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Income Taxes (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2019
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Foreign Income Tax Rate Differential, Amount | $ 20 |
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 |  | $ 12
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 |  | 173
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 |  | 1,235
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely |  | 336
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards |  | 1,756
Foreign [Member] |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 |  | 10
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 |  | 26
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 |  | 36
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely |  | 336
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards |  | 408
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 |  | 2
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 |  | 111
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 |  | 1,021
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely |  | 0
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards |  | 1,134
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) [Member] |  |
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items] |  |
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire in 2016 |  | 0
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2017 and 2020 |  | 36
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards due to expire between 2021 and 2035 |  | 178
Amount of operating and capital loss carryforwards which may be carried forward indefinitely |  | 0
Total Operating and Capital Loss Carryforwards |  | $ 214

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