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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 1 Months Ended
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Feb. 01, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Nov. 30, 2017
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |
Sale of business, consideration | $ 1,200 |  |
Proceeds from Divestiture of Businesses | $ 861 |  |
Cash Paid For Contract Termination |  | $ 60 | $ 65

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- Definition Cash Paid For Contract Termination + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 12 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3179-108585 + Details
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- Definition Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event. + References No definition available. + Details
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