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Total long-term debt					$ 5,611		$ 5,413	$ 3,565
Less amounts due within one year					62		68	348
Long-term debt					5,549		5,345	3,217
Accounts receivable securitization
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year					305		228	555
The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio, period one						500.00%
Leverage ratio, period two						450.00%
Leverage ratio, period three						400.00%
Unused Credit					$ 636
Number financial maintenance covenants \| item		1
Net proceeds, after deducting debt issuance costs			$ 972
Accounts receivable securitization
Weighted average interest rate, short-term debt (as a percent)				2.57%	2.57%
Revolving Loans
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Total long-term debt					$ 203
Term Loan A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt					1,525		1,546	900
Face Value					1,575
Term Loan A (279 million EUR at March 31, 2016)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt				€ 279	301		301	312
Term Loan B (USD tranche)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt					558		563
Face Value					$ 575
Term Loan B (USD tranche) \| The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent)		2.75%
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent)		1.75%
Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt								299
Interest rate, stated percentage				7.375%	7.375%
Senior Notes 7.375%, due 2016 \| The Previous Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		7.375%
Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (500 million EUR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt				€ 500	$ 551		542	560
Interest rate, stated percentage				6.75%	6.75%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount					$ 555
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 117.51
Fair Value					$ 652
Senior Notes 4.875%, due 2021 (330 million EUR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt				€ 330	$ 363		357	369
Interest rate, stated percentage				4.875%	4.875%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount					$ 366
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 110.44
Fair Value					$ 404
Senior Notes 5.00%, due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total long-term debt					$ 494		494	494
Interest rate, stated percentage				5.00%	5.00%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount					$ 500
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 100.50
Fair Value					$ 503
Senior Notes 5.875% due 2023
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Total long-term debt					$ 681		680
Interest rate, stated percentage				5.875%	5.875%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount					$ 700
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 104.94
Fair Value					$ 735
Senior Notes 5.375%, due 2025
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Total long-term debt					$ 296		296	296
Interest rate, stated percentage				5.375%	5.375%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount					$ 300
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 105.75
Fair Value					$ 317
Senior Notes 6.375%, due 2025
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Total long-term debt					$ 294		293
Interest rate, stated percentage				6.375%	6.375%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount					$ 300
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 98.28
Fair Value					$ 295
Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018
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Total long-term debt					$ 250		250	250
Interest rate, stated percentage				7.80%	7.80%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount					$ 250
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares					$ 110.19
Fair Value					$ 275
Capital leases
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Other
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Revolving Credit Facility \| The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
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Total long-term debt					300
Multicurrency Revolving Credit Facility \| The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
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Incremental Secured Term Loan B Facility Member
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Accounts Receivable Securitization Program
Accounts receivable securitization
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Weighted average interest rate, short-term debt (as a percent)				0.70%	0.70%		1.21%	1.12%
European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program
Accounts receivable securitization
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Minimum \| Term Loan A \| The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
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Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent)		0.25%
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent)		1.25%
Minimum \| Term Loan B (USD tranche)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee payable (as a percent)		0.20%
Maximum \| Term Loan A \| The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent)		0.75%
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent)		1.75%
Maximum \| Term Loan B (USD tranche)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility fee payable (as a percent)		0.30%
Vitro Acquisition \| The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
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Face Value	$ 1,250
Vitro Acquisition \| Incremental Secured Term Loan A Facility Member
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	675
Vitro Acquisition \| Incremental Secured Term Loan B Facility Member
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	575
Vitro Acquisition \| Senior Secured Incremental Term Loan Facility Member
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face Value	$ 1,250
Maturity period after the closing of acquisition	7 years