The amount that will be recognized through the income statement (as well as the impact on the other financial statements) as part of highly inflationary accounting.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 830
-SubTopic 30
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6897108&loc=SL6897125-166521

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Foreign Currency - Devaluation (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) VEB / $	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) VEB / $	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Feb. 13, 2013 VEB / $	Feb. 12, 2013 VEB / $
Impact of Foreign Currency Devaluation [Line Items]
Currency Devaluation and Related Charges		$ 85	$ 245	$ 100
Angola, Kwanza
Impact of Foreign Currency Devaluation [Line Items]
Currency Devaluation and Related Charges		39
Net Monetary Asset Position		144
Venezuelan Bolivar
Impact of Foreign Currency Devaluation [Line Items]
Currency Devaluation and Related Charges	$ 245	26
Currency devaluation expense			$ 245	$ 100
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation \| VEB / $					6.3	4.3
Argentina, Pesos
Impact of Foreign Currency Devaluation [Line Items]
Currency Devaluation and Related Charges		11
Net Monetary Asset Position		42
Kazakhstan, Tenge
Impact of Foreign Currency Devaluation [Line Items]
Currency Devaluation and Related Charges		$ 9
SICAD II [Member] \| Venezuelan Bolivar
Impact of Foreign Currency Devaluation [Line Items]
Foreign Currency Exchange Rate, Translation \| VEB / $	50		50