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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Dec. 04, 2013
Aug. 27, 2014
Apr. 03, 2013
Jun. 18, 2013
Dec. 24, 2013
Sep. 16, 2013
Feb. 28, 2013
Jun. 25, 2013
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Interest rate cash flow hedge loss reclassified to net earnings   $ 800,000us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToEarningsNet                  
Pre-tax net losses on cash flow hedges to be reclassified from AOCE into earnings in next twelve months 29,000,000us-gaap_CashFlowHedgeGainLossToBeReclassifiedWithinTwelveMonths                    
Payments for contingent consideration 150,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities 0us-gaap_PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities                
Purchase consideration, contingent consideration 470,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability                    
Accretion expense 35,300,000us-gaap_AccretionExpense 32,300,000us-gaap_AccretionExpense                  
Other current liabilities                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Liability derivatives, fair value (19,600,000)us-gaap_DerivativeFairValueOfDerivativeLiability
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Purchase consideration, contingent consideration 20,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
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250,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
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Contingent consideration | Minimum                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Rate used to discount net cash inflows to present values 0.80%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
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Contingent consideration | Maximum                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Rate used to discount net cash inflows to present values 11.30%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
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Change during period, fair value disclosure                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability   3,100,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
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Agila Specialties                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Rate used to discount net cash inflows to present values       13.00%us-gaap_FairValueInputsDiscountRate
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Payments for contingent consideration 150,000,000us-gaap_PaymentsOfMergerRelatedCostsFinancingActivities
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Purchase consideration, contingent consideration       230,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationLiability
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Net investment hedging relationships                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Amount of loss recognized in earnings on derivatives   0us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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0us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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2023 Senior Notes (3.125% coupon)                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Debt instrument, interest rate at period end 0.57%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateEffectivePercentage
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Senior Notes | 2016 Senior Notes (1.800% coupon)                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage             1.80%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Senior Notes | 2023 Senior Notes (3.125% coupon)                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage               3.125%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
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Face amount of debt               750,000,000us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount
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Terminated | Net investment hedging relationships                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Amount of loss recognized in earnings on derivatives 14,600,000us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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Cash flow hedging                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Notional amount of derivative         575,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Maximum length of time hedged in cash flow hedge, in years         10 years 0 months 0 days            
Purchased cash convertible note hedge                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Fair value of credit risk derivatives 1,850,000,000us-gaap_CreditRiskDerivativesAtFairValueNet
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Other operating (income) expense | Agila Specialties                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Adjustment to contingent consideration liability 80,000,000us-gaap_BusinessCombinationContingentConsiderationArrangementsChangeInAmountOfContingentConsiderationLiability1
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Interest rate swaps                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Notional amount of derivative 750,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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1,800,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Interest rate swaps | 2016 Senior Notes (1.800% coupon)                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Notional amount of derivative             500,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Interest rate swaps | Terminated                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Loss on cash flow hedge ineffectiveness   800,000us-gaap_LossOnCashFlowHedgeIneffectiveness
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Interest rate swaps | Terminated | Agila Specialties                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Interest rate cash flow hedge loss reclassified to net earnings   41,200,000us-gaap_InterestRateCashFlowHedgeGainLossReclassifiedToEarningsNet
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Interest rate swaps | Effective November 2013                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Notional amount of derivative                 930,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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1,070,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Interest rate swaps | Effective December 2014 to August 2015                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Notional amount of derivative           1,800,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Maturity, years           10 years 0 months 0 days          
Floating Rate | Interest rate swaps                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Notional amount of derivative 0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Floating Rate | Interest rate swaps | Terminated                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Notional amount of derivative                     750,000,000invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
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Fair value hedging                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Amount of loss recognized in earnings on derivatives 35,600,000us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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19,600,000us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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Amount of (Loss) or Gain Recognized in Earnings on Hedging Items (27,000,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnFairValueHedgesRecognizedInEarnings
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32,900,000us-gaap_GainLossOnFairValueHedgesRecognizedInEarnings
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Fair value hedging | Interest rate swaps | Interest expense                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Amount of loss recognized in earnings on derivatives 35,600,000us-gaap_DerivativeGainLossOnDerivativeNet
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Fair value hedging | 2016 Senior Notes (1.800% coupon) | Interest expense                      
Derivative [Line Items]                      
Amount of (Loss) or Gain Recognized in Earnings on Hedging Items (900,000)us-gaap_GainLossOnFairValueHedgesRecognizedInEarnings
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Derivative [Line Items]                      
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