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Debt - Public Debt (Details) - USD ($)				217 Months Ended
Debt - Public Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2020	Apr. 06, 2020	Mar. 25, 2020	May 05, 2020	May 06, 2020	Apr. 24, 2020	Apr. 22, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 07, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity								$ 250,000,000
Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early termination premium		$ 35,000,000		$ 35,000,000
Interest expense		$ 17,000,000		$ 4,000,000
6.125% Notes, due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)								6.125%
6.125% Notes, due 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount									$ 600,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)									6.125%
Senior secured first-lien term loan B facility \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 600,000,000
Debt term			7 years
Mandatory repayment percentage (percent)			1.00%
Borrowing increments subject to fixed mandatory repayment percentage			$ 6,000,000
Senior secured first-lien term loan B facility \| Line of Credit \| Secured Debt \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread (percentage			2.75%
6.150% Notes, due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)								6.15%
6.150% Notes, due 2020 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)	6.15%	6.15%
Early redemption of debt	$ 1,000,000,000
Payment for early redemption of debt	$ 1,020,000,000
5.400% Notes due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)								5.40%
5.400% Notes due 2021 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)	5.40%	5.40%		5.40%			5.40%
Early redemption of debt	$ 300,000,000
Payment for early redemption of debt	$ 315,000,000
Cash tender offer and consent solicitation for debt							$ 785,000,000
Amount of debt tendered				$ 561,000,000
6.875% Notes Due 2025 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount						$ 1,200,000,000
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)						6.875%
Deferred financing costs						$ 15,000,000
5.870% Notes, due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)								5.87%
5.870% Notes, due 2022 \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, interest rate (percentage)				5.87%			5.87%
Cash tender offer and consent solicitation for debt				$ 210,000,000	$ 300,000,000		$ 210,000,000
Amount of debt tendered				$ 147,000,000