Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Ownership Interest Retained, Percentage

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Amount of cash inflow (outflow) from (to) the discontinued operation after the disposal transaction.

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Amount of share in income (loss) of the equity method investee after the disposal of the discontinued operation.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Business Disposition and Discontinued Operations - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	May 31, 2018
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Income (Loss) from Ongoing Equity Method Investment in Discontinued Operation after Disposal	$ 14	$ 45
Discontinued Operation, Amount of Continuing Cash Flows after Disposal		$ 67
Discontinued Operations, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale [Member]
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership interest retained, percentage			9.70%