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Debt and Interest Costs - Debt refinancing (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract) |  |  |  |
Economic hedge - interest rate risk |  | $ (4) |  | $ (20)
Individually insignificant items | $ (1) |  | $ (1) |
Debt refinancing and other costs | $ (1) | (46) | $ (1) | (106)
Senior Notes 3.5 Percent And 4.375 Percent |  |  |  |
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract) |  |  |  |
Interest expense on 3.5% and 4.375% senior notes |  | (25) |  | (49)
Bridge And Revolving Credit Facilities |  |  |  |
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract) |  |  |  |
Refinance of bridge and revolving credit facilities |  | $ (17) |  | (30)
Bridge Facility |  |  |  |
Debt Refinancing and Other Costs: (Abstract) |  |  |  |
Amortization of unsecured, committed bridge facility financing fees |  |  |  | $ (7)

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- Definition Represents the amount of debt refinancing and other costs in hedging of interest rate risk. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Charges against earnings during the period related to debt refinancing and other debt-related costs other than interest expense on debt. Includes such items as amortization of financing fees, redemption and/or refinancing costs, interest rate risk on hedged instruments, and costs related to extinguishment of debt, etc. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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- Definition Write-off of amounts previously capitalized as debt issuance cost in an extinguishment of debt. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 225 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.8) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=63488584&loc=d3e20235-122688 + Details
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