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Discontinued Operations (Details) $ in Millions |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Apr. 04, 2016 Plant | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale | OI European Group B.V. (“OIEG”) |  |  |
Subsidiaries |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount | $ 115 |  |
Minimum |  |  |
Subsidiaries |  |  |
Litigation Settlement, Amount |  |  | $ 500
Disposed Venezuelan subsidiaries |  |  |
Subsidiaries |  |  |
Expropriated plants | Plant |  | 2 |

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