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Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate, Reduction

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Debt Instrument, Optional Reduction of Basis Spreads On Variable Rates

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Line of Credit Facility, Borrowing Base Amount Below Stated Amount

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Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity Inputs, Increase Based on Value of Certain Cash

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Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity

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Line of Credit Facility, Commitment Fee Percentage Reduction

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Long-term Debt, Before Deferred Finance Costs

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Off-balance Sheet Accounts Receivable Securitization

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Principal amount of long-term debt and capital lease obligation maturing in the next fiscal year following the latest fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Notes and Credit Facilities Narrative (Details)		1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Mar. 27, 2019 EUR (€)	Mar. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 18, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable				$ 3,302,000,000		$ 3,314,000,000
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees				5,975,000,000		5,352,000,000
Long-Term debt and finance leases due within one year				610,000,000		243,000,000
Credit arrangements, unused amount				2,521,000,000
Short-term debt				486,000,000		410,000,000
$2.0 Billion First Lien Revolving Credit Facility due 2021 \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				2,000,000,000.0
Additional borrowing capacity which may be requested				250,000,000
$2.0 Billion First Lien Revolving Credit Facility due 2021 \| Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				800,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding				37,000,000		37,000,000
$2.0 Billion First Lien Revolving Credit Facility due 2021 \| Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate			1.25%
$2.0 Billion First Lien Revolving Credit Facility due 2021 \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Annual commitment fee on undrawn amounts			0.30%
Maximum borrowing base increase based on value of certain cash				200,000,000
Borrowing base amount below stated amount				252,000,000
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees				300,000,000		0
Second lien term loan facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees				$ 400,000,000		400,000,000
Leverage ratio threshold			1.25	1.25
Debt instrument, optional reduction of basis spreads on variable rates		0.25%
Second lien term loan facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Debt instrument, basis spread on reference rate		1.00%
Second lien term loan facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Second lien term loan facility due 2025 \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt \| Federal Funds Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on reference rate		0.50%
European Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	€ 75,000,000
Letters of credit outstanding				$ 0		0
European Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	800,000,000		€ 800,000,000		€ 550,000,000
Additional borrowing capacity which may be requested \| €	€ 200,000,000
Basis spread reduction	0.25%
Commitment fee percentage reduction	0.05%
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees				356,000,000		0
Commitment fee percentage	0.25%
Amount outstanding						0
European Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
European Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| EURIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.50%
European Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| German Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	€ 180,000,000
Amount outstanding			92,000,000	100,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| All-borrower Tranche
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	620,000,000
Amount outstanding			235,000,000	256,000,000
European Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit \| Swingline Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €	€ 175,000,000
Pan-European Accounts Receivable Facility \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €							€ 320,000,000
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees				306,000,000		335,000,000
Current borrowing capacity			281,000,000	306,000,000	€ 293,000,000	335,000,000
Pan-European Accounts Receivable Facility \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €			30,000,000
Pan-European Accounts Receivable Facility \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity \| €			€ 450,000,000
Accounts Receivable Factoring Facilities \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Off-balance sheet receivables sold				539,000,000		568,000,000
Mexican credit facilities \| Line of Credit \| Foreign Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees				200,000,000		200,000,000
Current borrowing capacity						340,000,000
Chinese Credit Facilities \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				717,000,000		672,000,000
Long-Term debt and finance leases due within one year				99,000,000		32,000,000
Credit arrangements, unused amount				107,000,000		116,000,000
Amount outstanding				342,000,000		341,000,000
Chinese Credit Facilities \| Foreign Line of Credit \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Short-term debt				140,000,000		122,000,000
Chinese Credit Facilities \| Line of Credit \| Foreign Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, before deferred financing fees				202,000,000		219,000,000
Long-Term debt and finance leases due within one year				$ 99,000,000		$ 32,000,000