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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Investments in money market mutual funds classified as cash and cash equivalents $ 3,300,000,000us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsAtCarryingValue $ 2,100,000,000us-gaap_MoneyMarketFundsAtCarryingValue
Fair Value | Level 2    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Long-term debt, Fair Value 3,600,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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Carrying (Reported) Amount    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Long-term debt, Fair Value 3,500,000,000us-gaap_LongTermDebtFairValue
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Non - U.S. Pension Benefit | Common stock and equivalents    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Securities lending arrangement 16,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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8,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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Non - U.S. Pension Benefit | Corporate bonds    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Securities lending arrangement 12,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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13,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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U.S. Pension Benefit Plans | Common stock and equivalents    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Securities lending arrangement   125,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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U.S. Pension Benefit Plans | Government, agency and government-sponsored enterprise obligations    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Securities lending arrangement   199,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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U.S. Pension Benefit Plans | Corporate bonds    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Securities lending arrangement   19,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan | Common stock and equivalents    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Securities lending arrangement   3,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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Postretirement Health Care Benefits Plan | Government, agency and government-sponsored enterprise obligations    
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]    
Securities lending arrangement   $ 5,000,000us-gaap_SecuritiesHeldAsCollateralAtFairValue
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