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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments | The following table summarizes the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and other financial instruments at December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:
| Assets |  | Liabilities
| Account |  | Fair Value |  | Account |  | Fair Value
Designated derivative instruments |  |  | 12/31/17 |  | 12/31/16 |  |  |  | 12/31/17 |  | 12/31/16
Interest rate swap contracts | Other current assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |  |  | Other accruals |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 7 |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts | Other current assets |  | 25 |  |  | 29 |  |  | Other accruals |  | 20 |  |  | 4 |
Foreign currency contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 46 |  |  | — |
Commodity contracts | Other current assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other accruals |  | — |  |  | — |
Total designated |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Derivatives not designated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign currency contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | — |  |  | — |
Total not designated |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Total derivative instruments |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  |  |  | $ | 73 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Other financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities | Other current assets |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other financial instruments |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity related to fair value hedges | Activity related to fair value hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Total
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 1,231 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 2,231 |  |  | $ | 204 |  |  | $ | 1,250 |  |  | $ | 1,454 |
Gain (loss) on derivatives | (7 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | — |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | 7 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 16 |  |  | (5 | ) |  | 5 |  |  | — |
Activity related to cash flow hedges | Activity related to cash flow hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 702 |  |  | $ | 643 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 650 |
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI | (25 | ) |  | — |  |  | (25 | ) |  | 12 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | 11 |
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales | (3 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | ) |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Activity related to net investment hedges | Activity related to net investment hedges recorded during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Total
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 478 |  |  | $ | 601 |  |  | $ | 1,079 |  |  | $ | 498 |  |  | $ | 1,118 |  |  | $ | 1,616 |
Gain (loss) on instruments | (71 | ) |  | (112 | ) |  | (183 | ) |  | 22 |  |  | 35 |  |  | 57 |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | 71 |  |  | 112 |  |  | 183 |  |  | (25 | ) |  | (35 | ) |  | (60 | )
Activity related to derivatives not designated as hedging instruments | Activity related to these contracts during each period presented was as follows:
| 2017 |  | 2016
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Contracts
Notional Value at December 31, | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 4 |
Gain (loss) on instruments | — |  |  | 5 |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | — |  |  | (5 | )

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