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Long-Term Employee Benefits (Defined Contribution Plan) (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Other Defined Contribution Plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contribution |  | $ 57 | $ 66 | $ 105
Discontinued Operations [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contribution |  | 32 | 57 | 59
U.S. Defined Contribution Plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Employer contribution |  | $ 219 | $ 262 | $ 208
US Retirement Savings Plan [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Percent of portion of employee's contribution matched by the employer |  | 100.00% |  |
Maximum percent of eligible compensation matched by employer |  | 6.00% |  |
Percent of eligible compensation contributed to defined contribution plan |  | 3.00% |  |
Requisite service period, years |  | 3 years |  |
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Defined Contribution Plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Defined contribution plan estimated future employer contributions in next fiscal year | $ 230 |  |  |

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- Definition Minimum period the individual is required to perform services to be fully vested under the deferred compensation arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 710 -SubTopic 10 -Section 55 -Paragraph 7 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6409961&loc=d3e20487-108367 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 718 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a)(1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6415400&loc=d3e5070-113901 + Details
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