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Deferred Contract Costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	$ 538	$ 475
Contract costs on implementations in progress
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	82	93
Incremental contract origination costs on completed implementations, net
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	279	219
Contract fulfillment costs on completed implementations, net
Capitalized Contract Cost
Deferred contract costs, net	$ 177	$ 163

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Amount, after accumulated amortization and accumulated impairment loss, of asset recognized from cost incurred to obtain or fulfill contract with customer.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 340
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
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