Short-Term financing which is expected to be paid back relatively quickly, such as by a subsequent longer-term loan. Also called swing loan or bridge financing.

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Borrowing and Lines of Credit (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Sep. 04, 2017 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Aggregate Line of Credit Facility Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 4,350,000,000.00
Maximum Commercial Paper Borrowing Authority	4,350,000,000.00
Commercial paper, euro-denominated	930,000,000		€ 750
Unsecured bridge loan credit agreement				$ 6,500,000,000
Notes 6.800% Due 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt	99,000,000
EURIBOR plus 0.800% floating rate notes due 2018 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt \| €		€ 750
Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,200,000,000.00
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Aug. 05, 2021	Aug. 05, 2021
Multicurrency Revolving Credit Agreement [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,150,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date	Aug. 05, 2021	Aug. 05, 2021