Other Financial Data (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Other Financial Data [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Income (Expense)

Other income (expense) consists of the following (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30					Nine months ended September 30
	2017			2016		2017			2016
Foreign currency remeasurement gain (loss)	$	(20	)	$	3	$	(32	)	$	(14	)
Gain (loss) on disposal of business	—			—		(2		)	41
Equity earnings	2			4		11			7
Gain (loss) on financial instruments	16			3		6			(7		)
Other	(3		)	—		(3		)	—
Total	$	(5	)	$	10	$	(20	)	$	27

Schedule of Allowance for Doubtful Accounts

An analysis of the allowance for doubtful accounts is as follows (in millions):

	Three months ended September 30						Nine months ended September 30
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Balance at beginning of period	$	59		$	64		$	56		$	58
Provision charged to Other general expenses	5			4			16			15
Accounts written off, net of recoveries	—			(5		)	(10		)	(11		)
Foreign currency translation	(5		)	—			(3		)	1
Balance at end of period	$	59		$	63		$	59		$	63

Schedule of Other Current Assets

The components of Other current assets are as follows (in millions):

As of	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Taxes receivable	$	208	$	100
Prepaid expenses	158		102
Receivables from the Divested Business (1)	124		—
Other	28		45
Total	$	518	$	247

(1) Refer to Note 3 “Discontinued Operations” for additional information.

Schedule of Other Non-current Assets

The components of Other non-current assets are as follows (in millions):

As of	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Investments	$	44	$	119
Taxes receivable	88		82
Other	166		159
Total	$	298	$	360

Schedule of Other Current Liabilities

The components of Other current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

As of	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Deferred revenue	$	331	$	199
Taxes payable (1)	537		77
Other	421		380
Total	$	1,289	$	656

(1) Includes accrued taxes payable related to the gain on sale of the Divested Business.

Schedule of Other Non-current Liabilities

The components of Other non-current liabilities are as follows (in millions):

As of	September 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
Taxes payable	$	333	$	288
Deferred revenue	45		49
Leases	145		136
Compensation and benefits	61		56
Other	262		190
Total	$	846	$	719