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Employee Benefits - Schedule of Fair Value of U.K. Plan Assets (Details) - U.K. - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | $ 5,675 | $ 5,903 | $ 6,224
Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 86 | 159 |
Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 62 | 66 |
Equity securities - global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 135 | 133 |
Pooled funds - Global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 365 | 360 |
Pooled funds - Europe |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 18 | 17 |
Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 10 | 111 |
Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 2,129 | 3,145 |
Annuities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 1,773 | 827 |
Pooled funds - Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 223 | 283 |
Pooled Funds, Real Estate |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 101 | 85 |
Alternative investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 773 | 717 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 1,947 | 2,560 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 86 | 159 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity securities - global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 135 | 133 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Pooled funds - Global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Pooled funds - Europe |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 1,726 | 2,268 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Annuities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Pooled funds - Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Pooled Funds, Real Estate |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Alternative investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 413 | 1,054 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 66 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Equity securities - global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Pooled funds - Global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Pooled funds - Europe |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 10 | 111 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 403 | 877 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Annuities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Pooled funds - Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Pooled Funds, Real Estate |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Alternative investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 1,773 | 827 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Cash and cash equivalents |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Equity securities - global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Pooled funds - Global |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Pooled funds - Europe |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Derivatives |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Annuities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 1,773 | 827 | $ 836
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Pooled funds - Fixed income securities |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Pooled Funds, Real Estate |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | 0 | 0 |
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Alternative investments |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items] |  |  |
Total | $ 0 | $ 0 |

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