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Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Taxes paid |  |  |  |  | $ 173 | $ 177 | $ 154
Tax contingencies |  |  |  |  | 19 | (2) | $ 6
Percent of adjusted taxable income |  |  |  |  |  |  | 30.00%
Reduction in deferred tax asset |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 103
Provisional obligation for transition tax |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82
Charge related to foreign tax credit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 25
Reversal of deferred tax liabilities related to undistributed foreign earnings |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11
Finalized impact of Tax Act, income tax benefit |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2
Charge related to local taxes on distributions of foreign earnings previously asserted to be indefinitely reinvested |  |  |  |  |  | 24 |
Deferred taxes on earnings of foreign subsidiaries | $ 1,300 |  |  |  | 1,300 |  |
Valuation allowance | 243 |  |  |  | 243 | 282 |
Income tax benefit | (37) | $ (15) | $ (28) |  | (166) | (216) | (401)
Unrecognized tax benefits, interest and penalties excluded from reserves | 2 |  |  |  | 2 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, settlements for certain tax contingencies |  |  |  |  | 15 | 2 | 4
Interest and penalties expenses |  |  |  |  | 1 | 1 | 1
Unrecognized tax benefits that if recognized would affect ETR | 41 |  |  |  | 41 |  |
Business Interest Carryforwards |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax loss carryforwards | 36 |  |  |  | 36 |  |
Signode |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax loss carryforwards | 53 |  |  |  | 53 |  |
INDIA |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax contingencies |  |  |  | $ 9 |  |  |
Brazil |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in net income attributable to the Company resulting from incentives |  |  |  |  | 17 | 14 | $ 14
Signode |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax contingencies |  |  |  | $ 15 |  |  |
U.S. |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax loss carryforwards | 72 |  |  |  | 72 |  |
State |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax loss carryforwards | 141 |  |  |  | 141 |  |
Valuation allowance |  |  |  |  |  | $ 205 |
France |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Tax loss carryforwards | $ 64 |  |  |  | 64 |  |
Internal Reorganization |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Taxes [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax benefit |  |  |  |  | $ (36) |  |

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