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Acquisitions and Investments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
Business Combinations [Abstract] |
Estimated Fair Values of Assets Acquired and Liabilities Assumed | The table summarizes the fair values of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition (in millions):
|  | 2013 |
Current assets, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 428 |
Property, plant and equipment |  |  | 250 |
Intangible assets |  |  | 894 |
Goodwill |  |  | 1,590 |
Other assets |  |  | 49 |
Total assets acquired |  |  | 3,211 |
Current liabilities |  |  | 186 |
Deferred taxes |  |  | 524 |
Other liabilities |  |  | 123 |
Total liabilities |  |  | 833 |
Cash consideration, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 2,378 |
Summary of Acquisitions | A summary of the acquisitions follows (in millions):
|  | Years Ended December 31, |
|  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |  |  | 2013 |
Fair value of assets acquired, net of cash acquired |  | $ | 116 |  |  | $ | 406 |  |  | $ | 3,329 |
Cash paid, net of cash acquired |  |  | (86 | ) |  |  | (291 | ) |  |  | (2,397 | )
Liabilities assumed, debt issued and noncontrolling interest |  | $ | 30 |  |  | $ | 115 |  |  | $ | 932 |
Excess purchase price over fair value of net assets acquired |  | $ | 56 |  |  | $ | 167 |  |  | $ | 1,903 |

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