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Equity Units (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2024 | Feb. 05, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Mar. 31, 2021 | Mar. 04, 2021
Equity Units Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Accretion Expense | $ 5 |  |  |  |  |
Equity Unit, Shares Issued (in shares) |  |  |  |  | 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 | 57,467,883 |  |  |  |  |
Shares Issued, Price Per Share (in dollars per share) |  |  | $ 25.73 |  |  | $ 25.88
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Maximum Settlement Rate | 3.864 |  | 3.8859 |  |  |
Forward Contract Indexed to Issuer's Equity, Present Value of Interest Payments |  | $ 205 |  |  |  |
Corporate Unit, Notional Value |  | 1,043 |  | $ 1,043 |  |
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued |  | 838 |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Convertible, Conversion Price |  |  |  | $ 31.70 |  |
Preferred Stock , Convertible, Initial Conversion Rate |  |  |  | $ 31.5428 |  |
Preferred Stock, Beneficial Ownership Interest in One Share |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |
Corporate Equity Unit, Stated Value per Share (in dollars per share) |  |  |  |  | $ 100 |
Proceeds from Equity Units, net of underwriting costs and commissions, before offering expenses |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |

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