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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |
Balance as of the beginning of the period | $ 119 | $ 100
Net realized and unrealized losses (gains) | 12 | 50
Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 | 0 | 2
Balance as of the end of the period | $ 131 | $ 148

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- Definition Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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