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Long Term Retention Plan (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2022
Long Term Retention Plan [Abstract] |
Long Term Retention Program Accrued Compensation Expense |
|  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Three Months Ended June 30,
|  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
|  |  | (In millions) |  | (In millions)
LTRP 2016 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 1 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 2
LTRP 2017 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 2 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 3
LTRP 2018 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 2 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 1
LTRP 2019 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 7
LTRP 2020 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 18 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 8
LTRP 2021 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 3 |  |  | 7
LTRP 2022 |  |  | 15 |  |  | — |  |  | 5 |  |  | —
Total LTRP |  | $ | 35 |  | $ | 51 |  | $ | 5 |  | $ | 28

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