Other (Income) Expense - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Other Expense [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on asset sales		$ 31	$ 71	$ 3
Insurance recoveries		24	25
Benefit from change in probably insurance recovery assumptions		10	21
Loss from change in defense and indemnity cost assumptions			8
Gain on recognition of deferred income		0	155	0
Interest income		15	22	28
Net foreign currency exchange losses		(13)	77	239
Loss from devaluation of Venezuelan bolivar fuerte		0	0	200
Americas
Other Expense [Line Items]
Interest income				10
Government Investigation
Other Expense [Line Items]
Miscellaneous expense				$ 16
Senior Notes
Other Expense [Line Items]
Redemption premium		53	41
SRI
Other Expense [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on asset sales			48
Other (Income) Expense | SRI
Other Expense [Line Items]
Gain on sale of common stock	$ 30		30
Certain Sub-Saharan Retail Businesses
Other Expense [Line Items]
Net gains (losses) on asset sales			(14)
Venezuelan Bolívar Fuerte
Other Expense [Line Items]
Net foreign currency exchange losses			$ 34
Wire Plant Site
Other Expense [Line Items]
Gain on sale of property, plant and equipment		16
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | Supply Chain Logistics Company
Other Expense [Line Items]
Gain on disposition of business		$ 9