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Sale of Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |
Proceeds from transfer of receivables | $ 1,400,000,000 | $ 1,000,000,000 |
Deferred receivables consideration | 307,000,000 | 540,000,000 |
Proceeds from the collection of receivables sold | 33,500,000,000 | 34,300,000,000 | $ 40,700,000,000
Collections applied to deferred consideration | 33,500,000,000 | 33,800,000,000 | 40,300,000,000
Receivables sold under securitization facility derecognized during the period | 1,700,000,000 | 1,600,000,000 |
Loss on transfer of accounts receivables to purchasers | 10,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | $ 5,000,000
Lines of credit | 7,700,000,000 |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |
Lines of credit | 1,600,000,000 |  |
Program [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |
Lines of credit | 1,200,000,000.0 |  |
Second Program [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |
Lines of credit | $ 400,000,000 |  |

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- Definition Amount of transferred financial assets in which the transferor has continuing involvement with the assets underlying the transaction that have been derecognized. Continuing involvement includes, but is not limited to, servicing, recourse, and restrictions on transferor's interests in transferred financial assets. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 860 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (a)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=82924980&loc=d3e107314-111719 + Details
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