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Other Income and Expense (Other Expense) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Schedule of other operating expense [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales-type and Direct Financing Leases, Profit (Loss) | $ 36 | [1] | $ 0 |  | $ 0
Allowance for other receivables | 0 |  | 7 |  | 0
Loss On Sale And Disposal Of Assets | 22 | [2] | 30 | [2] | 28
Water Rights Write-Off | 0 |  | 0 |  | 19
Other | 5 |  | 11 |  | 10
Defined Benefit Plan, Other Cost (Credit) | 17 |  | 10 |  | 1
Other Expenses | $ 80 |  | $ 58 |  | $ 58
[1] | Related to losses recognized at commencement of sales-type leases at Distributed Energy. See Note 14—Leases for further information.
[2] | Associated with a loss due to damage from a lightning incident at the Andres facility in the Dominican Republic in September 2018 and a loss associated with upgrading the tunnel lining at Changuinola in 2019.

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