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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Abstract] |
Schedule of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit retirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, June 30, 2019 |  | $ | (463 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (208 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (670 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (107 | ) |  | — |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | (104 | )
Income taxes associated with comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (7 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8 | )
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 3 |  |  | — |  |  | 4 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Ending balance, September 30, 2019 |  | $ | (577 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (204 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (779 | )
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit retirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, June 30, 2018 |  | $ | (375 | ) |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | (207 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (582 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (45 | ) |  | 2 |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (44 | )
Income taxes associated with comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |  |  | — |  |  | 2 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1 | )
Ending balance, September 30, 2018 |  | $ | (418 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (207 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (623 | )
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit retirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2018 |  | $ | (441 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (235 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (674 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (127 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | (121 | )
Income taxes associated with comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (9 | ) |  | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (11 | )
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | 1 |  |  | 34 |  |  | — |  |  | 35 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (8 | ) |  | — |  |  | (8 | )
Ending balance, September 30, 2019 |  | $ | (577 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (204 | ) |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | (779 | )
(in millions) |  | Foreign currency translation adjustments |  | Hedge instruments |  | Defined benefit retirement plans |  | Other |  | Total
Beginning balance, December 31, 2017 |  | $ | (294 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (198 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (490 | )
Adoption of Accounting Standards |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (14 | ) |  | — |  |  | (14 | )
Comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | (132 | ) |  | (4 | ) |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | (135 | )
Income taxes associated with comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications |  | 8 |  |  | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 9 |
Reclassification from accumulated other comprehensive loss |  | — |  |  | 4 |  |  | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | 10 |
Income taxes reclassified into net earnings |  | — |  |  | (1 | ) |  | (2 | ) |  | — |  |  | (3 | )
Ending balance, September 30, 2018 |  | $ | (418 | ) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (207 | ) |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | (623 | )

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