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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Lease related asset and liability

Lease-related asset and liability balances were as follows:

						December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
Operating Leases
Right-of-use assets						$	461					$	443
Accrued and other liabilities						$	89					$	93
Operating lease liabilities						376						355
Total operating lease liabilities						$	465					$	448
Weighted Average Remaining Term (in years)						8						8
Weighted Average Lease Discount Rate						3.1		%				3.5		%

Lease, Cost

The components of operating lease expense were as follows:

						December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
Operating lease cost (1)						$	117					$	113
Short-term lease cost						70						58
Total operating lease cost						$	187					$	171

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(1)Includes fixed lease payments for operating leases recorded in the consolidated balance sheet.

Lessee, Operating Lease, Liability, Maturity

Maturities of lease liabilities were as follows at December 31, 2020:

						Operating Leases
2021						$	102
2022						85
2023						69
2024						54
2025						42
Thereafter						171
Total lease payments						523
Less: imputed interest						(58)
Present value of lease liabilities						$	465

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918686-209980

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Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918701-209980

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