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Amount of dividend income on nonoperating securities.

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Fair value portion of investment securities, including, but not limited to, marketable securities, derivative financial instruments, and investments accounted for under the equity method.

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Value of the difference between preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the preferred shares.

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Fair Value of Financial Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
	May 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Feb. 18, 2020
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Proceeds from redemption of preferred stock	$ 166
Gain on preferred stock redemption	$ 14	$ 0		$ 0	$ 14	$ 0
Dividend income		0		$ 3	6	$ 7
Kraus USA Inc
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Payments for asset acquisition, contingent			$ 50
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Estimated market value of long-term and short-term debt		3,200	3,300		3,200
Carrying Value Reported Value Measurement
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Aggregate carrying value of long-term and short-term debt		3,000	2,800		3,000
Carrying Value Reported Value Measurement \| Kraus USA Inc \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Asset acquisition, contingent liability, fair value disclosure		22	8		22
ACProducts Preferred Stock
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments, fair value disclosure							$ 136
ACProducts Preferred Stock \| Other Assets
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Investments			$ 146
ACProducts Holding, Inc
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference, value		$ 150			$ 150