Equity Incentive Programs (Stock Options Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Estimated future compensation expense	$ 27,000,000
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	4 years
Options granted (in shares)	0	0
Compensation expense	$ 0	$ 0
Estimated future compensation expense	$ 0
Annual Anniversary Grant Date of Award [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Earliest expiration period of award after event	10 years
Termination for Death [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Earliest expiration period of award after event	24 months
Termination for Retirement or Disability [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Earliest expiration period of award after event	36 months
Employment Terminated, Any Other Reason [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Earliest expiration period of award after event	90 days
Vested in the first year [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of options vested	0.00%
Vested in the second year [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of options vested	33.33%
Vested in third year [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of options vested	33.33%
Vested in fourth year [Member] \| Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Percentage of options vested	33.33%

Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Earliest Expiration Period of Award After Event

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Represents the expense recognized during the period arising from equity-based compensation arrangements (for example, shares of stock, unit, stock options or other equity instruments) with employees, directors and certain consultants qualifying for treatment as employees.

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Unrecognized cost of unvested share-based compensation awards.

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Period which an employee's right to exercise an award is no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Gross number of share options (or share units) granted during the period.

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