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Borrowings and Lines of Credit (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Short-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) | 2016 |  | 2015
Short-term borrowings: |  |  |
Commercial paper | $ | 522 |  |  | $ | 727 |
Other borrowings | 79 |  |  | 199 |
Total short-term borrowings | $ | 601 |  |  | $ | 926 |
Schedule of Weighted-average interest rates [Table Text Block] | The weighted-average interest rates applicable to short-term borrowings and total debt were as follows:
| 2016 |  | 2015
Average interest expense rate - average outstanding borrowings during the year: |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | 1.3 | % |  | 0.6 | %
Total debt | 4.1 | % |  | 4.1 | %
Average interest expense rate - outstanding borrowings as of December 31: |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | 0.6 | % |  | 0.8 | %
Total debt | 3.7 | % |  | 4.4 | %
Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) | 2016 |  | 2015
5.375% notes due 2017 1 | — |  |  | 1,000 |
1.800% notes due 2017 1 | 1,500 |  |  | 1,500 |
EURIBOR plus 0.80% floating rate notes due 2018 (€750 million principal value) 2 | 783 |  |  | — |
1.778% junior subordinated notes due 2018 | 1,100 |  |  | 1,100 |
6.800% notes due 2018 | 99 |  |  | 99 |
LIBOR plus 0.350% floating rate notes due 2019 3 | 350 |  |  | — |
1.500% notes due 2019 1 | 650 |  |  | — |
6.125% notes due 2019 1 | — |  |  | 1,250 |
8.875% notes due 2019 | 271 |  |  | 271 |
4.500% notes due 2020 1 | 1,250 |  |  | 1,250 |
4.875% notes due 2020 | 171 |  |  | 171 |
1.950% notes due 2021 1 | 750 |  |  | — |
1.125% notes due 2021 (€950 million principal value) 4 | 992 |  |  | — |
8.750% notes due 2021 | 250 |  |  | 250 |
3.100% notes due 2022 1 | 2,300 |  |  | 2,300 |
1.250% notes due 2023 (€750 million principal value) 4 | 783 |  |  | 817 |
1.875% notes due 2026 (€500 million principal value) 4 | 522 |  |  | — |
2.650% notes due 2026 1 | 1,150 |  |  | — |
7.100% notes due 2027 | 141 |  |  | 141 |
6.700% notes due 2028 | 400 |  |  | 400 |
7.500% notes due 2029 1 | 550 |  |  | 550 |
5.400% notes due 2035 1 | 600 |  |  | 600 |
6.050% notes due 2036 1 | 600 |  |  | 600 |
6.800% notes due 2036 | 134 |  |  | 134 |
7.000% notes due 2038 | 159 |  |  | 159 |
6.125% notes due 2038 1 | 1,000 |  |  | 1,000 |
5.700% notes due 2040 1 | 1,000 |  |  | 1,000 |
4.500% notes due 2042 1 | 3,500 |  |  | 3,500 |
4.150% notes due 2045 1 | 850 |  |  | 850 |
3.750% notes due 2046 1 | 1,100 |  |  | — |
Project financing obligations | 155 |  |  | 191 |
Other (including capitalized leases) | 189 |  |  | 306 |
Total principal long-term debt | 23,299 |  |  | 19,439 |
Other (fair market value adjustments, discounts and debt issuance costs) | 1 |  |  | 60 |
Total long-term debt | 23,300 |  |  | 19,499 |
Less: current portion | 1,603 |  |  | 179 |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 21,697 |  |  | $ | 19,320 |
1 | We may redeem the above notes, in whole or in part, at our option at any time at a redemption price in U.S. Dollars equal to the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on a semiannual basis at the adjusted treasury rate plus 10-50 basis points. The redemption price will also include interest accrued to the date of redemption on the principal balance of the notes being redeemed.
2 | The three-month EURIBOR rate as of December 30, 2016 was approximately -0.319%. The notes may be redeemed at our option in whole, but not in part, at any time in the event of certain developments affecting U.S. taxation.
3 | The three-month LIBOR rate as of December 30, 2016 was approximately 0.998%.
4 | We may redeem these notes, in whole or in part, at our option at any time. If redeemed earlier than three months prior to the stated maturity date, the redemption price in Euro shall equal the greater of 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed or the sum of the present values of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest on the notes to be redeemed, discounted to the redemption date on an annual basis at a rate based upon a comparable German federal government bond whose maturity is closest to the maturity of the notes plus 15-30 basis points. In addition, the notes may be redeemed at our option in whole, but not in part, at any time in the event of certain developments affecting U.S. taxation.
Schedule of Principal Payments on Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) |
2017 | $ | 1,603 |
2018 | 2,012 |
2019 | 1,299 |
2020 | 1,460 |
2021 | 2,034 |
Thereafter | 14,891 |
Total | $ | 23,299 |

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