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Fair Value Measurements - Book Values and Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Book Values
Fair Value And Carrying Value By Balance Sheet Grouping [Line Items]
Short-term debt	$ 1	$ 226
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	318	315
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations	6,055	4,809
Fair values
Fair Value And Carrying Value By Balance Sheet Grouping [Line Items]
Short-term debt	1	226
Current maturities of long-term debt and finance lease obligations	318	315
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations	$ 6,743	$ 5,156

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