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Fair Value of Financial Instruments Unobservable Input Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Balance as of the beginning of the period | $ 72 | $ 129 | $ 88 | $ 139
Net realized and unrealized (gains)/losses | 30 | (2) | 14 | (10)
Transfers out of Level 3 to Level 2 | (1) | (2) | (1) | (4)
Balance as of the end of the period | $ 101 | $ 125 | $ 101 | $ 125

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- Definition Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as a liability out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=117815213&loc=d3e19207-110258 + Details
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