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Debt - Narrative (Details)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2014
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Secured Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Feb. 28, 2015
European Medium Term Notes [Member]
Euro Medium Due February 2018 [Member]
EUR (€)
Apr. 23, 2015
Subsequent Event [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due April Two Thousand Eighteen [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior Notes Due January 2020 [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior Notes Due January 2025 [Member]
USD ($)
Jan. 31, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due January 2020 [Member]
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 23, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 23, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior Notes Due April 2018 [Member]
USD ($)
Apr. 23, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Subsequent Event [Member]
Senior Notes [Member]
Senior Notes Due 2022 [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Unsecured Debt [Member]
International Segment [Member]
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2015
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Secured Debt [Member]
USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]                            
Debt instrument, face amount $ 11,300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount $ 8,400,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount $ 2,000,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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€ 650,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 300,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 2,250,000,000.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 1,000,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 1,000,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 250,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 2,400,000,000.0us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 850,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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$ 1,250,000,000.00us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Increase in Credit Facilities during period                         $ 90,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
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$ 770,000,000us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityIncreaseDecreaseForPeriodNet
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Interest rate (percent)       0.85%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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    3.15%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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4.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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    2.40%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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3.45%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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