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Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 24, 2017	Jun. 12, 2015	Apr. 09, 2014
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Debt Issuance Cost	$ 2
Short-term debt [Abstract]
Current portion of long-term debt	1		$ 3
Other - short-term	48		33
Short-term debt	49		36
Long-term debt
Long-term debt	347		346
Interest Expense, Debt	1
Amended LOC Agreement Facility Capacity	$ 15
LOC Collateral Percentage for draws in the U.S. dollars	103.00%
LOC collateral percentage for draws in non-U.S. currencies	110.00%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 3
LOC Facility issued by local affiliates [Member]
Long-term debt
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	17
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, face amount				$ 300		$ 200
Term Loan [Member]
Long-term debt
Unsecured long-term debt, non-current	$ 347		$ 346
Debt Instrument, face amount				$ 350	$ 350
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease)	0.50%
Term loan, required periodic payment	1.75%
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income, Estimate of Time to Transfer	2.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 24, 2024
Affiliated Entity [Member]
Long-term debt
Line of Credit Facility, Capacity Available for Trade Purchases	$ 17
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Long-term debt
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassification from Accumulated OCI to Income, Estimate of Time to Transfer	2.50%
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						75
borrowing capacity under swing line advances						$ 20
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Mar. 24, 2022
Maximum [Member]
Long-term debt
Financial maintenance covenant		3.00
Minimum [Member]
Long-term debt
Financial maintenance covenant		1.00
Domestic Base Rate [Member]
Long-term debt
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate Terms		0.75%
interest rate margin applied to the Eurodollar Rate		3.00%
Domestic Base Rate [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Long-term debt
Applicable rate range		2.75%
Domestic Base Rate [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Long-term debt
Applicable rate range		2.00%