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- Definition

Percentage of voting equity interests acquired at the acquisition date in the business combination.

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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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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)
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Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Financing Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Jan. 01, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing receivable	$ 119		$ 119			$ 194
Argentina [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing receivable	83		83			177
Other Entity [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing receivable	9		9			17
PANAMA
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Financing receivable	27		27			$ 0
Fluence [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Percentage of Voting Interests Acquired					50.00%
Other Expense [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Allowance for other receivables	$ 0	$ 15	$ 0	$ 15