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Cash and Equivalents (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	$ 370	$ 436
Operating cash and equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	252	282
Short-term investments
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	2	3
Cash and equivalents held in consolidated joint ventures and Aspire Defence subcontracting entities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	116	151
International
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	336	382
International | Operating cash and equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	218	228
International | Short-term investments
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	2	3
International | Cash and equivalents held in consolidated joint ventures and Aspire Defence subcontracting entities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	116	151
Domestic
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	34	54
Domestic | Operating cash and equivalents
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	34	54
Domestic | Short-term investments
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	0	0
Domestic | Cash and equivalents held in consolidated joint ventures and Aspire Defence subcontracting entities
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Line Items]
Cash and equivalents	$ 0	$ 0

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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