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Employee Retirement Plans (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018
Benefit Obligations in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets |
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﻿ | December 31,
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﻿Projected benefit obligation | $ | 3,754 |  | $ | 3,843
﻿Fair value of plan assets | $ | 2,910 |  | $ | 3,173
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Accumulated Benefit Obligation in Excess of Fair Value of Plan Assets |
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﻿ | December 31,
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﻿Accumulated benefit obligation | $ | 3,410 |  | $ | 3,555
﻿Fair value of plan assets | $ | 2,766 |  | $ | 3,025
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Net Periodic Benefit Expense |
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﻿Service cost |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 10 |  | $ | 9
﻿Interest cost |  |  | 24 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 26
﻿Amortization of actuarial net gain |  |  |  |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1)
﻿Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | (7) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (4)
﻿Total net periodic benefit expense |  | $ | 27 |  | $ | 32 |  | $ | 30
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﻿Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current year actuarial (gain) loss |  | $ | (47) |  | $ | 17 |  | $ | 15
﻿Amortization of actuarial net gain |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1
﻿Current year prior service credit |  |  | (40) |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Amortization of prior service credit |  |  | 7 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 5
﻿Total recognized in other comprehensive income (loss) |  | $ | (80) |  | $ | 21 |  | $ | 21
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﻿Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income |  | $ | (53) |  | $ | 53 |  | $ | 51
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Weighted-average Assumptions Used to Determine Benefit Obligations and Net Periodic Benefit Cost |
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﻿ | Domestic |  | International |  | Postretirement benefits
﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
﻿Discount rate | 4.28 | % |  | 3.58 | % |  | 4.01 | % |  | 1.96 | % |  | 1.93 | % |  | 2.29 | % |  | 4.33 | % |  | 3.63 | % |  | 4.07 | %
﻿Rate of compensation increase | 3.50 | % |  | 3.50 | % |  | 3.50 | % |  | 2.96 | % |  | 2.81 | % |  | 3.97 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿ The weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for years ended December 31 follow: ﻿
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﻿ | Domestic |  | International |  | Postretirement benefits
﻿ | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
﻿Discount rate | 3.58 | % |  | 4.01 | % |  | 4.24 | % |  | 1.93 | % |  | 2.29 | % |  | 3.23 | % |  | 3.63 | % |  | 4.06 | % |  | 4.31 | %
﻿Expected return on plan assets | 6.00 | % |  | 6.00 | % |  | 6.00 | % |  | 2.13 | % |  | 3.97 | % |  | 3.92 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Rate of compensation increase | 3.50 | % |  | 3.50 | % |  | 3.50 | % |  | 2.81 | % |  | 2.06 | % |  | 2.89 | % |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Assumed Health Care Trend Rates |
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﻿Assumed health care trend rates at December 31 | 2018 |  | 2017
﻿Health care cost trend rate assumed for next year | 7.00% |  | 6.50%
﻿Rate that the cost trend rate gradually declines to | 5% |  | 5%
﻿Year that the rate reaches the ultimate trend rate | 2027 |  | 2024
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Effect One-percent-point Change in Assumed Health Care Cost |
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﻿Effect on annual total of service and interest cost (credit) | $ | 3 |  | $ | (2)
﻿Effect on postretirement benefit obligation | $ | 45 |  | $ | (37)
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Estimated Future Benefit Payments and Gross Medicare to be Received |
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﻿ | Expected benefit payments
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﻿2019 | $ | 199 |  | $ | 23 |  | $ | 37
﻿2020 | $ | 203 |  | $ | 30 |  | $ | 40
﻿2021 | $ | 212 |  | $ | 28 |  | $ | 40
﻿2022 | $ | 220 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 42
﻿2023 | $ | 229 |  | $ | 30 |  | $ | 42
﻿2024-2028 | $ | 1,242 |  | $ | 196 |  | $ | 213
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Pension Benefits [Member] |
Obligations and Funded Status Schedule |
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﻿ | Total pension benefits |  | Domestic pension benefits |  | International pension benefits
﻿December 31, | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
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﻿Change in benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 4,188 |  | $ | 3,887 |  | $ | 3,522 |  | $ | 3,289 |  | $ | 666 |  | $ | 598
