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Defined Benefit Plans Plan Asset Allocation (Details)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
U.S. Equity Securities [Member] | U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	42.00%	43.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	30.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	45.00%
International Securities [Member] | U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	16.00%	15.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	10.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	20.00%
Equity Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	32.00%	30.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	10.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	50.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	41.00%	41.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	30.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	50.00%
Fixed Income Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	64.00%	66.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	50.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	90.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	0.00%	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	5.00%
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	1.00%	1.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	25.00%
Other Securities [Member] | U.S. Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	1.00%	1.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	20.00%
Other Securities [Member] | Foreign Pension Plans [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Actual Plan Asset Allocations	3.00%	3.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Minimum	0.00%
Defined Benefit Plan, Target Plan Asset Allocations Range Maximum	5.00%

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- Definition

Target allocation maximum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (c)(i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e2446-114920

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(i)
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Target allocation minimum percentage of investments of this type to total plan assets presented on a weighted average basis.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (d)(i)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=58740216&loc=d3e1928-114920

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Percentage of fair value of investments (categorized by debt securities, equity securities, real estate and other plan assets) to the fair value of plan assets held.

+ References

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 715
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5
-Subparagraph (c)
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