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Unsecured Debt (Details) € in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Aug. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) loan | Feb. 28, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Euro-denominated bank loan | Export credit facility due 2031 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from long-term debt |  |  | $ 587,000,000 |  |  |  |
Euro-denominated bank loan | Floating rate bank loan due March 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from long-term debt |  | $ 283,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of loans | loan |  | 2 |  |  |  |  |
Export credit facility | Export credit facility due 2031 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from long-term debt |  |  |  | $ 852,000,000 |  |  |
Export credit facility | Export credit facility due 2035 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 899,000,000 |  |  |  |
Export credit facility | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000.0
Extension term (in years) | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Export credit facility | Revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility due 2024, component one |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,700,000,000
Export credit facility | Revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility due 2024, component two |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | € | € 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Export credit facility | Revolving credit facility | Revolving credit facility due 2024, component three |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity | € | € 150 |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current unsecured debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 238,000,000
Proceeds from short term debt |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 2,000,000 |
Repayments of short term debt |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 2,000,000 |

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