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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Location and Amounts of Leases | The following table provides information on the location and amounts of our leases on our consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2022 and 2021:
(in millions) |  | 2022 |  | 2021
Balance Sheet Location |  |  |  |
Assets |  |  |  |
Right of use assets | Lease right-of-use assets | $ | 423 |  |  | $ | 426 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |
Other current liabilities | Current lease liabilities | 118 |  |  | 96 |
Lease liabilities — non-current | Non-current lease liabilities | 577 |  |  | 492 |
Schedule of Components of Lease Expense and Supplemental Cash Flow Information | The components of lease expense for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
Operating lease cost |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 147 |  |  | $ | 124 |  |  | $ | 144 |
Sublease income |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5) |  |  | (2) |  |  | (6) |
Total lease cost |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 142 |  |  | $ | 122 |  |  | $ | 138 |
Supplemental information related to leases for the years ended December 31 are as follows:
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |  | 2022 |  | 2021 | 2020
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement for operating lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows for operating leases |  |  |  |  |  | 159 |  |  | 127 |  | 137 |
Right of use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  |  |  |  | 6 |  |  | 29 |  | 8 |
Schedule of Lease Terms and Discount Rates | Weighted-average remaining lease term and discount rate for our operating leases as of December 31 are as follows:
|  | 2022 |  | 2021
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |  | 6.6 |  | 8.3
Weighted-average discount rate |  | 3.17 | % |  | 3.59 | %
Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities | Maturities of lease liabilities for our operating leases are as follows:
(in millions) |  |  |  |  |
2023 | $ | 138 |  |  |  |  |
2024 | 114 |  |  |  |  |
2025 | 102 |  |  |  |  |
2026 | 88 |  |  |  |  |
2027 | 82 |  |  |  |  |
2028 and beyond | 261 |  |  |  |  |
Total undiscounted lease payments | $ | 785 |  |  |  |  |
Less: Imputed interest | 90 |  |  |  |  |
Present value of lease liabilities | $ | 695 |  |  |  |  |

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