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Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jan. 01, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Range [Axis] [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term |  | 5 years |  | 5 years |
Lease extension option | 5 years |  |  |  |
Option to terminate period | 1 year |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date |  |  |  | Sep. 30, 2019 |
Operating lease expenses |  | $ 9 | $ 8 | $ 28 | $ 23
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Range [Axis] [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term | 1 year |  |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Range [Axis] [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Operating Lease, Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term | 11 years |  |  |  |

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- Definition Term of lessee's operating lease renewal, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (a)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918673-209980 + Details
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