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Receivables (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($) agreement | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable securitization arrangements | agreement |  |  | 2 |
Deferred purchase program receivable |  |  | $ 97 | $ 246
Net cash funding received during the period |  |  | 136 |
Amount of cash draws under arrangement during the period |  |  | 138 |
Amount of cash repayments under arrangement during the period |  |  | 274 |
Customer One |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivables sold | $ 10 |  | 24 |
Customer Two |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivables sold | 48 |  | 65 |
Arconic Corporation |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Deferred purchase program receivable |  | $ 282 |  |
Special purpose entity |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accounts receivables sold | 77 |  | 77 |
Receivables, maximum allowable purchase limit |  |  | 125 |
Financing receivables, held as collateral | $ 30 |  | $ 30 |
Maximum |  |  |  |
Schedule Of Financial Receivables [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Funding of customer receivables sold, maximum |  | $ 300 |  | $ 400

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- Definition Amount of decrease from sale of accounts receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 326 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -Subparagraph (i) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121599337&loc=SL82919244-210447 + Details
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