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Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2018
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss), Net of Tax [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
AOCI, Translation adjustments, net of tax | $ (42) |  |  |  |  | $ (42) |  | $ (38)
AOCI, Post-retirement benefits and other, net of tax | (52) |  |  |  |  | (52) |  | (47)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax | (94) |  |  |  |  | (94) |  | $ (85)
Other comprehensive income (loss), translation adjustments, before reclassification adjustment, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss), post-retirement benefits, before reclassification adjustment, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss), before reclassification adjustment, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  | (4) |  |
Other comprehensive income, translation adjustments, gain (loss), reclassification from AOCI, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Other comprehensive income (loss), post-retirement benefits, gain (loss), reclassification adjustment from AOCI, after Tax |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Other comprehensive income, gain (loss) reclassification adjustment from AOCI, net of tax |  |  |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Other comprehensive loss, translation adjustments, net of tax | (3) |  | $ (11) |  |  | (4) | $ (86) |
Other comprehensive income (loss), post-retirement benefits, net of tax | (1) |  | 3 |  |  | 1 | 18 |
Other comprehensive loss, net of tax | $ (4) | $ 1 | $ (8) | $ (103) | $ 43 | (3) | $ (68) |
Elimination of stranded tax effects resulting from tax legislation, translation adjustments and other |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  |
Elimination of stranded tax effects resulting from tax legislation, post-retirement benefits |  |  |  |  |  | (6) |  |
Elimination of stranded tax effects resulting from tax legislation |  |  |  |  |  | $ (6) |  |

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