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Other Income (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Other Income [Abstract]
Income (Loss) from Individually Significant Component Disposed of or Held-for-sale, Excluding Discontinued Operations, before Income Tax	$ 11
Gain on remeasurement of Tax Receivable Agreement liability	$ 93

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Gain on Remeasurement of Tax Receivable Agreement liability as result of the reduction in the U.S. corporate tax rate to 21%

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Amount before tax of income (loss) from an individually significant component disposed of or held-for-sale including the portion attributable to the noncontrolling interest. Excludes discontinued operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3A
-Subparagraph (a)(1)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=84176398&loc=SL51724579-110230

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