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Related-party Transactions (Tables)

12 Months Ended

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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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.

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