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Leases (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Leases [Abstract] |
Supplemental Balance Sheet Information Related To Leases |
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31,
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021
Operating Leases | (In millions)
Operating lease right-of-use assets | $ | 587 |  | $ | 461
Operating lease liabilities | $ | 591 |  | $ | 464
Finance Leases |  |  |  |  |
Property and equipment, at cost |  | 85 |  |  | 68
Accumulated depreciation |  | (25) |  |  | (14)
Property and equipment, net | $ | 60 |  | $ | 54
Loans payable and other financial liabilities | $ | 52 |  | $ | 46
Summary Of Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term And Discount Rate |
Weighted average remaining lease term |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 7 | Years
Finance leases |  | 3 | Years
Weighted average discount rate (*) |  |  |
Operating leases |  | 9 | %
Finance leases |  | 15 | %
(*) Includes discount rates of leases in local currency and U.S. dollar.
Components Of Lease Expense |
|  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021
| (In millions)
Operating lease cost | $ | 91 |  | $ | 56
Finance lease cost: |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation of property and equipment |  | 13 |  |  | 7
Interest on lease liabilities |  | 6 |  |  | 3
Total finance lease cost | $ | 19 |  | $ | 10
Supplemental Cash Flow Information Related To Leases |
| Nine months ended September 30,
|  | 2022 |  |  | 2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities: | (In millions)
Operating cash flows from operating leases | $ | 85 |  | $ | 51
Financing cash flows from finance leases |  | 14 |  |  | 13
Right-of-use assets obtained in exchange for lease obligations: |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases | $ | 193 |  | $ | 138
Finance leases |  | 15 |  |  | 29
Maturities Of Lease Liabilities |
Period Ending September 30, 2022 |  | Operating Leases |  |  | Finance Leases
| (In millions)
One year or less | $ | 133 |  | $ | 21
One year to two years |  | 130 |  |  | 20
Two years to three years |  | 121 |  |  | 16
Three years to four years |  | 96 |  |  | 7
Four years to five years |  | 71 |  |  | 4
Thereafter |  | 231 |  |  | —
Total lease payments | $ | 782 |  | $ | 68
Less imputed interest |  | (191) |  |  | (16)
Total | $ | 591 |  | $ | 52

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