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Proceeds received for settlement of interest rate swap

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Aggregate notional amount specified by the derivative(s). Expressed as an absolute value.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-X (SX)
-Number 210
-Article 12
-Section 13
-Sentence Column B

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Description of the relevant terms of the derivative. Includes the type of instrument, risk being hedged, notional amount, counterparty, inception date, maturity date, relevant interest rates, strike price, cap price, and floor price.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Date the derivative contract matures, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period remaining until the derivative contract matures, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Fixed interest rate that will be received or paid upon exercise of the interest rate swaption contract.

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Number of interest rate derivative instruments held by the entity at the reporting date.

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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	May 01, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 01, 2017 USD ($) Derivative	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) Derivative
Designated as hedging instrument \| Forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 98
Derivative, remaining maturity	24 months
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives held \| Derivative				4
Derivative, notional amount				$ 1,450
Derivative, swaption interest rate				1.87%
Not designated as hedging instrument \| Forward contracts
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount	$ 412
Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2022 [Member] \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of interest rate derivatives entered into \| Derivative			2
Derivative, maturity date	Mar. 01, 2022
Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2022 [Member] \| $1.6 billion notional [member] \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 1,600
Derivative, swaption interest rate			1.98%
Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2022 [Member] \| $750 million notional [member] \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount			$ 750
Proceeds received for settlement of interest rate swap	$ 18
Derivative, swaption interest rate			2.02%
Interest Rate Swaps Maturing 2023 [Member] \| $1.6 billion notional [member] \| Designated as hedging instrument \| Interest rate swaps
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative, notional amount		$ 1,600
Derivative, term	March 2022 to March 2023
Derivative, swaption interest rate		3.03%