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Revenue (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Revenue from Contracts with Customers [Abstract] |
Disaggregation of Revenue [Table Text Block] | The following table presents our revenue from contracts with customers and other revenue for the periods indicated (in millions):
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2020
| US and Utilities SBU |  | South America SBU |  | MCAC SBU |  | Eurasia SBU |  | Corporate, Other and Eliminations |  | Total
Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | 674 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 674 |
Other regulated revenue | 6 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 6 |
Total regulated revenue | 680 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 680 |
Non-Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 378 |  |  | 848 |  |  | 417 |  |  | 134 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 1,774 |
Other non-regulated revenue (1) | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | 25 |  |  | 61 |  |  | — |  |  | 91 |
Total non-regulated revenue | 381 |  |  | 850 |  |  | 442 |  |  | 195 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 1,865 |
Total revenue | $ | 1,061 |  |  | $ | 850 |  |  | $ | 442 |  |  | $ | 195 |  |  | $ | (3) |  |  | $ | 2,545 |
| Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
| US and Utilities SBU |  | South America SBU |  | MCAC SBU |  | Eurasia SBU |  | Corporate, Other and Eliminations |  | Total
Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | 788 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 788 |
Other regulated revenue | 11 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11 |
Total regulated revenue | 799 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 799 |
Non-Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 245 |  |  | 822 |  |  | 447 |  |  | 141 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 1,654 |
Other non-regulated revenue (1) | 86 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 23 |  |  | 56 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 172 |
Total non-regulated revenue | 331 |  |  | 828 |  |  | 470 |  |  | 197 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,826 |
Total revenue | $ | 1,130 |  |  | $ | 828 |  |  | $ | 470 |  |  | $ | 197 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,625 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2020
| US and Utilities SBU |  | South America SBU |  | MCAC SBU |  | Eurasia SBU |  | Corporate, Other and Eliminations |  | Total
Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | 1,987 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,987 |
Other regulated revenue | 29 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 29 |
Total regulated revenue | 2,016 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,016 |
Non-Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 742 |  |  | 2,267 |  |  | 1,181 |  |  | 461 |  |  | (7) |  |  | 4,644 |
Other non-regulated revenue (1) | 187 |  |  | 6 |  |  | 74 |  |  | 173 |  |  | — |  |  | 440 |
Total non-regulated revenue | 929 |  |  | 2,273 |  |  | 1,255 |  |  | 634 |  |  | (7) |  |  | 5,084 |
Total revenue | $ | 2,945 |  |  | $ | 2,273 |  |  | $ | 1,255 |  |  | $ | 634 |  |  | $ | (7) |  |  | $ | 7,100 |
| Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
| US and Utilities SBU |  | South America SBU |  | MCAC SBU |  | Eurasia SBU |  | Corporate, Other and Eliminations |  | Total
Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | $ | 2,272 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,272 |
Other regulated revenue | 36 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 36 |
Total regulated revenue | 2,308 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,308 |
Non-Regulated Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from contracts with customers | 598 |  |  | 2,429 |  |  | 1,331 |  |  | 609 |  |  | (3) |  |  | 4,964 |
Other non-regulated revenue (1) | 219 |  |  | 9 |  |  | 67 |  |  | 192 |  |  | (1) |  |  | 486 |
Total non-regulated revenue | 817 |  |  | 2,438 |  |  | 1,398 |  |  | 801 |  |  | (4) |  |  | 5,450 |
Total revenue | $ | 3,125 |  |  | $ | 2,438 |  |  | $ | 1,398 |  |  | $ | 801 |  |  | $ | (4) |  |  | $ | 7,758 |

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