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Amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executory costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lessor, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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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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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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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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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions 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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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, 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 lease obligation due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Principal amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Long Term Debt and Capital Leases, Net of Unamortized Discounts, and Interest Rates (Details)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Oct. 18, 2018 EUR (€)	Oct. 17, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 5,352,000,000				$ 5,468,000,000
Unamortized deferred financing fees	(36,000,000)				(41,000,000)
Total long term debt excluding capital leases	5,316,000,000				5,427,000,000
Capital lease obligations	37,000,000				40,000,000
Long-term debt and capital leases	5,353,000,000				5,467,000,000
Less portion due within one year	(243,000,000)				(391,000,000)
Long-term debt and capital leases, excluding current maturities	5,110,000,000				5,076,000,000
Other Foreign and Domestic Debt
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	884,000,000				967,000,000
Less portion due within one year	$ (211,000,000)				$ (278,000,000)
Interest rate	5.35%	5.35%			6.02%
8.75% due 2020 \| Senior Notes
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 278,000,000				$ 275,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	8.75%	8.75%
5.125% due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 1,000,000,000				1,000,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.125%	5.125%
3.75% Euro Notes due 2023 \| Euro Notes
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 286,000,000				300,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.75%	3.75%
5% due 2026 \| Senior Notes
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 900,000,000				900,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.00%	5.00%
4.875% due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 700,000,000				700,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.875%	4.875%
7% due 2028 \| Senior Notes
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 150,000,000				150,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	7.00%	7.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| $2.0 billion first lien revolving credit facility due 2021 \| Line of Credit
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 0				$ 0
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%			0.00%
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	$ 0				$ 0
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	2,000,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility \| €550 million revolving credit facility due 2020 \| Line of Credit
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 0				$ 0
Interest rate	0.00%	0.00%			0.00%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity \| €		€ 550,000,000
Secured Debt \| Second lien term loan facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 400,000,000				$ 400,000,000
Interest rate	4.46%	4.46%			3.50%
Secured Debt \| Pan-European accounts receivable facility \| Line of Credit
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 335,000,000				$ 224,000,000
Interest rate	1.01%	1.01%			0.90%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity \| €			€ 320,000,000	€ 275,000,000
Secured Debt \| Mexican credit facilities \| Line of Credit
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees					$ 340,000,000
Secured Debt \| Chinese credit facilities
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Less portion due within one year	$ (32,000,000)				(113,000,000)
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding	341,000,000				212,000,000
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	672,000,000				648,000,000
Foreign Line of Credit \| Mexican credit facilities \| Line of Credit
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	$ 200,000,000				$ 340,000,000
Interest rate	4.30%	4.30%			3.14%
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 340,000,000
Foreign Line of Credit \| Chinese credit facilities \| Line of Credit
Long-term Debt and Capital Lease Obligations [Abstract]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees	219,000,000				$ 212,000,000
Less portion due within one year	$ (32,000,000)				$ (113,000,000)
Interest rate	5.03%	5.03%			4.87%