Percentage of principal amount of notes for repurchase requirement of contingent convertible senior notes

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Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Price of the entity's common stock which would be required to be attained for the conversion feature embedded in the debt instrument to become effective.

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Threshold period of specified consecutive trading days within which common stock price to conversion price of convertible debt instruments must exceed threshold percentage for a specified number of trading days to trigger conversion feature, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Date the debt agreement requires the first payment to be made, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Contractual rate at which a foreign currency can be purchased or sold.

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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Long-Term Debt Table (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) $ / shares $ / €	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / €	Dec. 31, 2006 USD ($) $ / €
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ (188)	$ (231)
Long-term Debt	11,544	11,535
Current maturities of long-term debt, net	(889)	(381)
Long-term debt, net	$ 10,655	11,154
Credit Facility Commitment Period	10 years
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 0
Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	(181)	(224)
Line of Credit [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 0	0
Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage Of Principal Amount Of Notes For Repurchase Requirement Of Contingent Convertible Senior Notes	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Terms of Conversion Feature	5 days
Credit Facility Commitment Period	10 years
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage of Principal Amount Redeemed	100.00%
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Facility Commitment Period	5 years
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Facility Commitment Period	10 years
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Three [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Facility Commitment Period	15 years
Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Four [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit Facility Commitment Period	20 years
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 8	10
3.25% Senior Notes due 2016 [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.25%
3.25% Senior Notes due 2016 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 500	500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.25%
6.25% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2017 [ Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 384	$ 416	$ 344
6.25% Euro-Denominated Senior Notes Due 2017 [ Member] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 384
Derivative, Forward Exchange Rate \| $ / €	1.1147	1.2098	1.3325
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.25%
6.5% Senior Notes Due 2017 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 660	$ 660
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.50%
7.25% Senior Notes Due 2018 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 669	669
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.25%
Floating Rate Senior Notes due 2019 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,500	1,500
6.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,300	1,300
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.625%
6.875% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 500	500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.875%
6.125% Senior Notes Due 2021 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,000	1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.125%
5.375% Senior Notes due 2021 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 700	700
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.375%
4.875% Senior Notes due 2022 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,500	1,500
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	4.875%
5.75% Senior Notes due 2023 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,100	1,100
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.75%
2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common Stock Price Conversion Thresholds \| $ / shares	$ 45.14
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment	May 14, 2016
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.75%
2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 396	396
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	$ (7)	(15)
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.75%
2.75% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2035 [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.75%
2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common Stock Price Conversion Thresholds \| $ / shares	$ 59.44
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment	Nov. 14, 2017
2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,168	1,168
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.50%
2.5% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes due 2037 [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.50%
2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2038 [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Common Stock Price Conversion Thresholds \| $ / shares	$ 100.35
Debt Instrument, Date of First Required Payment	Jun. 14, 2019
2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2038 [Member] \| Senior Notes [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 347	$ 347
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.25%
2.25% Contingent Convertible Senior Notes Due 2038 [Member] \| Convertible Debt [Member]
Long-Term Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.25%