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Goodwill and Other Intangibles - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Held-for-sale |  |
Goodwill and Other Intangibles |  |
Emission allowances held-for-sale | $ 8 | $ 15

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Balance Type: | debit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

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- Details
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Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
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