Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in operating lease obligations	$ 105
Operating lease obligations	501
Development and redevelopment projects
Commitments and Contingencies
Increase in development projects commitment	160
Commitments	$ 293

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Increase (Decrease) Of Other Commitment

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Amount of required minimum rental payments for leases having an initial or remaining non-cancelable letter-terms in excess of one year.

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Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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