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Net Income (Loss) Per Share (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2022
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Net Income Per Share Of Common Stock | Net income (loss) per share of common stock is as follows for the years ended December 31, 2022, 2021 and 2020:
| Year Ended December 31,
| 2022 |  | 2021 |  | 2020
| Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted |  | Basic |  | Diluted
Net income (loss) per common share (*) | $ | 9.57 |  |  | $ | 9.53 |  |  | $ | 1.67 |  |  | $ | 1.67 |  |  | $ | (0.08) |  |  | $ | (0.08) |
Numerator (in millions): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net income (loss) | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | (1) |  |  | $ | (1) |
Effect of dilutive Convertible Senior Notes | — |  |  | 7 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Dividends on preferred stock | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | (3) |  |  | (3) |
Net income (loss) corresponding to common stock | $ | 482 |  |  | $ | 489 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | 83 |  |  | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | (4) |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average of common stock outstanding for Basic earnings per share | 50,345,353 |  | 50,345,353 |  | 49,802,993 |  | — |  | 49,740,407 |  | —
Adjustment for assumed conversions | — |  | 990,268 |  | — |  | — |  | — |  | —
Adjusted weighted average of common stock outstanding for Diluted earnings per share | — |  | 51,335,621 |  | — |  | 49,802,993 |  | — |  | 49,740,407
(*) Figures have been calculated using non-rounded amounts.

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