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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018 | Apr. 01, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2017
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |
Effective tax rate | 18.00% | 500.00% |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Uncertain tax benefits that may be paid within the next twelve months | $ 22 |  |
Deferred taxes, projected effective rate at which expected to reverse | 21.00% |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits |  |  | $ 35
Settlement payments offset liability increase |  |  | 36
Amount of accrued interest and penalties | $ 26 |  |
Increase in liability for uncertain tax benefits related to prior years | $ 8 |  |
2017 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | 2
2018 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | 2
2019 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | 2
2020 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | 2
2021 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | 2
2022 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | 4
2023 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | 5
2024 |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Unremitted Earnings Payments |  |  | $ 7
United Kingdom |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate | 19.00% |  |
Singapore |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate | 17.00% |  |
Luxembourg |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate | 27.00% |  |
Singapore Economic Development Board |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Statutory tax rate |  |  | 10.00%
Foreign Tax Authority |  |  |
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items] |  |  |
Tax credits |  |  | $ 10

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