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Maturity of Foreign Currency Derivatives, Notional Value

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Fair value, after the effects of master netting arrangements, of a financial asset or other contract with one or more underlyings, notional amount or payment provision or both, and the contract can be net settled by means outside the contract or delivery of an asset. Includes assets not subject to a master netting arrangement and not elected to be offset.

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Schedule of Derivative Instruments (Details) € in Millions, £ in Millions, CAD in Millions, AUD in Millions, $ in Millions	Feb. 24, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 AUD	Dec. 31, 2016 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2016 CAD	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 AUD	Aug. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2016 GBP (£)	Aug. 31, 2016 CAD	Jan. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 AUD	Dec. 31, 2015 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2015 CAD
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Derivative asset subject to master netting agreements			$ 147											$ 179
Derivative liability subject to master netting agreements														51
Net derivative asset														128
Interest rate contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Assets			147											179
Liabilities			0											(56)
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Assets			144											179
Liabilities			0											0
AUD \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Notional Value \| AUD				AUD 211											AUD 260
Assets			57											65
Liabilities			0											0
Maturity of foreign exchange contracts, notional value \| AUD								AUD 49
Maturity of foreign exchange contracts, net settlement value							$ 8
EUR \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Notional Value \| €		€ 0											€ 200
Assets			0											51
Liabilities			0											0
Maturity of foreign exchange contracts, net settlement value												$ 49
GBP \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Notional Value \| £					£ 300					£ 150						£ 250
Assets			78											39
Liabilities			0											0
Maturity of foreign exchange contracts, notional value \| £										£ 100
Maturity of foreign exchange contracts, net settlement value									$ 25
CAD \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Notional Value \| CAD						CAD 130					CAD 95						CAD 110
Assets			9											24
Liabilities			0											0
Maturity of foreign exchange contracts, notional value \| CAD											CAD 75
Maturity of foreign exchange contracts, net settlement value									$ 14
USD \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest rate collar contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Notional Value			3,000											0
Assets			3											0
Liabilities			0											0
USD \| Derivatives designated as hedging instruments \| Interest rate collar contracts \| Subsequent event
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Notional Value	$ 1,300
USD \| Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments \| Interest rate contracts
Fair Value of Derivative Instruments in the Consolidated Balance Sheets
Notional Value			0											5,000
Assets			0											0
Liabilities			$ 0											$ (56)