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Fair Value Measurements (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Goodwill, impairment loss |  | $ 0 |  | $ 0 | $ 579,000,000
Impairment of intangible assets (excluding goodwill) |  | 0 |  | 0 | $ 168,000,000
Naples, Italy Manufacturing Plant |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets held-for-sale |  |  |  | 43,000,000 |
Assets held-for-sale, fair value |  |  |  | 0 |
South Africa Operations |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of assets held-for-sale | $ 35,000,000 |  |  |  |
Assets held-for-sale, fair value | $ 5,000,000 |  |  |  |
EMEA |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of intangible assets (excluding goodwill) |  | $ 7,000,000 | € 6 |  |
EMEA | Other Intangible Assets | Relief-From-Royalty Method | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill), measurement input |  | 0.1475 |  |  |
EMEA | Other Intangible Assets | Relief-From-Royalty Method | Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill), measurement input |  | 0.15 |  |  |
EMEA | Other Intangible Assets | Relief-From-Royalty Method | Measurement Input, Royalty Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill), measurement input |  | 0.015 |  |  |
EMEA | Other Intangible Assets | Relief-From-Royalty Method | Measurement Input, Royalty Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Intangible assets (excluding goodwill), measurement input |  | 0.035 |  |  |
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, fair value |  | $ 6,130,000,000 |  | $ 5,000,000,000.00 |

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