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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions | Total | Additional Paid-in Capital | Accumulated (Deficit) Earnings | Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income | Equity Attributable to Common Stock | Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
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Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2018 | [1] | $ (247) | $ 4,987 | $ (5,342) | $ (6) | $ (361) | $ 114
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | [1] | (72) |  | (67) |  | (67) | (5)
Contribution from noncontrolling interest holders, net | [1] | 49 |  |  |  |  | 49
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders | [1] | (21) |  |  |  |  | (21)
Share-based compensation, net | [1] | 2 | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2019 | [1] | (289) | 4,989 | (5,409) | (6) | (426) | 137
Beginning balance at Dec. 31, 2019 | [1] | (296) | 5,004 | (5,370) | (23) | (389) | 93
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | [1] | (1,775) |  | (1,796) |  | (1,796) | 21
Contribution from noncontrolling interest holders, net |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Distributions to noncontrolling interest holders | [1] | (26) |  |  |  |  | (26)
Share-based compensation, net | [1] | 2 | 2 |  |  | 2 |
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2020 | [1] | $ (2,095) | $ 5,006 | $ (7,166) | $ (23) | $ (2,183) | $ 88
[1] | The above tables exclude amounts related to redeemable noncontrolling interests reported as mezzanine equity. See Note 6 Joint Ventures for more information.

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