Jan. 15, 2026				Jan. 15, 2026
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 4	4
Senior Notes \| Euro-denominated Senior Notes, 1.600% Due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 521	0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.60%					1.60%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Sep. 15, 2028					Sep. 15, 2028
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 4
Unamortized discount							1
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 4.400% Due 2046
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 295	0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.40%						4.40%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Oct. 01, 2046						Oct. 01, 2046
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 3
Unamortized discount							2
Loans Payable \| Tranche A Term Loan, Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt							$ 398	399
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date							Dec. 31, 2021
Unamortized debt issuance costs							$ 2	$ 1