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Financing Receivables (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Receivables [Abstract] |
Financing Receivables | 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 December 31, 2020. See Note 1—General and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further information.
| December 31, 2020 |  | December 31, 2019
December 31, | Gross Receivable |  | Allowance |  | Net Receivable |  | Receivable
Argentina | $ | 48 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 39 |  |  | $ | 64 |
Chile | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | 33 |
Other | 31 |  |  | — |  |  | 31 |  |  | 12 |
Total | $ | 110 |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 101 |  |  | $ | 109 |

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