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Sale of Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2015
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Sale and Collection of Receivables |  |  | $ 24,400 | $ 30,300 |
Collections applied to deferred consideration |  |  | 23,900 | 29,900 |
Cash payments received in exchange for the transfer of accounts receivable | $ 1,400 |  | 1,400 |  | $ 1,700
Proceeds from transfer of receivables | 700 |  | 700 |  | 1,200
Deferred receivables consideration | 661 |  | 661 |  | $ 513
Loss on transfer of accounts receivables to purchasers | 2 | $ 1 | 4 | $ 3 |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 1,500 |  | 1,500 |  |
Purchasers [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 1,200 |  | 1,200 |  |
Second Purchasers [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 300 |  | $ 300 |  |

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- Definition Reflects the net positive or negative amount derived from subtracting from net proceeds of sale, the carrying amounts, net of allocated reserves, of accounts receivable transferred to a third party in a transaction that qualifies for sales treatment. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=51814546&loc=d3e107425-111719 + Details
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