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Property, Plant and Equipment (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Property Plant And Equipment (Textual) [Abstract]
Depreciation expense	$ 22	$ 23	$ 69	$ 70

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- Definition

The amount of expense recognized in the current period that reflects the allocation of the cost of tangible assets over the assets' useful lives. Includes production and non-production related depreciation.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef



-Publisher FASB



-Name Accounting Standards Codification



-Topic 230



-SubTopic 10



-Section 45



-Paragraph 28



-Subparagraph (b)



-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585

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- Definition

Property, Plant and equipment.

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No definition available.

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