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Equity Units (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 04, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Equity Units Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Accretion Expense | $ 5 |  |  |
Equity Unit, Shares Issued | 10,430,500 |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued | 1,043,050 |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference Per Share | $ 1,000 |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Dividend Rate, Percentage | 0.00% |  |  |
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Forward Rate Per Share | $ 100 |  |  |
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Interest Rate | 6.875% |  |  |
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Shares | 57,215,465 |  |  |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share |  |  | $ 25.88 |
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Maximum Settlement Rate | 3.864 |  |  |
Forward Contract Indexed to Equity, Settlement, Cash, Amount | $ 1,000 |  |  |
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Present Value of Interest Payments | $ 205 |  |  |
Preferred Shares Deliverable Upon Early Settlement of Purchase Contracts | 85.00% |  |  |
Corporate Unit, Notional Value | $ 1,043 |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued | $ 1,043 |  |  | $ 0
Preferred Stock, Convertible, Conversion Price | $ 31.70 |  |  |
Preferred Stock , Convertible, Initial Conversion Rate | $ 31.5428 |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Redemption Percentage | 100.00% |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Beneficial Ownership Interest in One Share | 10.00% |  |  |
Corporate Equity Unit, Stated Value per Share | $ 100 |  |  |
Issuance of preferred stock | $ 1,017 | $ 0 |  |
Proceeds from Equity Units, net of underwriting costs and commissions, before offering expenses | $ 1,000 |  |  |

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