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Financial Instruments (Net Investment Hedges) (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2017 GBP (£) | Jul. 31, 2017 EUR (€) | Jul. 10, 2017 GBP (£) | Jul. 10, 2017 EUR (€) | Jun. 30, 2017 GBP (£) hedge | Jun. 30, 2017 EUR (€) hedge
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Euro Notes due 2021, interest payable annually at 0.400% [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes amount |  |  | € 500,000,000 |  | € 500,000,000 |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior Notes due 2024, interest payable semi-annually at 3.875% [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes amount |  |  | € 500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Senior Notes [Member] | Senior GBP Notes due 2022, interest payable annually at 1.700% [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes amount | £ |  | £ 300,000,000 |  | £ 300,000,000 |  |  |
Foreign exchange forward [Member] | Net investment hedging [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of instruments held | hedge |  |  |  |  |  | 2 | 2
Notional amount |  |  |  |  |  | £ 298,000,000 | € 999,000,000
Loss on net investment hedge | $ | $ 63 |  |  |  |  |  |

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