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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Debt_Instrument	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investment maturity range (current)		1 year
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities, Date		Nov. 01, 2020
Foreign Currency Derivatives [Abstract]
Maximum term of currency derivative instruments (in years)		1 year
Interest Rate Derivatives [Abstract]
Number of debt instruments with related interest rate swaps \| Debt_Instrument		1
Long-term Debt, Excluding Current Maturities		$ 10,430	$ 12,214
Early Repayment of Senior Debt	$ 1,400
Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total debt		0	0
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Fair value of marketable securities		32	70
Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Fair value of marketable securities		0	0
Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Fair value of marketable securities		106	92
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total debt		12,457	13,565
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure \| Level 1
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total debt		3,285	753
Estimate of Fair Value, Fair Value Disclosure \| Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Total debt		9,172	12,812
Carrying (Reported) Amount, Fair Value Disclosure
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Debt, Long-term and Short-term, Combined Amount		10,942	12,384
Other current assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities, current		69
Other assets
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Abstract]
Available-for-sale securities, noncurrent		37
Interest Rate Swap [Member]
Foreign Currency Derivatives [Abstract]
Derivative, Notional Amount		100
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Foreign Currency Derivatives [Abstract]
Derivative, Notional Amount		633	603
VENEZUELA
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Venezuela promissory note, carrying value		32	$ 70
Venezuela promissory note, par value		175		$ 200
VENEZUELA \| Other assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Venezuela promissory note, carrying value		$ 32