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Borrowings - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2014	Jan. 31, 2019	Oct. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	May 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Long-term debt
Fair value adjustment related to hedged debt		$ (16,000,000)	$ (28,000,000)
Less: unamortized debt issuance cost		(16,000,000)	(17,000,000)
Current portion of long-term debt		(259,000,000)	(565,000,000)
Total long-term debt		4,706,000,000	4,524,000,000
U.S. Dollar Global Notes
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		4,246,000,000	4,647,000,000
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,350 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.827% in December 2010 at 3.75%, due December 2020
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		648,000,000	648,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument								$ 1,350,000,000
Discount to par (percent)								99.827%
Interest rate (percent)								3.75%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.799% in May 2011 at 4.3%, due June 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		667,000,000	667,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument							$ 1,250,000,000
Discount to par (percent)							99.799%
Interest rate (percent)							4.30%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,000 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.816% in September 2011 at 4.375%, due September 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		538,000,000	538,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 1,000,000,000
Discount to par (percent)						99.816%
Interest rate (percent)						4.375%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.707% in December 2011 at 4.65%, due December 2021
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		695,000,000	694,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument					$ 1,500,000,000
Discount to par (percent)					99.707%
Interest rate (percent)					4.65%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $500 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.771% in March 2012 at 4.05%, due September 2022
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		499,000,000	499,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 500,000,000
Discount to par (percent)				99.771%
Interest rate (percent)				4.05%
2009 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,200 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.863% in September 2011 at 6.0%, due September 2041
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		1,199,000,000	1,199,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument						$ 1,200,000,000
Discount to par (percent)						99.863%
Interest rate (percent)						6.00%
2012 Shelf Registration Statement- $750 issued at par in January 2014 at three-month USD LIBOR plus 0.94%, due January 2019
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		0	102,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 750,000,000
Spread on reference interest rate (percent)	0.94%
2012 Shelf Registration Statement- $1,250 issued at discount to par at a price of 99.954% in January 2014 at 2.75%, due January 2019
Long-term debt
Long-term debt		0	300,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument	$ 1,250,000,000
Discount to par (percent)	99.954%
Interest rate (percent)	2.75%
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.48%, due in calendar years 2019-2025
Long-term debt
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.48%, due in calendar years 2019-2025		$ 751,000,000	$ 487,000,000
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.48%, due in calendar years 2019-2025 | Minimum
Long-term debt
Interest rate (percent)		0.51%
Other, including capital lease obligations, at 0.51%-8.48%, due in calendar years 2019-2025 | Maximum
Long-term debt
Interest rate (percent)		8.48%

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The total of the amount of other borrowings and capital lease obligations. Capital lease obligations represents the amount equal to the present value (the principal) at the beginning of the lease term of minimum lease payments during the lease term (excluding that portion of the payments representing executor costs such as insurance, maintenance, and taxes to be paid by the lesser, together with any profit thereon) net of payments or other amounts applied to the principal through the balance sheet date.

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