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Debt (Recourse Debt Net Principal Amounts Due Over Five Years) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Details [Line Items]
Recourse Debt Total	$ 5,015	$ 5,258
2015
Debt Details [Line Items]
Recourse Debt Total	0
2016
Debt Details [Line Items]
Recourse Debt Total	181
2017
Debt Details [Line Items]
Recourse Debt Total	0
2018
Debt Details [Line Items]
Recourse Debt Total	774
2019
Debt Details [Line Items]
Recourse Debt Total	469
Thereafter
Debt Details [Line Items]
Recourse Debt Total	$ 3,591

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Recourse debt is direct borrowings by the Parent Company that is structurally subordinate to the affiliates non-recourse debt.

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