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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2016
Equity [Abstract] |
Components of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments, Net of Tax |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans, Net of Tax |  |  | Total |
Balance at December 31, 2015 |  | $ | (1,279 | ) |  | $ | (205 | ) |  | $ | (69 | ) |  | $ | (1,553 | )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications |  |  | 79 |  |  |  | 71 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 150 |
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  | — |  |  |  | 120 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 120 |
Balance at September 30, 2016 |  | $ | (1,200 | ) |  | $ | (14 | ) |  | $ | (69 | ) |  | $ | (1,283 | )
Components of Amounts Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) | The components of amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are as follows (in millions):
|  | Three Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |  |  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |
Revenue |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (10 | )
Cost of revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 48 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 82 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 82 |
Tax effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (21 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (21 | )
|  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 51 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 51 |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
|  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |  |  | Currency Translation Adjustments |  |  | Derivative Financial Instruments |  |  | Defined Benefit Plans |  |  | Total |
Revenue |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (3 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11 | ) |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (11 | )
Cost of revenue |  |  | — |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 170 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 234 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 234 |
Tax effect |  |  | — |  |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (47 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (65 | ) |  |  | — |  |  |  | (65 | )
|  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 120 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 158 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 158 |

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