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Cash and Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	$ 569	$ 883	$ 768	$ 970
Operating cash and equivalents [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	319	430
Short-term investments [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	198	400
Cash and equivalents held in joint ventures [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	52	53
International [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	369	519
International [Member] | Operating cash and equivalents [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	129	177
International [Member] | Short-term investments [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	193	293
International [Member] | Cash and equivalents held in joint ventures [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	47	49
Domestic [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	200	364
Domestic [Member] | Operating cash and equivalents [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	190	253
Domestic [Member] | Short-term investments [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	5	107
Domestic [Member] | Cash and equivalents held in joint ventures [Member]
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	$ 5	$ 4

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- Definition

Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Glossary Cash
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
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