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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | $ 16,000,000 | $ 15,000,000
Total Liabilities at fair value | 27,000,000 | 44,000,000
Money market investments related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | 16,000,000 | 15,000,000
Liabilities related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | 16,000,000 | 15,000,000
Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | 11,000,000 | 11,000,000
Forward interest rate swap contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value |  | 18,000,000
Level 1 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | 16,000,000 | 15,000,000
Total Liabilities at fair value | 16,000,000 | 17,000,000
Level 1 | Money market investments related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | 16,000,000 | 15,000,000
Level 1 | Liabilities related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | 16,000,000 | 15,000,000
Level 1 | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | 0 | 2,000,000
Fair value, assets, level 2 to level 1 transfers, amount | 0 | 2,000,000
Level 1 | Forward interest rate swap contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value |  | 0
Level 2 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | 0 | 0
Total Liabilities at fair value | 11,000,000 | 27,000,000
Level 2 | Money market investments related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Liabilities related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 2 | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | 11,000,000 | 9,000,000
Level 2 | Forward interest rate swap contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value |  | 18,000,000
Level 3 |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | 0 | 0
Total Liabilities at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Money market investments related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Assets at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Liabilities related to the deferred compensation plan |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | 0 | 0
Level 3 | Foreign exchange contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value | $ 0 | 0
Level 3 | Forward interest rate swap contracts |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Total Liabilities at fair value |  | $ 0

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