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Financing Agreements - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 18, 2017 | Sep. 14, 2017 | Aug. 17, 2017 | Apr. 04, 2017 | Jun. 23, 2016 | May 27, 2016 | Mar. 16, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 | $ 6,000,000 | $ 17,000,000 | $ 19,000,000 |  | $ 17,000,000 | $ 2,000,000
Redemption premium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,000,000 |  | 12,000,000 | 2,000,000
Write-off of deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,000,000 |  | 5,000,000 | 1,000,000
Paid financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,000,000 |  | $ 11,000,000 |
Line of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current aggregate facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 275,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current aggregate facility |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Paid financing costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fronting fee rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.125% |  |  |
Line of credit facility, amount outstanding |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |
Utilized for letters of credit |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |
Available borrowing capacity |  | 578,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 578,000,000 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility applied to letters of credit |  | $ 275,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 275,000,000 |  |  |
Senior Notes Due February 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redemption price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 16,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption premium |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deferred financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due June 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes issued |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 375,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate | [1] | 6.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.50% |  | 6.50% |
Net proceeds of the offering |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 368,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due June 2026 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redemption price |  | 106.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due June 2026 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of original principal amount that must remain outstanding after the redemption |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due June 2026 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of notes redeemable |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due June 2026 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redemption price |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due September 2021 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes redeemed |  |  |  | $ 350,000,000 |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redemption price |  |  |  | 102.688% |  |  | 104.031% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  | $ 13,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption premium |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  | $ 4,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deferred financing costs |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000 |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.375% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.375% |  | 5.375% |
Other Indebtedness [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redemption premium |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due April 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes issued |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.75% | [1] |  |  |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% | [1] |  |
Net proceeds of the offering |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 394,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing costs |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due April 2025 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redemption price |  | 105.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due April 2025 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of original principal amount that must remain outstanding after the redemption |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due April 2025 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period One [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of notes redeemable |  | 35.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due April 2025 [Member] | Debt Instrument, Redemption, Period Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redemption price |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Due February 2019 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes redeemed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt redemption price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Term Facility [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net proceeds of the offering |  |  |  |  | $ 274,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Financing costs |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line Of Credit Facility, Periodic Payment, Principal, Percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 1.5625% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End |  | 3.28488% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.28488% |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Senior Notes Due June 2026 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 6.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6.50% |  |  |
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate |  | 5.14% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.14% |  |  |
Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Senior Notes Due April 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.75% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.75% |  |  |
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate |  | 3.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.85% |  |  |
Currency Swap [Member] | Cash Flow Hedging [Member] | Senior Notes Due April 2025 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative, Fixed Interest Rate |  | 3.85% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.85% |  |  |
[1] | *In conjunction with the issuance of the April 2025 Notes we entered into 8-year fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps which have the effect of economically converting the April 2025 Notes to euro-denominated debt at a fixed rate of 3.850%. See Note 15 for additional information. In conjunction with the issuance of the June 2026 Notes we entered into 10-year fixed-to-fixed cross-currency swaps which have the effect of economically converting the June 2026 Notes to euro denominated debt at a fixed rate of 5.140%. See Note 15 for additional information.

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