﻿Service cost |  | 103 |  |  | 92 |  |  | 78 |  |  | 66 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 26
﻿Interest cost |  | 132 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 14
﻿Plan participants’ contributions |  | 1 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  | 1
﻿Plan amendments |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |
﻿Actuarial loss (gain) |  | (210) |  |  | 208 |  |  | (200) |  |  | 222 |  |  | (10) |  |  | (14)
﻿Other |  | (1) |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  | (1) |  |  |
﻿Benefits paid |  | (202) |  |  | (195) |  |  | (179) |  |  | (171) |  |  | (23) |  |  | (24)
﻿Foreign currency translation |  | (29) |  |  | 65 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29) |  |  | 65
﻿Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 4,003 |  | $ | 4,188 |  | $ | 3,358 |  | $ | 3,522 |  | $ | 645 |  | $ | 666
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﻿Change in plan assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fair value of plan assets at beginning of year | $ | 3,539 |  | $ | 3,225 |  | $ | 3,004 |  | $ | 2,765 |  | $ | 535 |  | $ | 460
﻿Actual return on plan assets |  | (201) |  |  | 413 |  |  | (202) |  |  | 395 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 18
﻿Employer contributions |  | 135 |  |  | 46 |  |  | 118 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 17 |  |  | 32
﻿Plan participants’ contributions |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefits paid |  | (208) |  |  | (195) |  |  | (179) |  |  | (171) |  |  | (29) |  |  | (24)
﻿Foreign currency translation |  | (27) |  |  | 49 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (27) |  |  | 49
﻿Fair value of plan assets at end of year | $ | 3,239 |  | $ | 3,539 |  | $ | 2,742 |  | $ | 3,004 |  | $ | 497 |  | $ | 535
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﻿Funded status at end of year |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fair value of plan assets | $ | 3,239 |  | $ | 3,539 |  | $ | 2,742 |  | $ | 3,004 |  | $ | 497 |  | $ | 535
﻿Benefit obligations |  | (4,003) |  |  | (4,188) |  |  | (3,358) |  |  | (3,522) |  |  | (645) |  |  | (666)
﻿Funded status of plans | $ | (764) |  | $ | (649) |  | $ | (616) |  | $ | (518) |  | $ | (148) |  | $ | (131)
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﻿Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Noncurrent asset | $ | 81 |  | $ | 76 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | 76
﻿Current liability |  | (29) |  |  | (20) |  | $ | (13) |  | $ | (12) |  |  | (16) |  |  | (8)
﻿Noncurrent liability |  | (816) |  |  | (705) |  |  | (603) |  |  | (506) |  |  | (213) |  |  | (199)
﻿Recognized liability | $ | (764) |  | $ | (649) |  | $ | (616) |  | $ | (518) |  | $ | (148) |  | $ | (131)
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﻿Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net actuarial loss | $ | 338 |  | $ | 300 |  | $ | 324 |  | $ | 285 |  | $ | 14 |  | $ | 15
﻿Prior service cost (credit) |  | 36 |  |  | 22 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 25 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (3)
﻿Amount recognized at end of year | $ | 374 |  | $ | 322 |  | $ | 361 |  | $ | 310 |  | $ | 13 |  | $ | 12
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Net Periodic Benefit Expense |
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﻿ | Total pension benefits |  | Domestic pension benefits |  | International pension benefits
﻿December 31, | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2018 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
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﻿Service cost | $ | 103 |  | $ | 92 |  | $ | 85 |  | $ | 78 |  | $ | 66 |  | $ | 61 |  | $ | 25 |  | $ | 26 |  | $ | 24
﻿Interest cost |  | 132 |  |  | 126 |  |  | 124 |  |  | 116 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 111 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 13
﻿Expected return on plan assets |  | (189) |  |  | (174) |  |  | (165) |  |  | (178) |  |  | (163) |  |  | (153) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (11) |  |  | (12)
﻿Amortization of prior service cost (credit) |  | 6 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 6 |  |  | (1) |  |  | (1) |  |  |
﻿Recognition of actuarial loss |  | 145 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 143 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 55 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 12
﻿Total net periodic benefit expense | $ | 197 |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 117 |  | $ | 166 |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 80 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 37
﻿Settlement charge |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | (1) |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Total expense | $ | 196 |  | $ | 70 |  | $ | 118 |  | $ | 166 |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 81 |  | $ | 30 |  | $ | 31 |  | $ | 37
