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Borrowings and Lines of Credit (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |
Short-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016
Short-term borrowings: |  |  |
Commercial paper | $ | 300 |  |  | $ | 522 |
Other borrowings | 92 |  |  | 79 |
Total short-term borrowings | $ | 392 |  |  | $ | 601 |
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:
| 2017 |  | 2016
Average interest expense rate - average outstanding borrowings during the year: |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | 1.1 | % |  | 1.3 | %
Total debt | 3.5 | % |  | 4.1 | %
Average interest expense rate - outstanding borrowings as of December 31: |  |  |
Short-term borrowings | 2.3 | % |  | 0.6 | %
Total debt | 3.5 | % |  | 3.7 | %
Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) | 2017 |  | 2016
1.800% notes due 2017 1 | — |  |  | 1,500 |
6.800% notes due 2018 | 99 |  |  | 99 |
EURIBOR plus 0.80% floating rate notes due 2018 (€750 million principal value) 2 | 890 |  |  | 783 |
1.778% junior subordinated notes due 2018 | 1,100 |  |  | 1,100 |
LIBOR plus 0.350% floating rate notes due 2019 3 | 350 |  |  | 350 |
1.500% notes due 2019 1 | 650 |  |  | 650 |
EURIBOR plus 0.15% floating rate notes due 2019 (€750 million principal value) 2 | 890 |  |  | — |
8.875% notes due 2019 | 271 |  |  | 271 |
4.875% notes due 2020 1 | 171 |  |  | 171 |
4.500% notes due 2020 1 | 1,250 |  |  | 1,250 |
1.900% notes due 2020 1 | 1,000 |  |  | — |
8.750% notes due 2021 | 250 |  |  | 250 |
1.950% notes due 2021 1 | 750 |  |  | 750 |
1.125% notes due 2021 (€950 million principal value) 1 | 1,127 |  |  | 992 |
2.300% notes due 2022 1 | 500 |  |  | — |
3.100% notes due 2022 1 | 2,300 |  |  | 2,300 |
1.250% notes due 2023 (€750 million principal value) 1 | 890 |  |  | 783 |
2.800% notes due 2024 1 | 800 |  |  | — |
1.875% notes due 2026 (€500 million principal value) 1 | 593 |  |  | 522 |
2.650% notes due 2026 1 | 1,150 |  |  | 1,150 |
3.125% notes due 2027 1 | 1,100 |  |  | — |
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 1 | 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 |  |  | 1,100 |
4.050% notes due 2047 1 | 600 |  |  | — |
Project financing obligations | 158 |  |  | 155 |
Other (including capitalized leases) | 195 |  |  | 189 |
Total principal long-term debt | 27,118 |  |  | 23,299 |
Other (fair market value adjustments, discounts and debt issuance costs) | (25 | ) |  | 1 |
Total long-term debt | 27,093 |  |  | 23,300 |
Less: current portion | 2,104 |  |  | 1,603 |
Long-term debt, net of current portion | $ | 24,989 |  |  | $ | 21,697 |
1 | We may redeem these notes at our option pursuant to their terms.
2 | The three-month EURIBOR rate as of December 29, 2017 was approximately -0.329%. 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 29, 2017 was approximately 1.694%.
Schedule of Principal Payments on Long-term Debt [Table Text Block] |
(dollars in millions) |
2018 | $ | 2,104 |
2019 | 2,271 |
2020 | 2,479 |
2021 | 2,175 |
2022 | 2,804 |
Thereafter | 15,285 |
Total | $ | 27,118 |

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