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Restructuring and Related Cost, Incurred Cost, Per Share

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The quantified amount of the future effect on cash flows.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The quantified amount of the future effect on earnings.

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Amount expected to be recognized in earnings for the specified restructuring cost.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Discloses the amount charged against the accrued restructuring reserves, or earnings if not previously accrued, during the period for the specified type of restructuring cost.

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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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Asset Impairment, Exit and Implementation Costs (Facilities Consolidation) (Details) - Facilities Consolidation [Member] - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 27, 2016	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Portion of expected restructuring charges to be recorded		$ 60	$ 75
Portion of expected restructuring charges to be recorded (usd per share)		$ 0.02
Subsequent Event [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Annualized costs savings	$ 50
Expected restructuring charges	$ 150
Expected restructuring charges, per share (usd per share)	$ 0.05
Charges expected to result in cash expenditures	$ 90
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Accelerated Depreciation [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges	55
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Employee Separation Costs [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges	45
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Other Restructuring [Member]
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items]
Expected restructuring charges	$ 50