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Other Income (Expense), Net	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]
Other Income (Expense), Net	Other Income (Expense), Net Other expense, net for 2016 included net foreign currency transaction losses ($(41) million) and an upward adjustment to deferred compensation expense ($(11) million), partially offset by equity income from investments in ammonia plants in Trinidad ($4 million). Other income, net, for 2015 included equity income from investments in ammonia plants in Trinidad ($9 million), a downward adjustment to deferred compensation expense ($6 million), interest income ($3 million) and net foreign currency transaction losses ($(17) million).  Other expense, net, for 2014 included net foreign currency transaction losses ($(34) million), losses on dispositions of warehouse stock ($(15) million) and equity income from investments in ammonia plants in Trinidad ($8 million).

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The entire disclosure for other income or other expense items (both operating and nonoperating). Sources of nonoperating income or nonoperating expense that may be disclosed, include amounts earned from dividends, interest on securities, profits (losses) on securities, net and miscellaneous other income or income deductions.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3,6,7,9)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688

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