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﻿Other changes in plan assets and benefit obligations recognized in other comprehensive income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Settlements | $ | 1 |  |  |  |  | $ | (2) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | (2) |  | $ | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current year actuarial loss (gain) |  | 180 |  | $ | (30) |  |  | 84 |  | $ | 182 |  | $ | (8) |  |  | 63 |  |  | (2) |  | $ | (22) |  | $ | 21
﻿Recognition of actuarial loss |  | (145) |  |  | (21) |  |  | (64) |  |  | (143) |  |  | (18) |  |  | (55) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (3) |  |  | (9)
﻿Current year prior service cost |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Amortization of prior service (cost) credit |  | (6) |  |  | (5) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (7) |  |  | (6) |  |  | (6) |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
﻿Total recognized in other comprehensive loss (income) | $ | 50 |  | $ | (56) |  | $ | 12 |  | $ | 52 |  | $ | (32) |  | $ | 0 |  | $ | (2) |  | $ | (24) |  | $ | 12
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Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Assets for Defined Benefit Plans |
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﻿ | Level 3 assets – Domestic |  | Level 3 assets – International
﻿ | Year ended December 2018 |  | Year ended December 2018
﻿(in millions) | Private equity |  | Real estate |  | Mortgages |  | Insurance contracts
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﻿Beginning balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 105 |  | $ | 147 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 2
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﻿Actual return on plan assets relating to assets still held at the reporting date |  | 15 |  |  | 9 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Transfers in and/or out of level 3 |  | (38) |  |  | (8) |  |  | 6 |  |  |
﻿Ending balance at December 31, 2018 | $ | 82 |  | $ | 148 |  | $ | 22 |  | $ | 2
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﻿ | Level 3 assets – Domestic |  | Level 3 assets – International
﻿ | Year ended December 2017 |  | Year ended December 2017
﻿(in millions) | Private equity |  | Real estate |  | Mortgages |  | Insurance contracts
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﻿Beginning balance at December 31, 2016 | $ | 137 |  | $ | 150 |  |  |  |  | $ | 2
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﻿Actual return on plan assets relating to assets still held at the reporting date |  | 7 |  |  | 6 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Transfers in and/or out of level 3 |  | (39) |  |  | (9) |  | $ | 16 |  |  |
﻿Ending balance at December 31, 2017 | $ | 105 |  | $ | 147 |  | $ | 16 |  | $ | 2
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Postretirement Benefits [Member] |
Obligations and Funded Status Schedule |
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﻿December 31, | 2018 |  | 2017
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﻿Change in benefit obligation |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefit obligation at beginning of year | $ | 789 |  | $ | 776
﻿Service cost |  | 10 |  |  | 10
﻿Interest cost |  | 24 |  |  | 26
﻿Plan participants’ contributions |  | 8 |  |  | 8
﻿Plan amendments |  | (40) |  |  |
﻿Actuarial loss (gain) |  | (48) |  |  | 17
﻿Benefits paid |  | (46) |  |  | (50)
﻿Medicare subsidy received |  | 2 |  |  | 2
﻿Benefit obligation at end of year | $ | 699 |  | $ | 789
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﻿Funded status at end of year |  |  |  |  |
﻿Fair value of plan assets |  |  |  |  |
﻿Benefit obligations | $ | (699) |  | $ | (789)
﻿Funded status of plans | $ | (699) |  | $ | (789)
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﻿Amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets consist of: |  |  |  |  |
﻿Current liability | $ | (37) |  | $ | (40)
﻿Noncurrent liability |  | (662) |  |  | (749)
﻿Recognized liability | $ | (699) |  | $ | (789)
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﻿Amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income consist of: |  |  |  |  |
﻿Net actuarial loss | $ | 21 |  | $ | 68
﻿Prior service credit |  | (44) |  |  | (12)
﻿Amount recognized at end of year | $ | (23) |  | $ | 56
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United States [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Assets | ﻿
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﻿(in millions) | Total |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  | Total |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3)
﻿Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿U.S. companies | $ | 363 |  | $ | 2 |  | $ | 361 |  |  |  |  | $ | 374 |  | $ | 57 |  | $ | 317 |  |  |
﻿International companies |  | 324 |  |  |  |  |  | 324 |  |  |  |  |  | 420 |  |  | 117 |  |  | 303 |  |  |
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﻿Fixed income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿U.S. corporate bonds |  | 1,626 |  |  | 183 |  |  | 1,443 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,815 |  |  | 197 |  |  | 1,618 |  |  |
