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Restructuring Charges (Accrual Rollfoward) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals - January 1 |  |  |  | $ 12 | $ 13
Restructuring charges |  | $ 1 | $ 0 | 5 | 18
Cash payments |  |  |  | (11) | (20)
Foreign currency and other |  |  |  | (1) | 0
Restructuring accruals - September 30 |  | 5 | 11 | 5 | 11
Water Infrastructure |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12
Restructuring accruals - September 30 |  | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6
Applied Water |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring charges |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6
Restructuring accruals - September 30 |  | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2
Regional Selling Location |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Reserve [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring accruals - September 30 | [1] | $ 3 | $ 3 | $ 3 | $ 3
[1] | (a)Regional selling locations consist primarily of selling and marketing organizations that incurred restructuring expense which was allocated to the segments. The liabilities associated with restructuring expense were not allocated to the segments.

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