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Noncontrolling Interest (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2021
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Noncontrolling Interest | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of noncontrolling interest and distributions payable to noncontrolling interest in our consolidated balance sheets is provided below.
| 2021 |  | 2020
| (in millions)
Noncontrolling interest: |  |  |
Balance as of January 1 | $ | 2,681 |  |  | $ | 2,740 |
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest | 189 |  |  | 83 |
Declaration of distributions payable | (194) |  |  | (174) |
Balance as of September 30 | $ | 2,676 |  |  | $ | 2,649 |
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interest: |  |  |
Balance as of January 1 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Declaration of distributions payable | 194 |  |  | 174 |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (194) |  |  | (174) |
Balance as of September 30 | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |

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