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Debt Debt (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of long-term debt, including the current portion

A summary of long-term debt, including the current portion, follows:

	2015				2014
5.45% debentures due 2015	$	—			$	300
4.65% notes due 2015	—				100
0.95% senior notes due 2015	—				600
2.375% debentures due 2016	240				240
5.30% notes due 2017 ($150 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	250				250
6.10% debentures due 2017	289				289
1.50% senior notes due 2017 ($750 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	1,000				1,000
5.60% notes due 2018 ($415 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	450				450
4.215% Japanese Yen notes due 2018	83				84
6.95% notes due 2019 ($300 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	300				300
3.875% debentures due 2020 ($150 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	239				239
3.47% notes due 2021 ($275 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	300				300
8.10% debentures due 2022	100				100
2.75% senior notes due 2022 ($1,350 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	1,600				1,600
3.68% notes due 2023 ($200 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	300				300
6.50% debentures due 2025	145				145
7.65% debentures due 2029 ($50 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	200				200
4.00% senior notes due 2032	700				700
5.45% debentures due 2034 ($25 converted to floating rate by interest rate swap)	136				136
5.80% notes due 2037	240				240
4.15% senior notes due 2042	1,000				1,000
5.25% to 8.875% notes (maturities ranging from 2018 to 2035, including $50 converted to    floating rate by interest rate swap)	239				239
Other	212				220
Total long-term debt	8,023				9,032
Less current portion of long-term debt	(242		)		(1,008		)
Long-term debt less current portion	$	7,781			$	8,024

Mandatory maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years

Maturities of long-term debt for each of the next five years follow:

2016	$	242
2017	1,544
2018	576
2019	340
2020	241

Interest paid on debt

Interest paid on debt follows:

2015	$	271
2014	296
2013	294

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