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Restructuring Charges (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Jun. 30, 2021 | Jun. 30, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2020
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | $ 116
Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  | 98
Total Restructuring Charges & Asset Impairments | $ 2 | $ 59 | $ 2 | $ 175 | 214
Government Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 2
Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  | 0
Total Restructuring Charges & Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  | 2
Sustainable Technology Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 39
Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  | 49
Total Restructuring Charges & Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  | 88
Other |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 75
Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  | 49
Total Restructuring Charges & Asset Impairments |  |  |  |  | 124
Severance |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 32
Severance | Government Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 2
Severance | Sustainable Technology Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 29
Severance | Other |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 1
Lease Abandonment |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 58
Lease Abandonment | Government Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 0
Lease Abandonment | Sustainable Technology Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 4
Lease Abandonment | Other |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 54
Other |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 26
Other | Government Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 0
Other | Sustainable Technology Solutions |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | 6
Other | Other |  |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Total Restructuring Charges |  |  |  |  | $ 20

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