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Amount of cash inflow from realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.

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Amount of cash outflow for realized tax benefit related to deductible compensation cost reported on the entity's tax return for equity instruments in excess of the compensation cost for those instruments recognized for financial reporting purposes.

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Amount of cash outflow to satisfy an employee's income tax withholding obligation as part of a net-share settlement of a share-based award.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
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-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
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Recent Accounting Guidance Recent Accounting Guidance (Details) - Accounting Standards Update 2016-09 - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	8 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Aug. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Predecessor
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Excess tax benefits recognized		$ 5	$ 30
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Operating Activities				$ (22)
Excess Tax Benefit from Share-based Compensation, Financing Activities				(22)
Successor
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Excess tax benefits recognized	$ 0
Cash Flows from Operating Activities \| Predecessor
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation				(28)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities \| Predecessor
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation				$ (28)