Note 17 - Pension Benefit Payments Which Reflects Future Services Expected to Be Paid From the Plans (Details) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Major US Plans [Member]
Pension Benefit Payments Which Reflects Future Services Expected To Be Paid From Plans [Line Items]
2018	$ 335
2019	321
2020	311
2021	299
2022	289
2023 - 2027	1,290
Major Non-U.S. Plans [Member]
Pension Benefit Payments Which Reflects Future Services Expected To Be Paid From Plans [Line Items]
2018	50
2019	50
2020	50
2021	49
2022	49
2023 - 2027	$ 228

Pension benefit payments which reflects future services expected to be paid from the plans.

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Amount of benefits for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in five fiscal years after fifth fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (f)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Amount of benefits for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in next fiscal year following latest fiscal year.

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