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Financial Instruments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2017
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Financial Instruments
Financial Instruments

As of June 30, 2017, we had no interest rate swap transactions and the Indian Rupee ("INR") forward contracts that managed our exposure to fluctuations in costs caused by variations in INR were all settled.
Net Investment Hedges
In June 2017, the Company entered into two Euro denominated foreign currency exchange forward contracts totaling €999 million and a GBP denominated foreign currency exchange forward contract of £298 million, which were designated as a net investment hedge of its investment in Euro and GBP denominated operations, respectively, which has a functional currency of the Euro and GBP, in order to reduce the volatility in the income statement caused by the changes in foreign currency exchange rates of the Euro and GBP with respect to the U.S. dollar. The change in fair value of the net investment hedges due to remeasurement of the effective portion is recorded in other comprehensive income (loss). The ineffective portion of these hedging instruments impacts net income when the ineffectiveness occurs. For the three months ended June 30, 2017, losses of $19 million, net of tax, respectively, were recognized in other comprehensive income and no ineffectiveness was recorded on the net investment hedges.
In July 2017, the forward contracts above were terminated and the Company designated its Euro-denominated Senior Notes due 2021 (€500 million) and Senior Notes due 2024 (€500 million) and GBP-denominated Senior Notes due 2022 (£300 million) as a net investment hedge of its investment in Euro and GBP denominated operations, respectively.