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Impairments Impairments - Fixed Assets and Other Table (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Impairments of fixed assets and other | $ 38 | $ 4
Compressor [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Impairments of fixed assets and other | 20 | 0
Buildings and land [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Impairments of fixed assets and other | 7 | 0
Other [Member] |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items] |  |
Impairments of fixed assets and other | $ 11 | $ 4

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- Definition Amount of write-down of assets recognized in the income statement. Includes, but is not limited to, losses from tangible assets, intangible assets and goodwill. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=68055307&loc=d3e2420-110228 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66902209&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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