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Debt and Finance Leases - Issuance of Senior Notes (Details) - Recourse Debt - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 | May 28, 2019 | May 24, 2019 | May 14, 2019
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Senior Notes due 2029 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  |  |  | $ 733,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage | 5.25% |  | 5.25% | 5.25%
Senior Notes 2024 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage | 6.25% |  |  |
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, Due 2024 and 2029 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, Due 2024 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 600,000,000 |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage | 3.75% | 3.75% |  |
Senior Secured First Lien Notes, Due 2029 |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Aggregate principal amount |  | $ 500,000,000 |  |
Interest rate, stated percentage | 4.45% | 4.45% |  |

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