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Commitments and Contingent Liabilities (Details) $ in Millions | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)
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Property Lease Guarantee [Member] |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |
Guarantees related to residual values of leased assets | $ 22
PRP site [Member] |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |
Estimated future remediation costs | 7
Non- PRP sites [Member] |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |
Estimated future remediation costs | 7
Maximum [Member] | Indemnification Agreement [Member] |
Commitments And Contingent Liabilities [Line Items] |
Maximum potential amount of future liability | $ 6

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