Amount of interest related to callable debt related to a business acquisition.

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Represents the costs associated with early redemption of senior notes and the refinance of senior credit facilities.

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Represents the amount of debt refinancing and other costs in hedging of interest rate risk.

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Charges against earnings during the period related to debt refinancing and other debt-related costs other than interest expense on debt. Includes such items as amortization of financing fees, redemption and/or refinancing costs, interest rate risk on hedged instruments, and costs related to extinguishment of debt, etc.

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Represents charges during the period for individually insignificant items.

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
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-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
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Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt.

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Debt and Interest Costs - Debt refinancing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Refinance of bridge and revolving credit facilities		$ (30)	$ (16)
Economic hedge - interest rate risk		(20)	(16)
Individually insignificant items	$ (3)	(3)
Debt refinancing and other costs	$ (3)	(109)	(117)
Senior Notes 3.5 Percent And 4.375 Percent
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Interest expense on 3.5% and 4.375% senior notes		(49)	(5)
Senior Notes 3.5 Percent [Member]
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.50%
Senior Notes 4.375 Percent [Member]
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.375%
Senior Notes 5.75 Percent Due May 2021 And 6.75 Percent Due September 2020
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Redemption of 6.75% and 5.75% senior notes, due September 2020 and May 2021, respectively, and refinance of senior credit facilities			(57)
5.75% Senior Notes, due May 2021
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.75%
6.75% Senior Notes, due September 2020
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Interest rate (as a percent)	6.75%
Bridge Facility
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract)
Amortization of unsecured, committed bridge facility financing fees		$ (7)	$ (23)