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Other (Income) Expense (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Other Income and Expenses [Abstract] |
Other (Income) Expense Table |
|  | 2019 |  | 2018 |  | 2017
Foreign exchange net (gain) loss and other(a) |  | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 7 |
Closure and impairment expense |  | 5 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 3 |
Other (income) expense |  | $ | 4 |  |  | $ | 7 |  |  | $ | 10 |

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