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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, excluding oil and gas property and timber property.

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The amount recovered from insurance. These recoveries reduce costs and losses that are reported as a separate line item under operating expenses.

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The excess of the (1) fair value of consideration transferred to the holders of a security in excess of (2) the carrying amount of the security reported on the registrant's balance sheet, which will be deducted from net earnings to derive net earnings available to common shareholders. This amount is generally an adjustment considered in the computation of earnings per share.

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Other (Income) Expense - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Other (Income) Expense - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2017 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2016 EUR (€)
Other (Income) Expense [Line Items]
Redemption premium	$ 25,000,000	$ 44,000,000	$ 25,000,000	$ 53,000,000
Insurance recoveries		4,000,000		4,000,000
Benefit from change in probable insurance recovery assumptions		10,000,000		10,000,000
Luxembourg Plant Site
Other (Income) Expense [Line Items]
Gain on sale of assets	6,000,000		6,000,000
Senior Notes \| 7% due 2022
Other (Income) Expense [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 700,000,000		$ 700,000,000		$ 700,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	7.00%		7.00%		7.00%
Senior Notes \| 6.5% due 2021
Other (Income) Expense [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 900,000,000		$ 900,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		6.50%		6.50%
Euro Notes \| 6.75% due 2019
Other (Income) Expense [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount \| €						€ 250,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage						6.75%