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Debt Instrument, Collateral, Percentage Of Assets

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Debt Instrument, Credit Spread Adjustment

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Debt Instrument, Current Ratio

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Debt Instrument, LIBOR Floor

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Debt Instrument, Leverage Ratio Test

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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The average effective interest rate during the reporting period.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Period between issuance and maturity of long-term debt, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Debt - Successor Debt (Details) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Successor Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2021	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 01, 2021	Apr. 07, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized premium		$ 100,000,000	$ 100,000,000	$ 116,000,000
Credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average interest rate			8.70%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity		3,500,000,000	$ 3,500,000,000
Revolving credit, current borrowing capacity		$ 2,000,000,000	$ 2,000,000,000
Revenue, discount percentage		9.00%	9.00%
Credit spread adjustment		0.10%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| Federal Funds Effective Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage		0.50%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| SOFR One Month Period
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage		1.00%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of assets given as guarantee		85.00%	85.00%
Current ratio		1.00	1.00
Asset coverage ratio		1.50	1.50
Variable rate percentage		1.75%
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage		0.375%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| Minimum \| SOFR One Month Period Additional Applicable Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage		0.75%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Leverage ratio		3.50	3.50
Variable rate percentage		2.75%
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage		0.50%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| Maximum \| SOFR One Month Period Additional Applicable Margin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage		1.75%
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity		$ 200,000,000	$ 200,000,000
Credit facility \| New Credit Facility \| Swingline Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity		50,000,000	50,000,000
Credit facility \| Exit credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,500,000,000
Unused capacity, commitment fee percentage	0.50%
LIBOR Floor	1.00%
Credit facility \| Exit credit facility \| Minimum \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage	2.25%
Credit facility \| Exit credit facility \| Minimum \| London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage	3.25%
Credit facility \| Exit credit facility \| Maximum \| Alternative Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage	3.25%
Credit facility \| Exit credit facility \| Maximum \| London interbank offered rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Variable rate percentage	4.25%
Credit facility \| Exit credit facility \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Credit facility \| Exit Credit Facility - Tranche A Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,750,000,000
Term	3 years
Credit facility \| Exit Credit Facility - Tranche B Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Revolving credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 221,000,000
Term	4 years
Secured debt, other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings		0	0
Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized premium	$ 52,000,000
Senior notes \| 5.50% senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings		500,000,000	500,000,000	500,000,000
Debt, principal	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.50%	5.50%	5.50%
Senior notes \| 5.875% senior notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding borrowings		$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Debt, principal	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.875%	5.875%	5.875%
Senior notes \| 6.75% senior notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt, principal		$ 950,000,000	$ 950,000,000
Unamortized premium						$ 71,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		6.75%	6.75%		6.75%