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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
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Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $ 5,000,000 | $ 5,000,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Assets, Accumulated Amortization | 434,000,000 | 385,000,000
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance | 26,000,000 | 26,000,000
Other Noncurrent Assets, Allowance | 51,000,000 | 23,000,000
Non Recourse Debt Current | 1,758,000,000 | 1,367,000,000
Non Recourse Debt Non Current | $ 17,846,000,000 | $ 13,603,000,000
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized | 50,000,000 |
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued | 1,043,050 |
Common stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ 0.01 | $ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares) | 1,200,000,000 | 1,200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares) | 818,790,001 | 818,717,043
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares) | 668,743,464 | 666,793,625
Treasury stock, shares (in shares) | 150,046,537 | 151,923,418
Preferred stock (without par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; 1,043,050 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021) | $ 838,000,000 | $ 838,000,000
Common stock ($0.01 par value, 1,200,000,000 shares authorized; 818,790,001 issued and 668,743,464 outstanding at December 31, 2022 and 818,717,043 issued and 666,793,625 outstanding at December 31, 2021) | 8,000,000 | 8,000,000
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items] |  |
Loans and Leases Receivable, Allowance | 26,000,000 | 26,000,000
Consolidated Variable Interest Entities [Member] |  |
Non Recourse Debt Current | 416,000,000 | 302,000,000
Non Recourse Debt Non Current | 2,295,000,000 | 2,223,000,000
Accounts Receivable |  |
Accounts Receivable, Allowance for Credit Loss, Current | $ 3,000,000 | $ 9,000,000

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