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Comprehensive Income (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Comprehensive Income Detail [Abstract]
Comprehensive income available for common stockholders	$ 87	$ 80	$ 39
Earnings per share on comprehensive income:
Basic	$ 1.24	$ 1.21	$ 0.64
Diluted	$ 1.22	$ 1.19	$ 0.62
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Basic	69,926,933	66,013,247	61,043,071
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding, Diluted	70,904,921	67,299,413	62,509,796

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Earnings Per Share On Comprehensive Income [Abstract]

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from net income and other comprehensive income, attributable to parent entity. Excludes changes in equity resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The average number of shares or units issued and outstanding that are used in calculating diluted EPS or earnings per unit (EPU), determined based on the timing of issuance of shares or units in the period.

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