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Long Term Retention Plan (Long Term Retention Program Accrued Compensation Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP	$ 24	$ 33	$ 59	$ 84
LTRP 2016 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP		2		4
LTRP 2017 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP	1	4	(3)	6
LTRP 2018 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP	1	2	(2)	3
LTRP 2019 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP	5	9	12	24
LTRP 2020 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP	5	8	14	26
LTRP 2021 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP	5	$ 8	16	$ 21
LTRP 2022 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Total LTRP	$ 7		$ 22

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Amount of cost capitalized for award under share-based payment arrangement.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 2
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