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Employee Separation / Asset Related Charges, Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2015
2014 Restructuring Program [Member] |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |
Schedule of Restructuring Program |
| Employee Separation Costs | Other Non-Personnel Charges 1 | Total
Balance at December 31, 2014 | $ | 264 |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | 268 |
Payments | (117 | ) | (1 | ) | (118 | )
Net translation adjustment | (9 | ) | — |  | (9 | )
Other adjustments | (2 | ) | — |  | (2 | )
Balance as of September 30, 2015 | $ | 136 |  | $ | 3 |  | $ | 139 |
1 | Other non-personnel charges consist of contractual obligation costs.

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