Fair Value Measurements And Disclosure (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Fair Value Measurements And Disclosure

Long-Term Debt And Other Financial Instruments [Table Text Block]

		December 31, 2017				December 31, 2016
		Carrying		Fair		Carrying		Fair
		Amount		Value		Amount		Value
Notes and debentures1		$	162,526	$	171,938	$	122,381	$	128,726
Bank borrowings			2		2		4		4
Investment securities			2,447		2,447		2,587		2,587
1	Includes credit agreement borrowings.

Fair Value Leveling [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2017
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Available-for-Sale Securities
Domestic equities	$	1,142	$	-	$	-	$	1,142
International equities		321		-		-		321
Fixed income bonds		-		733		-		733
Asset Derivatives
Interest rate swaps		-		17		-		17
Cross-currency swaps		-		1,753		-		1,753
Liability Derivatives
Interest rate swaps		-		(31)		-		(31)
Cross-currency swaps		-		(1,290)		-		(1,290)
	December 31, 2016
	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Available-for-Sale Securities
Domestic equities	$	1,215	$	-	$	-	$	1,215
International equities		594		-		-		594
Fixed income bonds		-		508		-		508
Asset Derivatives
Interest rate swaps		-		79		-		79
Cross-currency swaps		-		89		-		89
Liability Derivatives
Interest rate swaps		-		(14)		-		(14)
Cross-currency swaps		-		(3,867)		-		(3,867)

Notional Amount Of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block]

	2017		2016
Interest rate swaps	$	9,833	$	9,650
Cross-currency swaps		38,694		29,642
Total	$	48,527	$	39,292

Effect Of Derivatives On The Consolidated Statements Of Income [Table Text Block]

Following are the related hedged items affecting our financial position and performance:
Effect of Derivatives on the Consolidated Statements of Income
Fair Value Hedging Relationships
For the years ended December 31,	2017		2016		2015
Interest rate swaps (Interest expense):
Gain (Loss) on interest rate swaps	$	(68)	$	(61)	$	(16)
Gain (Loss) on long-term debt		68		61		16

Cash Flow Hedging Relationships
For the years ended December 31,	2017		2016		2015
Cross-currency swaps:
Gain (Loss) recognized in accumulated OCI	$	571	$	1,061	$	(813)
Interest rate locks:
Gain (Loss) recognized in accumulated OCI		-		-		(361)
Interest income (expense) reclassified from accumulated OCI into income		(60)		(59)		(58)