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Asset Impairment, Exit, and Restructuring Costs (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Restructuring, Settlement and Impairment Provisions [Abstract] |
Asset Impairment, Exit, and Restructuring Costs [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the charges included in asset impairment, exit, and restructuring costs.
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| September 30, |  | September 30,
| 2016 |  | 2015 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
| (In millions)
Impairment charge - fixed assets | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 37 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 59 |
Impairment charge - equity securities | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |
Impairment charge - goodwill and intangible assets | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |  |  | 9 |
Restructuring costs | 3 |  |  | 28 |  |  | 8 |  |  | 28 |
| $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 65 |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | 96 |

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