Assets Non Current assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |
Dec. 31, 2015 |
Dec. 31, 2014 |
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| Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Abstract] | ||
| Deferred income taxes (Note 14) | $ 238 | $ 232 |
| Unamortized Revolving Credit Facility debt issuance costs (Note 11) | 12 | 17 |
| Income and other taxes receivable | 54 | 67 |
| Reimbursable engineering costs | 43 | 73 |
| Value added tax receivable | 24 | 28 |
| Cost Method Investments | 23 | 0 |
| Other | 65 | 66 |
| Total | $ 459 | $ 483 |
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- Definition Reimbursable Engineering Costs, Noncurrent No definition available.
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- Definition Amount, after adjustment, of cost-method investment. Adjustments include, but are not limited to, dividends received in excess of earnings after date of investment that are considered a return of investment and other than temporary impairments. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- References No definition available.
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- Definition Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and other assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Carrying amount due after one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle, if longer) from tax authorities as of the balance sheet date representing refunds of overpayments or recoveries based on agreed-upon resolutions of disputes. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Amount of other miscellaneous assets expected to be realized or consumed after one year or normal operating cycle, if longer. No definition available.
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- Definition Aggregate carrying amount, as of the balance sheet date, of noncurrent assets not separately disclosed in the balance sheet. Noncurrent assets are expected to be realized or consumed after one year (or the normal operating cycle, if longer). Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying amount due after one year of the balance sheet date (or one operating cycle), if longer of value added taxes due either from customers arising from sales on credit terms, or as previously overpaid to tax authorities. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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