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Employee Benefit Plans (Details 6) - Pension Benefits - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 9,948	$ 9,550	$ 10,274
NAV	4,322	4,470
U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	3,663	3,297
U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,909	1,730
U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	54	53
Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	4,766	4,174	$ 4,109
NAV	1,966	1,718
Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,799	1,548
Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	912	827
Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	89	81
U.S. | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,331	1,217
Investment in company's common stock	12	12
U.S. | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,331	1,217
U.S. | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
U.S. | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	652	565
U.S. | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	651	564
U.S. | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1	1
U.S. | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
International | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	2,060	1,832
International | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	2,057	1,822
International | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	3	10
International | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
International | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	691	576
International | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	691	576
International | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
International | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,089	1,132
NAV	1,067	1,108
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	22	24
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	204	196
NAV	181	186
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	19	8
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	4	2
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Government | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	274	222
Government | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Government | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	274	222
Government | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Government | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	296	286
Government | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	77	51
Government | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	219	235
Government | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Corporate | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,492	1,356
Corporate | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Corporate | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,492	1,356
Corporate | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Corporate | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	593	509
Corporate | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	22
Corporate | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	563	468
Corporate | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	30	19
Bank Loans | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	117	118
Bank Loans | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Bank Loans | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	106	107
Bank Loans | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	11	11
Bank Loans | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Bank Loans | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Bank Loans | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Bank Loans | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mortgage/Asset Backed | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1	1
Mortgage/Asset Backed | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mortgage/Asset Backed | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1	1
Mortgage/Asset Backed | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mortgage/Asset Backed | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	8	10
Mortgage/Asset Backed | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mortgage/Asset Backed | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	8	10
Mortgage/Asset Backed | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,130	1,031
NAV	1,130	1,031
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,481	1,278
NAV	1,465	1,261
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	16	17
Collective Trusts/Mutual Funds | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mixed Funds | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mixed Funds | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mixed Funds | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mixed Funds | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Mixed Funds | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	80	72
Mixed Funds | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1	2
Mixed Funds | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	79	70
Mixed Funds | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Real Estate | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,096	1,367
NAV	1,096	1,367
Real Estate | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Real Estate | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Real Estate | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Real Estate | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	376	331
NAV	320	271
Real Estate | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Real Estate | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Real Estate | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	56	60
Alternative Investments | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	1,022	955
NAV	1,022	955
Alternative Investments | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Alternative Investments | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Alternative Investments | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Alternative Investments | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Alternative Investments | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Alternative Investments | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Alternative Investments | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	260	252
Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	255	243
Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	5	9
Cash and Cash Equivalents | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	366	331
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	362	325
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	4	6
Cash and Cash Equivalents | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Other | U.S.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	76	67
NAV	7	9
Other | U.S. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	(2)	(9)
Other | U.S. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	28	25
Other | U.S. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	43	42
Other | Int’l.
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	19	20
Other | Int’l. | Level 1
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	(2)	0
Other | Int’l. | Level 2
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	18	18
Other | Int’l. | Level 3
Fair Value Measurements of Company's Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 3	$ 2

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