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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Liquidity Risk) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit | $ 822 | $ 588
Trade payables | 790 | 644
Other current liabilities | 595 | 708
Long-term debt and debentures | 2,388 | 2,796
Not past due [Member] | Non-derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit | 810 | 572
Trade payables | 790 | 644
Other current liabilities | 310 | 334
Long-term debt and debentures | 2,400 | 2,812
Non-derivatives financial liabilities | 4,310 | 4,362
Not past due [Member] | Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments [Member] | Derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives financial liabilities | 6 | 8
12 months or less [Member] | Non-derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit | 822 | 576
Trade payables | 790 | 644
Other current liabilities | 310 | 334
Long-term debt and debentures | 102 | 113
Non-derivatives financial liabilities | 2,024 | 1,667
12 months or less [Member] | Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments [Member] | Derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives financial liabilities | 3 | 3
Second year [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt and debentures | 261 | 16
Second year [Member] | Non-derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit | 0 | 0
Trade payables | 0 | 0
Other current liabilities | 0 | 0
Long-term debt and debentures | 345 | 111
Non-derivatives financial liabilities | 345 | 111
Second year [Member] | Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments [Member] | Derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives financial liabilities | 0 | 0
3-5 years [Member] | Non-derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit | 0 | 0
Trade payables | 0 | 0
Other current liabilities | 0 | 0
Long-term debt and debentures | 1,085 | 1,641
Non-derivatives financial liabilities | 1,085 | 1,641
3-5 years [Member] | Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments [Member] | Derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives financial liabilities | 0 | 1
Third year [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt and debentures | 18 | 323
Fourth year [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt and debentures | 213 | 27
Fifth year [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt and debentures | 644 | 1,046
Sixth year and thereafter [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt and debentures | 1,252 | 1,384
Sixth year and thereafter [Member] | Non-derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Short-term credit | 0 | 0
Trade payables | 0 | 0
Other current liabilities | 0 | 0
Long-term debt and debentures | 1,358 | 1,556
Non-derivatives financial liabilities | 1,358 | 1,556
Sixth year and thereafter [Member] | Foreign currency and interest derivative instruments [Member] | Derivative instruments [Member] |  |
Disclosure of risk management strategy related to hedge accounting [Line Items] |  |
Derivatives financial liabilities | $ 3 | $ 4

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