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Derivative Financial Instruments (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019
Derivative Instruments And Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract] |
Outstanding Foreign Currency Forward Contracts | Forward currency contracts consist of (in millions):
|  | Currency Denomination |
|  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
Foreign Currency |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
South Korean Won |  | KRW |  | 17,600 |  |  | KRW |  | — |
Norwegian Krone |  | NOK |  | 3,845 |  |  | NOK |  | 5,229 |
U.S. Dollar |  | USD |  | 635 |  |  | USD |  | 631 |
Euro |  | EUR |  | 167 |  |  | EUR |  | 172 |
South African Rand |  | ZAR |  | 124 |  |  | ZAR |  | 124 |
Mexican Peso |  | MXN |  | 119 |  |  | MXN |  | 204 |
Japanese Yen |  | JPY |  | 113 |  |  | JPY |  | 121 |
Singapore Dollar |  | SGD |  | 38 |  |  | SGD |  | — |
British Pound Sterling |  | GBP |  | 26 |  |  | GBP |  | 12 |
Danish Krone |  | DKK |  | 16 |  |  | DKK |  | 35 |
Canadian Dollar |  | CAD |  | 2 |  |  | CAD |  | — |
Derivative Instruments and their Balance Sheet Classifications | The Company has the following fair values of its derivative instruments and their balance sheet classifications (in millions):
|  | Asset Derivatives |  |  | Liability Derivatives |
|  |  |  | Fair Value |  |  |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | Balance Sheet |  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |  |  | Balance Sheet |  | September 30, |  |  | December 31, |
|  | Location |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | Location |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Prepaid and other current assets |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 17 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Other Assets |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  |  | 9 |  |  |  | 11 |
Total derivatives designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 |  |  |  | $ | 3 |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  |  |  | $ | 38 |  |  | $ | 28 |
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Prepaid and other current assets |  | $ | 1 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  | Accrued liabilities |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 6 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | Other Assets |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | — |  |  | Other Liabilities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 2 |
Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments under ASC Topic 815 |  |  |  | $ | 2 |  |  | $ | 4 |  |  |  |  | $ | 9 |  |  | $ | 8 |
Total derivatives |  |  |  | $ | 5 |  |  | $ | 6 |  |  |  |  | $ | 47 |  |  | $ | 36 |

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