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Financing Receivables (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020
Receivables [Abstract] |
Financing Receivables Table | The following table presents financing receivables by country as of the dates indicated (in millions). As the Company applied the modified retrospective method of adoption for ASC 326 effective January 1, 2020, CECL reserves are included in the receivable balance as of September 30, 2020. See Note 1—Financial Statement Presentation for further information.
| September 30, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
| Gross Receivable |  | Allowance |  | Net Receivable |  | Receivable
Chile | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 106 |  |  | $ | 33 |
Argentina | 52 |  |  | 11 |  |  | 41 |  |  | 64 |
U.S. | 18 |  |  | — |  |  | 18 |  |  | — |
Other | 27 |  |  | — |  |  | 27 |  |  | 12 |
Total | $ | 203 |  |  | $ | 11 |  |  | $ | 192 |  |  | $ | 109 |

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