Business Combination, Contingent Consideration Arrangement, Payment Period

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Discount rate which is used to value residual cash flows generated by financial assets of a securitization, asset-backed financing arrangement, or similar transfer regardless of when the transfer occurred.

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- Definition

Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of right to a contingent consideration asset.

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- Definition

For contingent consideration arrangements recognized in connection with a business combination, this element represents an estimate of the high-end of the potential range (undiscounted) of the consideration which may be paid.

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- Definition

Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination, expected to be settled within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Fair Value Measurements - Contingent Consideration (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 29, 2016	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Commission payable		$ 43	$ 43
Business Combination, Contingent Consideration, Liability, Current		20	20
Contingent Consideration basis		2,500
Liability [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration Commission payable		$ 23	23
Assets [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration basis			$ 4,300
Lattice
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Contingent Consideration	$ 60
Contingent Consideration Payment Period	4 years
Lattice \| Contingent Obligations
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Discount Rate			12.70%