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Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities - Part 1 (Details) - USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	$ (215,000,000)	$ (384,000,000)
Natural Gas and Natural Gas Liquids [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Commodity Contract Asset, Current	115,000,000
Energy [Domain]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Commodity Contract Asset, Current	25,000,000
Coal [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Commodity Contract Asset, Current	7,000,000
Interest Rate Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	(16,000,000)	(294,000,000)
Interest Rate Contract [Member] | Libor and Euribor [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	5,596,000,000
Cross currency derivatives [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	(42,000,000)	(11,000,000)
Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	(33,000,000)	(35,000,000)
Commodity Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivative Liability, Fair Value, Gross Liability	(124,000,000)	$ (44,000,000)
Unidad de Fomento (funds code) | Cross currency derivatives [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	254,000,000
Argentina, Pesos | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	9,000,000
Chile, Pesos | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	29,000,000
Colombia, Pesos | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	132,000,000
Mexico, Pesos | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	58,000,000
Euro Member Countries, Euro | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	53,000,000
Brazil, Brazil Real | Foreign Exchange Contract [Member]
Derivative Tables [Line Items]
Derivatives, notional amount	$ 37,000,000

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