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Financial Derivative Instruments - Carrying Amount of Fair Value Hedges (Details) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Deferred Gain (Loss) on Discontinuation of Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge |  | $ 20,000,000 | $ 21,000,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item |  | 791,000,000 | 791,000,000
cumulative fair value adjustment [Member] | Designated as Hedging Instrument | Long-term Debt [Member] |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative, Amount of Hedged Item | [1] | $ 11,000,000 | $ 12,000,000
[1] | At December 31, 2018 and 2017, these amounts include the cumulative amount of fair value hedging adjustments remaining for which hedge accounting has been discontinued of $20 million and $21 million, respectively.

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- Definition Amount as of the balance sheet date of the unamortized adjustment to the carrying value of an interest-bearing hedged item made under an effective interest rate fair value hedge that is amortized upon discontinuation of the interest rate fair value hedge. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 815 -SubTopic 25 -Section 35 -Paragraph 9 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109978511&loc=d3e75592-113984 + Details
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