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Long Term Retention Plan (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Long Term Retention Plan [Abstract] |
Long Term Retention Program Accrued Compensation Expense |
|  |  | Nine Months Ended September 30, |  |  | Three Months Ended September 30,
|  |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  | 2022 |  | 2021
|  |  | (In millions) |  | (In millions)
LTRP 2016 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 4 |  | $ | — |  | $ | 2
LTRP 2017 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 6 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 4
LTRP 2018 |  |  | (2) |  |  | 3 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 2
LTRP 2019 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 24 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 9
LTRP 2020 |  |  | 14 |  |  | 26 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8
LTRP 2021 |  |  | 16 |  |  | 21 |  |  | 5 |  |  | 8
LTRP 2022 |  |  | 22 |  |  | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | —
Total LTRP |  | $ | 59 |  | $ | 84 |  | $ | 24 |  | $ | 33

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