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Debt and Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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May 31, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 |  |
Long-term debt, gross |  | 3,625,000,000 |  | 3,625,000,000 |  | $ 4,125,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt |  |  |  | 499,000,000 | $ 498,000,000 |
Retirement of long-term debt | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Interest and debt expense |  | 21,000,000 | $ 24,000,000 | 43,000,000 | $ 46,000,000 |
Consortium of investment-grade banks | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity until March 2021 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  | 2,000,000,000 |  |
Notes due 2022 at 1.85% |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, gross | 500,000,000 | $ 500,000,000 |  | $ 500,000,000 |  | $ 0
Payments of debt issuance costs | 3,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | $ 499,000,000 |  |  |  |  |

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- Definition Amount of long-term debt before deduction of unamortized discount or premium. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt, with initial maturities beyond one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 20 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 + Details
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