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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies New and Recently Adopted Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Securities	$ 75	$ 128
Cetip, S.A. [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss)		$ 103

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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investments in debt and equity securities classified as available-for-sale securities.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 320
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 9
-Subparagraph (d)
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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) recognized in the income statement on unsold other securities.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
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