Income Taxes (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Income tax expense	$ 35us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	$ 64us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	1,700us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities		1,600us-gaap_DeferredTaxLiabilities
Deferred Tax Assets, Net, Current	23		26
Charter Holdco Subsidiaries [Member]
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Net	$ 236

Amount after allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible temporary differences and carryforwards, net of deferred tax liability attributable to taxable temporary differences expected to be realized or consumed within one year or operating cycle, if longer.

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