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Pension and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans (Fair Value of Plan Assets by Category) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 132	$ 156
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	3,174	3,293
Net asset value of plan assets	746	778
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	47	26
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | U.S. securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	455	494
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | International securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	163	212
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	892	909
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	190	160
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | U.S. Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	14	13
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Foreign Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	454	472
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	64	59
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Common and Collective Funds, U.S. equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net asset value of plan assets	650	648
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Common and Collective Funds, International equity securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net asset value of plan assets	56	65
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Common and Collective Funds, Short-term investment fund
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net asset value of plan assets	30	55
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | U.S. private equity investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	104	120
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Diversified fund of funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	14	21
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Emerging growth
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	14	15
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Real estate
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Net asset value of plan assets	10	10
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | All other investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	17	14
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	579	570
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	47	26
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | U.S. securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | International securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | U.S. Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	14	13
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | Foreign Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	454	472
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	64	59
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | U.S. private equity investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | Diversified fund of funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | Emerging growth
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Quoted prices (Level 1) | All other investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	1,717	1,789
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | U.S. securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	455	494
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | International securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	163	212
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	892	909
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	190	160
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | U.S. Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Foreign Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | U.S. private equity investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Diversified fund of funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | Emerging growth
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Other significant observable inputs (Level 2) | All other investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	17	14
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	132	156
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Cash and cash equivalents
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | U.S. securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | International securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Domestic Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Foreign Corporate Debt Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | U.S. Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Foreign Equity Securities
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Mutual funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | U.S. private equity investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	104	120
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Diversified fund of funds
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	14	21
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | Emerging growth
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	14	15
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Pension Plan | Significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) | All other investments
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Fair value of plan assets	$ 0	$ 0

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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