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Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Feb. 15, 2017 USD ($) item | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) lawsuit subsidiary plaintiff | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Contingencies |  |  |
Restricted cash accounts and investments |  | $ 531 | $ 558
Macondo well incident |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |
Amount of fines, recoveries and civil penalties |  | 124 | 124
PSC Settlement Agreement |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |
Settlement Agreement | $ 212 |  |
Number of classes of plaintiffs | item | 2 |  |
Cash payment into an escrow account pending approval by MDL Court |  | $ 125 | $ 125
Asbestos litigation |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |
Number of subsidiaries | subsidiary |  | 1 |
Number of claims | lawsuit |  | 201 |
Asbestos litigation | LA |  |  |
Contingencies |  |  |
Number of claims | plaintiff |  | 9 |

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- Definition The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes and insurance obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments. This element excludes replacement reserves which are an escrow separately provided for within the US GAAP taxonomy. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.10) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 + Details
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