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Related-party Transactions (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Related Party Transactions [Abstract] |
Schedule of Amounts Related to Revenue and Expenses Incurred in Transactions | The following table presents the amounts related to revenue and expenses incurred in transactions with these related parties:
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |  |  | 2014 |
Revenue |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | 8 |  |  |  | 11 |
Purchase of goods and services |  |  | 116 |  |  |  | 85 |  |  |  | 103 |
Schedule of Amounts Related to Receivable and Payable Balances with Related Parties | The following table presents the amounts related to receivable and payable balances with these related parties:
|  | 2016 |  |  | 2015 |
Receivables |  |  | 13 |  |  |  | 24 |
Payables |  |  | 29 |  |  |  | 24 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of related party transactions. Examples of related party transactions include, but are not limited to, transactions between (a) a parent company and its subsidiary; (b) subsidiaries of a common parent; (c) and entity and its principal owners and (d) affiliates. + References No definition available. + Details
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