The amount of cash received during the period on settlement of a hedge.

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The effective portion of net gain (loss) reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into income on derivative instruments designated and qualifying as hedging instruments.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Amount of tax expense (benefit) of reclassification adjustment from accumulated other comprehensive income of accumulated gain (loss) realized from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's deferred hedging gain (loss).

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Amount before tax of increase (decrease) in accumulated gain (loss) from derivative instruments designated and qualifying as the effective portion of cash flow hedges and an entity's share of an equity investee's increase (decrease) in deferred hedging gain (loss).

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Derivative Instruments (Details 2) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Derivative Instruments (Details 2) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Aug. 22, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax	$ (5,000,000)	$ 16,000,000	$ (65,000,000)	$ 43,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(12,000,000)	(8,000,000)	(26,000,000)	(23,000,000)
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax	4,000,000	(2,000,000)	23,000,000	(5,000,000)
Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Reclassification Adjustment from AOCI on Derivatives, Tax	1,000,000	1,000,000	4,000,000	3,000,000
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, Tax	3,000,000	(3,000,000)	19,000,000	(8,000,000)
Interest Rate Swap [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	1,550,000,000		1,550,000,000			$ 1.55
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax	(18,000,000)	12,000,000	(88,000,000)	28,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(4,000,000)	(4,000,000)	(14,000,000)	(7,000,000)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives Arising During Period, before Tax	13,000,000	4,000,000	23,000,000	15,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	(8,000,000)	$ (4,000,000)	(12,000,000)	$ (16,000,000)
Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Cash Received on Hedge	3,000,000
Intercompany receivables and payables [Domain] \| Foreign Exchange Contract [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount	26,000,000		$ 26,000,000			$ 456,000,000
Intercompany receivables and payables [Domain] \| Cross Currency Interest Rate Contract [Member] \| Cash Flow Hedging [Member]
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) [Line Items]
Derivative, Notional Amount					$ 430,000,000
Derivative Instruments, Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated OCI into Income, Effective Portion, Net	$ 4,000,000