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Long-Term Employee Benefits (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Pension Plan [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Accumulated benefit obligation $ 27,923us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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$ 24,685us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAccumulatedBenefitObligation
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Pre-tax net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in next fiscal year 838us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Pre-tax prior service cost/(credit) that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in next fiscal year (7)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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Net periodic benefit costs, discount rate 4.55%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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3.90%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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4.32%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Net periodic benefit costs, expected return on plan assets 8.35%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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8.39%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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8.61%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Rate of compensation increase 4.22%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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4.14%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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4.18%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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United States Pension Plan of US Entity [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Net periodic benefit costs, discount rate 4.90%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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4.10%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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4.38%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostDiscountRate
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Net periodic benefit costs, expected return on plan assets 8.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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8.75%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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8.96%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostExpectedLongTermReturnOnAssets
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Rate of compensation increase 4.50%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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4.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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4.40%us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanAssumptionsUsedCalculatingNetPeriodicBenefitCostRateOfCompensationIncrease
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Other Long-Term Employee Benefit Plans [Member]      
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]      
Pre-tax net loss that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in next fiscal year 76us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfGainLoss
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Pre-tax prior service cost/(credit) that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive income in next fiscal year $ (208)us-gaap_DefinedBenefitPlanFutureAmortizationOfPriorServiceCostCredit
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