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Other Income (Loss), Net (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2017
Other (Loss) Income, Net [Abstract] |
Other income (loss), net |
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
| 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
| (in millions)
Realized and unrealized loss on derivatives, net (Note 6) | $ | (17 | ) |  | $ | (2 | ) |  | $ | (5 | ) |  | $ | (5 | )
Other derivative loss | — |  |  | — |  |  | (41 | ) |  | — |
Dividend expense | (9 | ) |  | (1 | ) |  | (9 | ) |  | (4 | )
Loss on extinguishment of debt (Note 9) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (4 | ) |  | (5 | )
Equity earnings from non-consolidated affiliates | 17 |  |  | 12 |  |  | 53 |  |  | 48 |
Foreign currency transaction loss | — |  |  | (2 | ) |  | (8 | ) |  | (4 | )
Tax settlement gain | 61 |  |  | — |  |  | 61 |  |  | — |
Other | 6 |  |  | 7 |  |  | 13 |  |  | 13 |
| $ | 58 |  |  | $ | 14 |  |  | $ | 60 |  |  | $ | 43 |

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