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	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
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Commercial Paper	299
Non-U.S. short term borrowings	512	$ 109
Other short-term debt	176	134
Current portion of long-term debt		749
Short-term debt obligations	987	992
The average amount of commercial paper outstanding	$ 389
The weighted average interest rate of commercial paper	1.17%
Principal value	$ 6,835	6,261
Adjustments to Principal Value, Fair value of interest rate swaps	(6)	(2)
Adjustments to Principal Value, Unamortized basis adjustment from swap terminations	227	287
Adjustments to Principal Value, Unamortized bond discounts and issuance costs	(81)	(81)
Long-term debt Total	6,975	6,465		$ 6,982	$ 6,911	$ 7,237	$ 6,585	$ 6,581	$ 6,593
Long-term debt	6,975	5,716
Long-term debt, Fair value	7,453	6,932
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	1,488		$ 1,268
Repayments of long-term debt	1,224	15	1,957
Interest payments	215	191	205
Financial guarantees in the form of stand-by letters of credit and perfomance bonds	704
Extinguishment of Debt, Principal Value	337		1,624
Extinguishment of Debt, Carrying Value	366		1,795
Extinguishment of Debt, Repurchase Price	474		1,957
Extinguishment of Debt, Notional amount of interest rate swaps terminated			735
Extinguishment of Debt, Swap Termination Proceeds/(Payments)			11
Extinguishment Of Debt, Total loss	109		$ 180
Maximum Amount of Commercial Paper Outstanding	1,300
Euro Member Countries, Euro
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Principal value		1,150
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt		1,133
Derivative Liability, Notional Amount		500
Unrealized gain/(loss) from termination of forward interest rate swap		(16)
United States of America, Dollars
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Principal value	1,500	1,286
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	1,488	1,268
Derivative Liability, Notional Amount	750	559
Realized gain on terminated forward swap contracts	6
Unrealized gain/(loss) from termination of forward interest rate swap	(2)	(18)
Notes Due 2017 [Member]
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Notes Due 2019 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Notes Due 2019 [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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1.600% Notes Due 2019 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	750
Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	750	750
Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	302	302
Notes Due 2023 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	500	500
Euro notes due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	682	601
Euro notes due 2025 [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value		575
Euro notes due 2025 [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value		643
Notes Due 2027 [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	750
Notes Due 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	750
Euro Notes due 2035 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Euro Notes due 2035 [Member] \| Euro Member Countries, Euro
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value		575
Euro Notes due 2035 [Member] \| United States of America, Dollars
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Notes Due 2036 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Notes Due 2038 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Notes Due 2042 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal value	500	500
Notes Due 2044 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Notes Due 2097 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Other Debt Maturing 2018 To 2024 [Member]
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Principal value	59	$ 59
$2 Billion Maximum Borrowing Capacity [Member]
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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,000
$1.5 Billion Maximum Borrowing Capacity [Member]
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