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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation and Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details Textual) - USD ($) $ in Millions				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 12, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019	Sep. 03, 2013	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Cash And Cash Equivalents				$ 240	$ 246
Outstanding inter-company loans				386	390
Short-Term Intercompany Loans				87	92
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash in assets held for sale				10	102
ASU 2016-02 [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Cumulative effect adjustment recorded to retained earnings		$ 5
ABL Credit Agreement [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Letter of credit				$ 85	85
Termination date				Jun. 05, 2019
United States [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Cash And Cash Equivalents				$ 94	117
Outside US [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Cash And Cash Equivalents				146	129
China [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Cash And Cash Equivalents				88	$ 72
First Lien Term Loan [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Face Amount			$ 420	$ 395
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date			Sep. 03, 2019	Sep. 03, 2019
First Lien Term Loan [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Repayment of loans using proceeds from sale of business	$ 312
Term Credit Agreement [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Remaining principal outstanding				$ 83
Term Credit Agreement [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Basis Of Presentation And Recent Accounting Pronouncements [Line Items]
Repayment of loans using proceeds from sale of business	$ 312