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Number of defendants named in a legal action.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	Mar. 26, 2021	Jan. 27, 2021 claim	Sep. 09, 2019 defendant	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) claim	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019	Nov. 25, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 lawsuit	Jan. 23, 2020 lawsuit	Aug. 01, 2018 lawFirm
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Outstanding letters of credit and surety bonds				$ 177
Lawsuits consolidated \| lawsuit									3
Number of claims dismissed \| claim		1
Number of consolidated class action lawsuits \| lawsuit										4
Number of law firms retained \| lawFirm											2
Number of defendants \| defendant			14
Costs for settlement and defense of asbestos claims, net of insurance recoveries and taxes					$ 63	$ 35
Asbestos Claims
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of pending asbestos claims \| claim				26,760	27,770
Number of new asbestos claims \| claim				750
Number of asbestos claims closed or moved to inactive docket \| claim				1,760
Simon And Schuster
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Contingent termination fee payable								$ 200
Series A Convertible Preferred Stock
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Preferred stock, percentage	5.75%			5.75%	5.75%
CBS Television City
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Guaranteed cash flow period							5 years
Estimated liability				$ 50
Famous Players
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Estimated liability				$ 46