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Income Taxes (Details 3) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
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Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |
Undistributed Earnings of Foreign Subsidiaries | $ 3,600
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 | 2
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 | 149
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 | 1,194
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely | 346
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards | 1,691
Foreign [Member] |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 | 2
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 | 22
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 | 46
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely | 346
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards | 416
U.S. state [Member] |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 | 0
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 | 78
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 | 941
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely | 0
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards | 1,019
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 | 0
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 | 49
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 | 207
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely | 0
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards | $ 256

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