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Summary of Accounting Principles (Indefinite Lived Intangible Assets) (Details) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Collaboration Asset [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 30 years
Customer Relationships and Related Programs [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 1 year
Customer Relationships and Related Programs [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 50 years
Purchased Service Contracts [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 5 years
Purchased Service Contracts [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 25 years
Patents & trademarks [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 4 years
Patents & trademarks [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 40 years
Exclusivity Assets [Member] | Minimum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 5 years
Exclusivity Assets [Member] | Maximum [Member] |
Indefinite-lived Intangible Assets [Line Items] |
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life | 25 years

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- Definition Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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