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Retirement Plans and Other Retiree Benefits - Allocation of Plan Assets and Level of Valuation Input, by Major Asset Category (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percent of fixed income assets invested in US treasury or agency securities	50.00%	50.00%
Other Retiree Benefit Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0	$ 14
Fair value of plan assets, excluding NAV investments	0	0
NAV investments	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Cash and cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | U.S. common stocks | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | International common stocks | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Pooled funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Fixed income securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Guaranteed investment contracts | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Domestic, developed and emerging markets equity funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Fixed income funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Hedge funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Multi-Asset funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Real estate funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	0	0
Other Retiree Benefit Plans | Other assets and liabilities, net
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,812	1,646	1,624
Fair value of plan assets, excluding NAV investments	1,130	1,056
NAV investments	707	632
United States | Pension Plans | Cash and cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	21	27
United States | Pension Plans | U.S. common stocks | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	127	127
United States | Pension Plans | International common stocks | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
United States | Pension Plans | Pooled funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	138	134
United States | Pension Plans | Fixed income securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	843	767
United States | Pension Plans | Guaranteed investment contracts | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1	1
United States | Pension Plans | Domestic, developed and emerging markets equity funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	350	323
United States | Pension Plans | Fixed income funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	122	118
United States | Pension Plans | Hedge funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	82	96
United States | Pension Plans | Multi-Asset funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	115	52
United States | Pension Plans | Real estate funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	38	43
United States | Pension Plans | Other assets and liabilities, net
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	(25)	(42)
International | Pension Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	575	509	$ 520
Fair value of plan assets, excluding NAV investments	189	174
NAV investments	386	335
International | Pension Plans | Cash and cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	11	13
International | Pension Plans | U.S. common stocks | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	4	3
International | Pension Plans | International common stocks | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3	3
International | Pension Plans | Pooled funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	94	84
International | Pension Plans | Fixed income securities | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	24	22
International | Pension Plans | Guaranteed investment contracts | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	53	49
International | Pension Plans | Domestic, developed and emerging markets equity funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	189	155
International | Pension Plans | Fixed income funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	167	155
International | Pension Plans | Hedge funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	5	3
International | Pension Plans | Multi-Asset funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	3	3
International | Pension Plans | Real estate funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
NAV investments	22	19
International | Pension Plans | Other assets and liabilities, net
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82843861&loc=d3e1928-114920

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