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Quarterly Financial Data (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment and restructuring, after tax | $ 13 |  | $ 8 | $ 8 |  |  |
Impairment and restructuring per share, after tax | $ 0.03 |  | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01 |  |  |
Employee benefit curtailment, after tax | $ 24 |  |  |  |  |  |
Employee benefit curtailment, per share | $ 0.04 |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (Loss) on Sale of Properties, Net of Applicable Income Taxes |  | $ (9) | $ 101 |  | $ 421 | $ 23 | $ 71
Gain (loss) on sale of assets, after tax, per share |  | $ (0.02) | $ 0.17 |  | $ 0.70 | $ 0.04 | $ 0.11
Impairment, settlement, and restructuring, after tax |  | $ 48 |  |  |  |  |
Impairment, settlement, and restructuring per share, after tax |  | $ 0.08 |  |  |  |  |
Equity Sold, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00%
Asset abandonments and impairments, after tax |  |  |  |  | $ 50 | $ 35 | $ 28
Impairment Effect on Earnings Per Share, after Tax |  |  |  |  | $ 0.08 | $ 0.06 | $ 0.04
Out of period tax discrete expense (income) items | $ 21 |  | $ 6 |  | $ (73) |  | $ 13
Out of period tax discrete expense (income) items, per share | $ 0.03 |  | $ 0.01 |  | $ (0.12) |  | $ 0.02
Restructuring and exit costs, after tax |  |  |  |  | $ 33 | $ 26 |
Restructuring and exit costs, after tax, per share |  |  |  |  | $ 0.06 | $ 0.04 |
Extinguishment of Debt, Gain (Loss), Net of Tax |  |  |  |  |  | $ 118 |
Extinguishment of Debt, Gain (Loss), Per Share, Net of Tax |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.19 |
Other Charges, After Tax |  |  |  |  | $ 58 |  |
Other Charges, After Tax, Per Share |  |  |  |  | $ 0.10 |  |

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