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Impairments and Other Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2018
Impairments and Other Charges [Abstract] |  |  |
Impairments and other charges | [1] | $ 61 | $ 265
[1] | During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recorded $61 million of impairments and other charges, primarily relating to an impairment of fixed assets. See Note 2 for further information. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, we recognized a pre-tax charge of $265 million related to a write-down of all of our remaining investment in Venezuela.

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- Definition Amount of restructuring charges, remediation cost, and asset impairment loss. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 220 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=115205541&loc=SL114868664-224227 + Details
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