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Pre-tax loss on promissory note based on recording the note at its fair market value at the date of the exchange using unobservable inputs based on pricing data points for similar assets in an illiquid market.

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Fair value of the promissory notes based on pricing data points for similar assets.

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Current portion of the fair value of the promissory notes based on pricing data points for similar assets.

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Noncurrent portion of the fair value of the promissory notes based on pricing data points for similar assets.

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Outstanding Venezuela trade receivables exchanged for interest-bearing promissory note

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as trading securities nor held-to-maturity securities and intended be sold or mature one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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Investments in debt and equity securities which are categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading and which are intended to be sold or mature more than one year from the balance sheet date or operating cycle, if longer. Such securities are reported at fair value; unrealized gains (losses) related to Available-for-sale Securities are excluded from earnings and reported in a separate component of shareholders' equity (other comprehensive income), unless the Available-for-sale security is designated as a hedge or is determined to have had an other than temporary decline in fair value below its amortized cost basis. All or a portion of the unrealized holding gain (loss) of an Available-for-sale security that is designated as being hedged in a fair value hedge is recognized in earnings during the period of the hedge, as are other than temporary declines in fair value below the cost basis for investments in equity securities and debt securities that an entity intends to sell or it is more likely than not that it will be required to sell before the recovery of its amortized cost basis. Other than temporary declines in fair value below the cost basis for debt securities categorized as Available-for-sale that an entity does not intend to sell and for which it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before the recovery of its amortized cost basis are bifurcated into credit losses and losses related to all other factors. Other than temporary declines in fair value below cost basis related to credit losses are recognized in earnings, and losses related to all other factors are recognized in other comprehensive income.

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Date of maturity of a debt security categorized as neither trading nor held-to-maturity, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Debt_Instruments	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Debt_Instruments	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Number Of Debt Instruments With Related Interest Rate Swaps \| Debt_Instruments	3			3
Derivative, Notional Amount	$ 1,500			$ 1,500
Assets
Fair value of investments and fixed income securities	$ 96			96		$ 96
Investment maturity range (current)	1 year
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Date	May 01, 2019
Venezuela trade receivables exchanged for promissory note		$ 200
Pre-tax loss on promissory note		$ 148	$ 0	148	$ 0
Promissory note fair value	$ 60			60
Promissory note fair value, current	14			14
Promissory note fair value, noncurrent	46			46
Other Current Assets
Assets
Available-for-sale Securities, Current	60			60		63
Other Assets
Assets
Available-for-sale Securities, Noncurrent	36			36		33
Long-term debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	13,726			13,726		15,956
Carrying value
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	12,315			12,315		15,346
Level 1
Assets
Fair value of investments and fixed income securities	0			0		0
Level 1 \| Long-term debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	783			783		1,009
Level 2 \| Long-term debt
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	12,943			12,943		14,947
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	0			0		0
Assets
Fair value of investments and fixed income securities	$ 0			$ 0		$ 0