Financing arrangements (Details Textual) - Notes [Member]	Mar. 31, 2018
4.563% notes due 2048 (4.563% 2048 Notes) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.563%
Effective interest rate	6.30%
4.663% notes due 2051 (4.663% 2051 Notes) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.663%
Effective interest rate	5.60%

Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
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Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 30
-Section 45
-Paragraph 2
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64930785&loc=d3e28551-108399

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