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Shareholders' Equity And Net Income Per Share Other (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Nov. 22, 2011	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Shareholders' Equity and Net Income Per Share [Line Items]
Initial Offering Period		November 22, 2011
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision			$ 0	$ 10	$ 300
Unsecured Creditors Litigation
Shareholders' Equity and Net Income Per Share [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision				$ 10
Unsecured Creditors Litigation | Litigation, Damages Benchmark, Fourth LLP Agreement
Shareholders' Equity and Net Income Per Share [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision	$ 27
Other income (expense), net | Unsecured Creditors Litigation | Judicial Ruling
Shareholders' Equity and Net Income Per Share [Line Items]
Loss Contingency Accrual, Provision					$ 300

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Amount charged against operating income increasing loss contingency liability, after adjustments to reduce previously estimated charges.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 450
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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