Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Change in Control

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Senior Secured Notes (Details) - USD ($)			1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jan. 16, 2020	Mar. 08, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)				101.00%
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 3,162,000,000	$ 3,956,000,000
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage to change in control (as a percent)				101.00%
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 26,000,000
5.75% Senior Notes Due August 2027 \| Senior Secured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		5.75%
Principal amount		$ 500,000,000
8.50% Senior Notes Due January 2027 \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		8.50%		8.50%
Principal amount		$ 1,000,000,000
5.875% Senior Notes Due May 2023 \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		5.875%		5.875%
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 1,240,000,000	$ 584,000,000
5.625% Senior Notes Due December 2021 \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		5.625%
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 518,000,000	$ 182,000,000
5.50% Senior Notes Due March 2023 \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate on debt (as a percent)		5.50%		5.50%
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 216,000,000
Senior Secured Notes and Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount			$ 1,500,000,000