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Equity (Narrative) (Details) $ / shares in Units, TangibleEquityUnits in Millions, TEUPurchaseContracts in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 15, 2016 $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) TangibleEquityUnits shares TEUPurchaseContracts $ / shares | Sep. 27, 2014 USD ($) TangibleEquityUnits $ / shares | Oct. 01, 2016 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
TEU's issued (in units) | TangibleEquityUnits |  |  | 30.0 |
TEU's Dividend Rate |  |  | 4.75% |
Proceeds from Issuance of Tangible Equity Units, Net | $ |  |  | $ 1,454,000,000 |
TEUs, stated amount per unit (in dollars per unit) | $ / shares |  |  | $ 50 |
TEUs, Equity Component | $ |  |  | $ 1,295,000,000 |
TEUs, Debt Component | $ |  | $ 53,000,000 | 205,000,000 | $ 71,000,000
Tangible Equity Units, Purchase Contracts, Settled | TEUPurchaseContracts |  | 20.4 |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Outstanding | TangibleEquityUnits |  | 9.6 |  |
Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member] |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior amortizing note, initial principal amount | $ |  |  | $ 6.83 |
Senior amortizing note, interest rate |  |  | 1.50% |
Senior amortizing note, quarterly principal and interest payment | $ |  |  | $ 0.59 |
Class A [Member] |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Conversion of Convertible Securities |  | 21,700,000 |  |
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Cash Paid | $ / shares | $ 0.225 |  |  |
Class A [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member] |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior amortizing note, conversion price | $ / shares |  | $ 46.79 |  |
Senior amortizing note, number of shares per contract if applicable market value equal to or greater than conversion price |  | 1.0685 |  |
Senior amortizing note, reference price | $ / shares |  | $ 37.44 |  |
Senior amortizing note, if applicable market value greater than reference price, number of shares equal to amount divided by Applicable Market Value | $ / shares |  | $ 50 |  |
Senior amortizing note, number of shares per contract, if Applicable Market Value is less than or equal to reference price |  | 1.3358 |  |
Senior amortizing note, consecutive trading days for calculation of applicable market value |  | 20 days |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Dividend Threshold Amount | $ / shares |  | $ 0.075 |  |
Senior amortizing note, incremental common shares attributable to dilutive effect of conversion, if applicable market value higher than reference price |  | 2,600,000 |  |
Class A [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior amortizing note, number of shares to be issued |  | 10,300,000 |  |
Class A [Member] | Convertible Debt [Member] | Tangible Equity Unit, Senior Amortizing Note [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Senior amortizing note, number of shares to be issued |  | 12,900,000 |  |
Class A [Member] | Share Repurchase Program [Member] |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased |  | 31,700,000 |  |

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