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Commitments and Contingencies - Guarantees (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Customer Lines Of Credit For Brazilian Subsidiary |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted | $ 258,000,000 | $ 258,000,000
Guarantee of Indebtedness of Others |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted | 2,300,000,000.0 | 2,400,000,000
Line of Credit |  |
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items] |  |
Guarantor obligations, maximum exposure, undiscounted | 39,000,000.000 | 40,000,000
Guarantor obligations, current carrying value | $ 49,000,000 | $ 32,000,000
Guarantor obligations, term | 5 years |

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- Definition Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6851643&loc=d3e12069-110248 + Details
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