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2417402 - Disclosure - Pension and Other Postretirement Benefits (Change in Benefit Obligation) (Details)
(http://www.cbscorporation.com/role/PensionAndOtherPostretirementBenefitsChangeInBenefitObligationDetails)
TableSchedule of Defined Benefit Plans Disclosures [Table]
Slicers (applies to each fact value in each table cell)
Reporting Entity [Axis]0000813828 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK)
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]Period [Axis]
2016-01-01 - 2016-12-31
2015-01-01 - 2015-12-31
2014-01-01 - 2014-12-31
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 benefits [Member]Postretirement benefits [Member]Pension benefits [Member]Postretirement benefits [Member]Pension benefits [Member]Postretirement benefits [Member]
Defined Benefit Plan, Change in Benefit Obligation [Roll Forward]
 
 
 
 
 
 
Benefit obligation, beginning of year
4,911,000,000  
486,000,000  
5,323,000,000  
562,000,000  
  
Service cost
29,000,000  
0  
31,000,000  
0  
31,000,000  
0  
Interest cost
215,000,000  
20,000,000  
209,000,000  
20,000,000  
237,000,000  
25,000,000  
Actuarial loss (gain)
353,000,000  
(5,000,000) 
(210,000,000) 
(45,000,000) 
  
Benefits paid
(328,000,000) 
(69,000,000) 
(416,000,000) 
(66,000,000) 
  
Participants' contributions
0  
11,000,000  
0  
11,000,000  
  
Retiree Medicare drug subsidy
0  
4,000,000  
0  
4,000,000  
  
Settlements
(518,000,000) 
0  
0  
0  
  
Cumulative translation adjustments
(2,000,000) 
0  
(26,000,000) 
0  
  
Benefit obligation, end of year
4,660,000,000  
 
447,000,000  
 
4,911,000,000  
 
486,000,000  
 
5,323,000,000  
 
562,000,000