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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Recent Accounting Pronouncements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2019	Jan. 01, 2019
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net lease right-of-use assets recognized upon adoption of Topic 842	$ 574
Lease liabilities recognized upon adoption of Topic 842	$ 548
ASU 2016-02
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net lease right-of-use assets recognized upon adoption of Topic 842		$ 560
Lease liabilities recognized upon adoption of Topic 842		$ 570

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Leases, Liability

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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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