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﻿Private equity (1) |  | 82 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 82 |  |  | 105 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 105
﻿Real estate (2) |  | 148 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 148 |  |  | 147 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147
﻿Cash equivalents |  | 199 |  |  | 199 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21 |  |  | 21 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Commodities (3) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 122 |  |  |  |  |  | 122 |  |  |
﻿Total | $ | 2,742 |  | $ | 384 |  | $ | 2,128 |  | $ | 230 |  | $ | 3,004 |  | $ | 392 |  | $ | 2,360 |  | $ | 252
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| (1) |  | This category includes venture capital, leverage buyouts and distressed debt limited partnerships invested primarily in U.S. companies. The inputs are valued by discounted cash flow analysis and comparable sale analysis.
| (2) |  | This category includes industrial, office, apartments, hotels, infrastructure and retail investments which are limited partnerships predominately in the U.S. The inputs are valued by discounted cash flow analysis; comparable sale analysis and periodic external appraisals.
| (3) |  | This category includes investments in energy, industrial metals, precious metals, agricultural and livestock primarily through futures, options, swaps and exchange traded funds.
International [Member] | Pension Benefits [Member] |
Defined Benefit Plan Assets |
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﻿(in millions) | Total |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3) |  | Total |  | (Level 1) |  | (Level 2) |  | (Level 3)
﻿Equity securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿U.S. companies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |  |  | $ | 8 |  |  |
﻿International companies |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |  |  |  | 29 |  |  |
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﻿Fixed income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿International fixed income | $ | 428 |  | $ | 361 |  | $ | 67 |  |  |  |  |  | 440 |  | $ | 367 |  |  | 73 |  |  |
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﻿Insurance contracts |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2
﻿Mortgages |  | 22 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22 |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16
﻿Cash equivalents |  | 45 |  |  | 45 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  |  | 40 |  |  |  |  |  |
﻿Total | $ | 497 |  | $ | 406 |  | $ | 67 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 535 |  | $ | 407 |  | $ | 110 |  | $ | 18
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of assets, including [financial] instruments measured at fair value that are classified in stockholders' equity, if any, by class that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The disclosures contemplated herein include the fair value measurements at the reporting date by the level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements in their entirety fall, segregating fair value measurements using quoted prices in active markets for identical assets (Level 1), significant other observable inputs (Level 2), and significant unobservable inputs (Level 3). + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377789&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377789&loc=d3e19190-110258 Reference 3: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377789&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the fair value measurement of assets using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3), a reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances, separately presenting changes during the period attributable to the following: (1) total gains or losses for the period (realized and unrealized), segregating those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) and gains or losses recognized in other comprehensive income (loss), and a description of where those gains or losses included in earnings (or changes in net assets) are reported in the statement of income (or activities); (2) purchases, sales, issues, and settlements (each type disclosed separately); and (3) transfers in and transfers out of Level 3 (for example, transfers due to changes in the observability of significant inputs), by class of asset. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377789&loc=d3e19279-110258 Reference 2: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=99377789&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of accumulated benefit obligations and fair values of plan assets of pension plans and/or other employee benefit plans where the accumulated benefit obligation exceeds the fair value of plan assets. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=108410482&loc=d3e2417-114920 + Details
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