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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2018
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 which are carried at fair value in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2018 and December 31, 2017:
| Assets |  | Liabilities
| Account |  | Fair Value |  | Account |  | Fair Value
Designated derivative instruments |  |  | 3/31/18 |  | 12/31/17 |  |  |  | 3/31/18 |  | 12/31/17
Interest rate swap contracts | Other current assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | Other accruals |  | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |
Interest rate swap contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 11 |  |  | 7 |
Foreign currency contracts | Other current assets |  | 5 |  |  | 25 |  |  | Other accruals |  | 23 |  |  | 20 |
Foreign currency contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 57 |  |  | 46 |
Commodity contracts | Other current assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other accruals |  | — |  |  | — |
Total designated |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 25 |  |  |  |  | $ | 97 |  |  | $ | 73 |
Other financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities | Other current assets |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other financial instruments |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity related to fair value hedges | Activity related to fair value hedges recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
| 2018 |  | 2017
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Total
Notional Value at March 31, | $ | 530 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |  |  | $ | 1,530 |  |  | $ | 246 |  |  | $ | 850 |  |  | $ | 1,096 |
Three months ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on derivatives | (13 | ) |  | (10 | ) |  | (23 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | 13 |  |  | 10 |  |  | 23 |  |  | (2 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | — |
Activity related to cash flow hedges | Activity related to cash flow hedges recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
| 2018 |  | 2017
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total
Notional Value at March 31, | $ | 754 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 754 |  |  | $ | 667 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 671 |
Three months ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | (13 | ) |  | — |  |  | (13 | )
Gain (loss) reclassified into Cost of sales | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 3 |
Activity related to net investment hedges | Activity related to net investment hedges recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017 was as follows:
| 2018 |  | 2017
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Total |  | Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Total
Notional Value at March 31, | $ | 541 |  |  | $ | 1,233 |  |  | $ | 1,774 |  |  | $ | 655 |  |  | $ | 1,206 |  |  | $ | 1,861 |
Three months ended March 31, |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) on instruments | (18 | ) |  | (19 | ) |  | (37 | ) |  | (18 | ) |  | (16 | ) |  | (34 | )
Gain (loss) on hedged items | 18 |  |  | 19 |  |  | 37 |  |  | 20 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 36 |

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