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Contingencies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021
Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Changes in Carrying Value of Recorded Environmental Remediation Reserves | The following table details the changes in the carrying value of recorded environmental remediation reserves:
Balance at December 31, 2019 |  | $ | 335 |
Liabilities incurred |  |  | 7 |
Cash payments |  |  | (19 | )
Foreign currency translation and other |  |  | (1 | )
Balance at December 31, 2020 |  |  | 322 |
Liabilities incurred |  |  | 4 |
Cash payments |  |  | (11 | )
Reversals of previously recorded liabilities |  |  | (17 | )
Balance at June 30, 2021 |  | $ | 298 |
Schedule of Estimate Timing of Cash Outflows on Environmental Reserves | The estimated timing of cash outflows on the environmental remediation reserve at June 30, 2021 is as follows:
2021 (excluding the six months ended June 30, 2021) | $ | 19 |
2022 - 2026 |  | 166 |
Thereafter |  | 113 |
Total | $ | 298 |

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