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2419404 - Disclosure - Employee Benefit Plans (Changes In Defined Benefit Obligation And Fair Value Of Defined Benefit Plan Assets) (Details)
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TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000007084 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2013-10-01 - 2013-12-31
2013-01-01 - 2013-12-31
2012-07-01 - 2012-12-31
2012-01-01 - 2012-12-31
2011-07-01 - 2012-06-30
2011-07-01 - 2011-12-31
2010-07-01 - 2011-06-30
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Axis]
Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain]Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain]Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain]Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain]Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Defined Benefit Plan and Other Postretirement Benefit Plan [Domain]Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Pension Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]Other Postretirement Benefit Plan, Defined Benefit [Member]
Benefit obligation, beginning
 
 
 
2,954,000,000  
208,000,000  
208,000,000  
3,095,000,000  
305,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Service cost
 
 
 
84,000,000  
5,000,000  
 
44,000,000  
4,000,000  
 
79,000,000  
8,000,000  
 
71,000,000  
7,000,000  
 
36,000,000  
3,000,000  
71,000,000  
8,000,000  
Interest cost
 
 
 
114,000,000  
7,000,000  
 
61,000,000  
6,000,000  
 
126,000,000  
12,000,000  
 
130,000,000  
12,000,000  
 
65,000,000  
6,000,000  
120,000,000  
13,000,000  
Actuarial loss (gain)
 
 
 
(236,000,000) 
(34,000,000) 
 
(4,000,000) 
7,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employee contributions
 
 
 
2,000,000  
 
 
1,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Curtailments
 
 
 
0  
 
 
(12,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlements
 
 
 
0  
 
 
(204,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Remeasurement charge
 
 
 
 
 
0  
 
 
 
30,000,000  
4,000,000  
34,000,000  
30,000,000  
4,000,000  
34,000,000  
 
 
0  
0  
Benefits paid
 
 
 
(119,000,000) 
(12,000,000) 
 
(53,000,000) 
(5,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plan Amendments
 
0  
 
(1,000,000) 
 
 
 
(109,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual expenses
 
 
 
(2,000,000) 
 
 
(1,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency effects
 
 
 
18,000,000  
 
 
27,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation, ending
2,814,000,000  
 
174,000,000  
 
 
 
2,814,000,000  
 
174,000,000  
 
 
 
2,954,000,000  
 
208,000,000  
 
208,000,000  
 
2,954,000,000  
 
208,000,000  
 
208,000,000  
 
3,095,000,000  
 
305,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets, beginning
 
 
 
2,174,000,000  
 
2,174,000,000  
2,236,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual return on plan assets
 
 
 
222,000,000  
 
 
161,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Employer contributions
 
 
 
50,000,000  
12,000,000  
 
31,000,000  
5,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Settlements
 
 
 
0  
 
 
(224,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Foreign currency effects
 
 
 
14,000,000  
 
 
23,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fair value of plan assets, ending
2,341,000,000  
 
 
 
2,341,000,000  
 
2,341,000,000  
 
 
 
2,341,000,000  
 
2,174,000,000  
 
 
 
2,174,000,000  
 
2,174,000,000  
 
 
 
2,174,000,000  
 
2,236,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Funded status
(473,000,000) 
(174,000,000) 
 
(473,000,000) 
(174,000,000) 
 
(780,000,000) 
(208,000,000) 
 
(780,000,000) 
(208,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Prepaid benefit cost
63,000,000  
 
 
63,000,000  
 
 
52,000,000  
 
 
52,000,000  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued benefit liability - current
(15,000,000) 
(11,000,000) 
 
(15,000,000) 
(11,000,000) 
 
(14,000,000) 
(13,000,000) 
 
(14,000,000) 
(13,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Accrued benefit liability - long-term
(521,000,000) 
(163,000,000) 
 
(521,000,000) 
(163,000,000) 
 
(818,000,000) 
(195,000,000) 
 
(818,000,000) 
(195,000,000) 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net amount recognized in the balance sheet
(473,000,000) 
 
(174,000,000) 
 
 
 
(473,000,000) 
 
(174,000,000) 
 
 
 
(780,000,000) 
 
(208,000,000) 
 
 
 
(780,000,000) 
 
(208,000,000)