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Acquisitions (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) entity
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Businesses Acquired | entity |  |  | 4
Purchase price, net of cash acquired | $ 187 | $ 130 | $ 479
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  | 52
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  | 62
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets |  |  | 30
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment |  |  | 199
Goodwill | $ 2,374 | $ 2,246 |
Purchase price allocated to goodwill |  |  | 251
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | 327
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets |  |  | 15
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  | (29)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other |  |  | (37)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt |  |  | (43)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent |  |  | (70)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other |  |  | (22)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets |  |  | 193
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination |  |  | 928
Industries Centers [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent | 51.00% |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners | 49.00% |  |
Biopolis SL [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent | 89.00% |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners | 11.00% |  |
Harvest Innovations [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  | 90.00% |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  | 10.00% |
Purchase of noncontrolling interest, period after acquisition (in years) |  | 2 years |
Medsofts [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  | 50.00% |
End period when fixed multiple of EBITDA is calculated (in years) |  | 3 years |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Noncontrolling Owners |  | 50.00% |
Period when fixed multiple of EBITDA is calculated (in months) |  | 12 months |
North Star Shipping/Minmetal [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value |  |  | 64
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain |  |  | 27
Eaststarch C.V. [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Goodwill, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  | $ 38 |
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Purchase Accounting Adjustments |  | 4 |
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Fair Value |  |  | 385
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  | 27
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  | 47
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets |  |  | 24
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment |  |  | 126
Purchase price allocated to goodwill |  |  | 132
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill |  |  | 166
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets |  |  | 0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  | (16)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other |  |  | (24)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt |  |  | 0
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent |  |  | (32)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other |  |  | $ (22)
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  | 50.00%
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets |  |  | $ 193
Business Combination, Step Acquisition, Equity Interest in Acquiree, Remeasurement Gain |  |  | 185
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination |  |  | 621
Series of Individually Immaterial Business Acquisitions [Member] |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Gross | $ 194 | 141 | 508
Cash Acquired from Acquisition | 7 | 11 |
Purchase price, net of cash acquired | 187 | 130 | 29
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Receivables |  |  | 25
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Inventory |  |  | 15
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Assets, Prepaid Expense and Other Assets |  |  | 6
Purchase price allocated to working capital | 19 | 15 |
Purchase price allocated to property, plant and equipment | 116 | 23 | 73
Goodwill | 33 | 72 |
Purchase price allocated to goodwill |  |  | 119
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Intangible Assets, Other than Goodwill | 47 | 41 | 161
Purchase price allocated to other non-current assets | 8 | 34 | 15
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities |  |  | (13)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Current Liabilities, Other |  |  | (13)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Long-term Debt | (8) |  | (43)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Deferred Tax Liabilities Noncurrent |  |  | (38)
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Liabilities, Other |  |  | 0
Purchase price allocated to long-term liabilities | (16) | (17) |
Business Combination, Recognized Identifiable Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed, Noncurrent Assets |  |  | 0
Business Combination, Consideration Transferred, Including Equity Interest in Acquiree Held Prior to Combination |  |  | $ 307
Business Combination, Acquisition of Less than 100 Percent, Noncontrolling Interest, Fair Value | $ (12) | $ (38) |

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