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Noncontrolling Interests (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract] |
Schedule of reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of noncontrolling interest and distributions payable to the noncontrolling interests on the entity's consolidated balance sheet | A reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of noncontrolling interest and distributions payable to the noncontrolling interest on our consolidated balance sheets is provided below.
| Year ended December 31,
| 2021 |  |  |  |  |  | 2020 |  |  |  |  |  | 2019
| (in millions) |  |
Noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of January 1 | $ | 2,681 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,740 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,773 |  |  |  |  |
Earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest | 343 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 115 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153 |  |  |  |  |
Declaration of distributions payable | (194) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (174) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (186) |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of December 31 | $ | 2,830 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,681 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | 2,740 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions payable to noncontrolling interest: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of January 1 | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |
Declaration of distributions payable | 194 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 174 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 186 |  |  |  |  |
Distributions to noncontrolling interest | (194) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (174) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (186) |  |  |  |  |
Balance as of December 31 | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ | — |  |  |  |  |

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