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Accounts Receivable, Net (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Accounts Receivable, Net
Advance cash payments received from third parties to mitigate credit risk	$ 62	$ 88
Standby letters of credit	$ 103	$ 36
Substantially all trade accounts receivable, net, maximum age of balances past their scheduled invoice date	30 days	30 days
Allowance for doubtful accounts receivable	$ 3	$ 4

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- Definition

Represents a guarantee of payment issued by a financial institution that is used to support obligations due from third parties, a portion of which applies to future business.

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- Definition

The maximum number of days past their scheduled invoice date for substantially all of the trade accounts receivable.

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- Definition

A valuation allowance for trade and other receivables due to an Entity within one year (or the normal operating cycle, whichever is longer) that are expected to be uncollectible.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.4)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 310
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66008989&loc=d3e5074-111524

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- Definition

The current portion of prepayments received from customers for goods or services to be provided in the future.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.20)
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