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Shareholders' Equity (Details) SFr / shares in Units, $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions, SFr in Billions |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 09, 2016 shares | Mar. 18, 2015 USD ($) | Mar. 19, 2014 USD ($) | May 31, 2015 USD ($) installment $ / shares | May 31, 2014 USD ($) installment $ / shares | May 31, 2009 CHF (SFr) | May 31, 2009 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item | Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) item | Dec. 31, 2016 subsidiary SFr / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2015 SFr / shares shares | Oct. 29, 2015 SFr / shares | Oct. 29, 2015 USD ($) | May 31, 2013 item $ / shares
Par value reduction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approved par value of common stock (in Swiss francs per share) | SFr / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | SFr 0.10 |  |
Par value of common stock (in Swiss francs per share) | SFr / shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | SFr 0.10 | SFr 15.00 | SFr 15.00 |  |
Distribution of qualifying additional paid-in capital |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash distribution approved in the form of additional paid-in capital (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.60 | $ 3.00 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2.24
Number of quarterly installments (in installments) |  |  |  | 4 | 4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4
Amount of installment (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.15 | $ 0.75 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.56
Liability for distribution payable | $ |  |  |  | $ 218 | $ 1,100 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of installments paid (in installments) | item |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 2 |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Installment of dividend paid | $ |  | $ 272 | $ 202 |  |  |  |  | $ 816 | $ 109 | $ 381 | $ 1,018 |  |  |  |  |
Cancellation of previously declared dividend | $ |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 109 |
Total number of securities issued in merger | 23,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of securities issued in merger | 1.20 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares held in treasury |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorized amount for repurchase of shares |  |  |  |  |  | SFr 3.5 | $ 3,400 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Treasury shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,863,267 |  |  |
Shares held by subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries to whom shares were issued | subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |
Number of shares held by subsidiary |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,400,000 | 6,900,000 |  |  |

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