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Amount of assets pledged to secure a debt instrument.

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Period remaining on line of credit facility before it terminates, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Short-Term and Long-Term Borrowings (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	36 Months Ended
Short-Term and Long-Term Borrowings (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 22, 2019	Mar. 22, 2016 USD ($) yr borrowings	Feb. 03, 2016 USD ($)
Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity				$ 1,000
Portion of outstanding borrowing amounts required as collateral				105.00%
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Accounts and Notes Receivable [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, amount pledged as collateral	$ 1,050
Repurchase Agreements [Member] \| Short-term Debt [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, outstanding borrowings, current	1,000
Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, maximum borrowing capacity			$ 4,500
Number of borrowings permitted \| borrowings			7
Period from closing date for allowed borrowings \| yr			1
Line of Credit Facility, remaining borrowing capacity	4,000
Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member] \| Long-term Debt [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, outstanding borrowings, noncurrent	$ 500
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Repurchase Agreements [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Federal Funds Effective Rate [Member] \| Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Minimum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.75%
Minimum [Member] \| Margin [Member] \| Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.00%
Maximum [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.25%
Maximum [Member] \| Margin [Member] \| Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.25%
Scenario, Forecast [Member] \| Term Loan Facility due 2019 [Member]
Schedule of Debt [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, expiration period		3 years