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Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016
Statement of Comprehensive Income [Abstract] |  |
Actuarial changes, tax | $ 3 | $ 5
Prior service costs, tax | $ (4) | $ (5)

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- Definition Amount of tax (expense) benefit, after reclassification adjustments, of (increase) decrease in accumulated other comprehensive (income) loss related to net prior service cost (credit) pension and other postretirement defined benefit plans. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of tax expense (benefit), after reclassification adjustments, of increase (decrease) in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to the net actuarial gain (loss) pension and other postretirement defined benefit plans. + References No definition available. + Details
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