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Fair Value Measurements (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale | $ 4 | $ 5
Trading Securities, Equity | 4 |
Senior unsecured notes, maturing 2024 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | 310 |
Credit Facility maturing 2024 [Member] |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |
Long-term Debt, Fair Value | $ 350 |

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- Definition The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. + References No definition available. + Details
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