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Stock-Based Compensation (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jan. 28, 2016	Jan. 31, 2016	Jan. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock-based compensation plans award vesting period				3 years
Equity Ownership And Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan 2007 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized				7,000,000
Expiration of stock-based awards				10 years
Equity Ownership And Long Term Cash Incentive Plan 2011 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized				5,500,000
Equity Ownership And Long Term Cash Incentive Plan 2015 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant				5,192,463
Number of shares authorized				6,900,000
Expiration of stock-based awards				10 years
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expiration of stock-based awards				10 years
Percentage of after tax net profit to be retained by the executive officer to achieve ownership position				75.00%
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in USD per share)				$ 7.40	$ 11.41	$ 8.71
Total intrinsic value of options exercised				$ 5,000,000	$ 5,000,000	$ 26,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested and Expected to Vest, Outstanding, Aggregate Intrinsic Value				0
Total fair value of vested options				5,000,000	4,000,000	4,000,000
Total Fair Value of In-The-Money Options				11,000,000
Cost related to non-vested stock options outstanding not yet recognized				$ 6,000,000
Recognition period				1 year 8 months 13 days
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Cash Received from Exercise of Stock Options				$ 33,000,000
Employee Service Share-based Compensation, Tax Benefit Realized from Exercise of Stock Options				2,000,000
Incentive Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Grants, Fair Value				$ 21,000,000	16,000,000	16,000,000
Average award vesting period				3 years
Top Quartile Performance Maximum Payout Target				200.00%
Incentive Stock Options [Member] \| Equity Ownership And Long Term Cash Incentive Plan 2015 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant				1,500,000
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in USD per share)	$ 84.52
Long term incentive plan awards (in shares)		199,800
Incentive Stock Options [Member] \| 2012-2014 Long-Term Performance Unit Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in USD per share)			$ 88.67
Long term incentive plan awards (in shares)			105,503
Incentive Stock Options [Member] \| 2013-2015 Long-Term Performance Unit Program [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in USD per share)		$ 68.09
Long term incentive plan awards (in shares)		54,103
Restricted Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Grants, Fair Value				$ 29,000,000	29,000,000	24,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				$ 23,000,000	29,000,000	17,000,000
Restricted Awards [Member] \| Equity Ownership And Long Term Cash Incentive Plan 2015 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant		370,000
Weighted-average grant-date fair value of options granted (in USD per share)	$ 70.56
Stock-based compensation plans award vesting period				3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Grants, Fair Value				$ 5,000,000	4,000,000	3,000,000
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Options, Vested in Period, Fair Value				$ 2,000,000	4,000,000	3,000,000
Average award vesting period				42 months
Number of unvested restricted units expected to vest				181,650
Period expected for vesting unvested restricted units				30 months
Compensation paid for awards				$ 2,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Incentive Stock Options [Member] \| Equity Ownership And Long Term Cash Incentive Plan 2011 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized				2,000,000
Maximum [Member] \| Incentive Stock Options [Member] \| Equity Ownership And Long Term Cash Incentive Plan 2015 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized				1,500,000
Maximum [Member] \| Non-option Grant [Member] \| Equity Ownership And Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan 2007 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares authorized				2,000,000