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	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) item	Mar. 31, 2017 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Feb. 03, 2016
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						$ 5,455		$ 5,166		$ 5,724
Less amounts due within one year						24		33		62
Long-term debt						5,431		5,133		5,662
Accounts receivable securitization
Short-term loans and long-term debt due within one year						196		195		239
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Interest charges for note repurchase premiums and related write-off of unamortized finance fees	$ 17
The Agreement, Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Leverage ratio, period one											4.50%
Leverage ratio, period two											4.00%
Unused Credit						$ 599
Number financial maintenance covenants \| item				1
Accounts receivable securitization
Weighted average interest rate, short-term debt (as a percent)					2.46%	2.46%
Revolving Loans
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						$ 285				288
Term Loan A
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						1,370		1,395		1,534
Face Value						1,575
Net proceeds, after deducting debt issuance costs				$ 1,370
Term Loan A (€279 million)
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt					€ 279	284		282		309
Net proceeds, after deducting debt issuance costs				$ 284
Term Loan B (USD tranche)
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt										558
Senior Notes 6.75%, due 2020 (€500 million)
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt					€ 500	$ 530		523		561
Interest rate, stated percentage					6.75%	6.75%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount						$ 534
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 119.56
Fair Value						$ 638
Senior Notes 4.875%, due 2021 (€330 million)
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt					€ 330	$ 350		345		370
Interest rate, stated percentage					4.875%	4.875%
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount						$ 352
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 113.94
Fair Value						$ 401
Senior Notes 5.00%, due 2022
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						$ 495		495		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						$ 103.00
Fair Value						$ 515
Senior Notes 5.875% due 2023
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						$ 683		682		680
Interest rate, stated percentage			5.875%		5.875%	5.875%
Face Value			$ 700
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount						$ 700
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 105.95
Fair Value						$ 742
Senior Notes 3.125%, due 2024 (€725 million at March 31, 2017 and €500 million at December 31, 2016)
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt					€ 725	$ 763	€ 500	520
Interest rate, stated percentage					3.125%	3.125%			3.125%
Face Value \| €					€ 225				€ 500
Net proceeds, after deducting debt issuance costs	$ 237	$ 520
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount						$ 774
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 100.09
Fair Value						$ 775
Senior Notes 5.375%, due 2025
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						$ 297		297		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						$ 101.47
Fair Value						$ 304
Senior Notes 6.375%, due 2025
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						$ 294		294		294
Interest rate, stated percentage			6.375%		6.375%	6.375%
Face Value			$ 300
Net proceeds, after deducting debt issuance costs			$ 972
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount						$ 300
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 107.28
Fair Value						$ 322
Senior Debentures 7.80%, due 2018
Debt Instrument
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Long-term debt						$ 22
Interest rate, stated percentage					7.80%	7.80%
Face Value						$ 228
Fair values of fixed rate debt obligations
Principal Amount						$ 22
Indicated Market Price (in dollars per share) \| $ / shares						$ 105.61
Fair Value						$ 23
Capital leases
Debt Instrument
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Other
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						26		26		32
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
Debt Instrument
Total long-term debt						600
Accounts Receivable Securitization Program
Accounts receivable securitization
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European Accounts Receivable Securitization Program
Accounts receivable securitization
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Minimum \| Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
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Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent)				0.25%
Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Facility fee payable (as a percent)				0.20%
Maximum \| Senior Secured Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument
Interest rate margin, Eurocurrency Rate loans (as a percent)					1.75%	1.75%
Interest rate margin, Base Rate loans (as a percent)				0.75%
Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument
Facility fee payable (as a percent)				0.30%