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Long-Term and Other Debt - Notes (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2018 USD ($) | Feb. 14, 2018 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Document Period End Date |  |  |  | Dec. 31, 2019 |  |  |  |
Repurchase of notes |  |  |  | $ 2,523,000,000 | $ 2,210,000,000 | $ 1,693,000,000 |  |
Gain on early extinguishment of debt | $ (93,000,000) | $ 40,000,000 | $ (60,000,000) | $ (100,000,000) | $ (93,000,000) | $ (38,000,000) |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Secured Notes, maturing 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | $ 460,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 900,000,000 |
Senior Notes | Senior Secured Euro Notes, maturing 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 325,000,000
Senior Notes | Senior Unsecured Euro Notes, maturing 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt amount | € |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | € 250,000,000

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