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Financial Instruments and Risk Management (Market Risk - Sensitivity Analysis for Variable Rate Instruments) (Details) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Decrease 1% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | $ 0 |
Decrease 0.5% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 0 |
Increase 0.5% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 0 |
Increase 1% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (1) |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Decrease 1% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 11 |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Decrease 1% [Member] | Changes in Euro interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 1 |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Decrease 1% [Member] | Changes in Chinese Yuan Renminbi interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 2 |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Decrease 0.5% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 5 |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Decrease 0.5% [Member] | Changes in Euro interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 0 | [1]
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Decrease 0.5% [Member] | Changes in Chinese Yuan Renminbi interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 1 |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Increase 0.5% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (5) |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Increase 0.5% [Member] | Changes in Euro interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 0 | [1]
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Increase 0.5% [Member] | Changes in Chinese Yuan Renminbi interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (1) |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Increase 1% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (11) |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Increase 1% [Member] | Changes in Euro interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (1) |
Non-derivative instruments [Member] | Increase 1% [Member] | Changes in Chinese Yuan Renminbi interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (2) |
Swap contract [Member] | Decrease 1% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (11) |
Swap contract [Member] | Decrease 1% [Member] | Changes in Israeli Shekel interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 27 |
Swap contract [Member] | Decrease 0.5% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (5) |
Swap contract [Member] | Decrease 0.5% [Member] | Changes in Israeli Shekel interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 14 |
Swap contract [Member] | Increase 0.5% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 5 |
Swap contract [Member] | Increase 0.5% [Member] | Changes in Israeli Shekel interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | (13) |
Swap contract [Member] | Increase 1% [Member] | Changes in US Dollar interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | 10 |
Swap contract [Member] | Increase 1% [Member] | Changes in Israeli Shekel interest [Member] |  |
Disclosure of financial instruments [Line Items] |  |
Impact on profit (loss) | $ (26) |
[1] | Less than $1 million.

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