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Financial Instruments and Risk Management - Impact on Earnings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | $ 20 | $ 24
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments | 21 | 89
Amounts reclassified into earnings: |  |
Commodity contracts | (4) | 3
Interest rate contracts | 1 |
Cross currency swap contracts | 1 | (27)
Currency exchange contracts | (18) |
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | 20 | 24
Stranded tax effects reclassified into retained earnings: |  |
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive earnings (loss) for effective derivatives | 5 | 19
Commodity contracts |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | (30) | 14
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | (30) | 14
Stranded tax effects reclassified into retained earnings: |  |
Reclassification of stranded tax effects |  | 2
Commodity contracts | Net sales |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) |  | 2
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments | 1 |
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net |  | 2
Commodity contracts | Cost of sales |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | 4 | (5)
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments | (1) | 1
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | 4 | (5)
Interest rate contracts |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | (2) |
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | (2) |
Interest rate contracts | Interest expense. |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | (1) |
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments | 1 |
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | (1) |
Foreign currency contracts | Selling, general and administrative |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | 18 |
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments | 22 | 58
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | 18 |
Equity contracts | Selling, general and administrative |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Gain (Loss) on Derivatives not Designated as Hedge Instruments | (2) | 30
Cross-currency swap |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | 1 | 43
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | 1 | 43
Stranded tax effects reclassified into retained earnings: |  |
Reclassification of stranded tax effects |  | (5)
Cross-currency swap | Interest expense. |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) |  | 4
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net |  | 4
Cross-currency swap | Selling, general and administrative |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | (1) | 23
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | (1) | 23
Currency exchange contracts |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | 58 | (2)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | 58 | (2)
Foreign currency and tax impacts |  |
Impact on Earnings from Derivative Instruments |  |
Cash Flow Hedge - Reclassified Amount from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Earnings (Loss) | (2) | (9)
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges: |  |
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net | $ (2) | $ (9)

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