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Fair Value Measurements and Financial Instruments - Schedule of assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis (Details) - Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
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Money market funds |  |
Assets |  |
Money market funds | $ 2,007 | $ 1,759
Government bonds |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 1 | 1
Equity investments |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 1 | 2
Gross foreign exchange contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | 21 | 21
Liabilities |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | 4 | 12
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Money market funds |  |
Assets |  |
Money market funds | 2,007 | 1,759
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Government bonds |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Equity investments |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) | Gross foreign exchange contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | 0 | 0
Liabilities |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Money market funds |  |
Assets |  |
Money market funds | 0 | 0
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Government bonds |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 1 | 1
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Equity investments |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 1 | 2
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) | Gross foreign exchange contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | 21 | 21
Liabilities |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | 4 | 12
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Money market funds |  |
Assets |  |
Money market funds | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Government bonds |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Equity investments |  |
Assets |  |
Other investments | 0 | 0
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) | Gross foreign exchange contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | 0 | 0
Liabilities |  |
Gross foreign exchange contracts | $ 0 | $ 0

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