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Casualty, Environmental and Other Reserves - Narrative (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended |  |
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Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) | May 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) claim site | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total reserves |  |  | $ 341,000,000 | $ 374,000,000
Casualty |  |  |  |
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total reserves |  |  | $ 204,000,000 | 228,000,000
Self-insured retention amount, per occurrence | $ 75,000,000 | $ 50,000,000 |  |
Number of individual claims expected to exceed self insured retention amount | claim |  |  | 0 |
Environmental |  |  |  |
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total reserves |  |  | $ 89,000,000 | 90,000,000
Environmental impaired sites | site |  |  | 216 |
Other |  |  |  |
All Contingencies Reserves [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total reserves |  |  | $ 48,000,000 | $ 56,000,000

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