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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Disclosures [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 as of December 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018:
| Assets |  | Liabilities
| Account |  | Fair Value |  | Account |  | Fair Value
Designated derivative instruments |  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018 |  |  |  | December 31, 2019 |  | December 31, 2018
Interest rate swap contracts | Other current assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | Other accruals |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1 |
Interest rate swap contracts | Other assets |  | 4 |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | — |  |  | 8 |
Foreign currency contracts | Other current assets |  | 6 |  |  | 20 |  |  | Other accruals |  | 15 |  |  | 8 |
Foreign currency contracts | Other assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 14 |  |  | 21 |
Commodity contracts | Other current assets |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | Other accruals |  | — |  |  | — |
Total designated |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  |  |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 38 |
Other financial instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Marketable securities | Other current assets |  | 23 |  |  | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total other financial instruments |  |  | $ | 23 |  |  | $ | 10 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Activity related to fair value hedges | The following amounts were recorded on the Consolidated Balance Sheet related to cumulative basis adjustment for fair value hedges as of:
| December 31, 2019 |  |  | December 31, 2018 |
Long-term debt: |  |  |
Carrying amount of hedged item | $ | 403 |  |  | $ | 888 |
Cumulative hedging adjustment included in the carrying amount | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | (10 | )
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions | The following tables present the notional values as of:
| December 31, 2019
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total
Fair Value Hedges | $ | 388 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 400 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 788 |
Cash Flow Hedges | $ | 761 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 20 |  |  | $ | 781 |
Net Investment Hedges | $ | 478 |  |  | $ | 3,856 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 4,334 |
| December 31, 2018
| Foreign Currency Contracts |  | Foreign Currency Debt |  | Interest Rate Swaps |  | Commodity Contracts |  | Total
Fair Value Hedges | $ | 327 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 900 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,227 |
Cash Flow Hedges | $ | 782 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 796 |
Net Investment Hedges | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 1,396 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,878 |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) | The following table presents the location and amount of gains (losses) recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Statements of Income:
| Twelve Months Ended December 31,
| 2019 |  | 2018
| Cost of sales |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | Interest (income) expense, net |  | Cost of sales |  | Selling, general and administrative expenses |  | Interest (income) expense, net
Gain (loss) on hedges recognized in income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps designated as fair value hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instrument | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (2 | )
Hedged items | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Foreign currency contracts designated as fair value hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative instrument | — |  |  | 10 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |
Hedged items | — |  |  | (10 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reclassified from OCI | 5 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Commodity contracts designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amount reclassified from OCI | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Total gain (loss) on hedges recognized in income | $ | 6 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule Of Cash Flow And Net Investment Hedges Included In Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The following table presents the location and amount of unrealized gains (losses) included in OCI:
| Twelve Months Ended
December 31,
2019 |  | 2018
Foreign currency contracts designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI | (9 | ) |  | 10 |
Commodity contracts designated as cash flow hedges: |  |  |
Gain (loss) recognized in OCI | — |  |  | — |
Foreign currency contracts designated as net investment hedges: |  |  |
Gain (loss) on instruments | 4 |  |  | 33 |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | (4 | ) |  | (33 | )
Foreign currency debt designated as net investment hedges: |  |  |
Gain (loss) on instruments | 12 |  |  | 93 |
Gain (loss) on hedged items | (12 | ) |  | (93 | )
Total unrealized gain (loss) on hedges recognized in OCI | $ | (9 | ) |  | $ | 10 |

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