Segment Financial Data - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019
Revenue
Revenue	$ 1,179	$ 1,216
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Total	34	85
Total	99	127
Products & Solutions
Revenue
Revenue	475	551
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Total	53	81
ADI Global Distribution
Revenue
Revenue	704	665
Segment Adjusted EBITDA
Total	46	46
Operating Segments \| Products & Solutions
Revenue
Revenue	559	622
Intersegment Revenue Eliminations \| Products & Solutions
Revenue
Revenue	$ (84)	$ (71)

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Segment adjusted earnings before interest tax depreciation and amortization.

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Amount, excluding tax collected from customer, of revenue from satisfaction of performance obligation by transferring promised good or service to customer. Tax collected from customer is tax assessed by governmental authority that is both imposed on and concurrent with specific revenue-producing transaction, including, but not limited to, sales, use, value added and excise.

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