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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 19, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2023
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective income tax rate benefit |  |  | 3.40% | 26.80% | 10.50% | 20.30%
Federal statutory income tax rate |  |  | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00% | 21.00%
Tax benefit associated with impairment charges |  |  | $ 44 | $ 16 |  |
Additional tax expense for certain discrete items |  |  | $ 3 |  | $ 3 | $ 10
Tax benefit due to tax examinations |  |  |  | 10 | 64 |
Additional tax expense for previously taxed earnings |  |  |  |  | 7 |
Interest expense associated with uncertain tax liabilities |  |  |  |  | $ 8 |
Tax benefit due to release of deferred tax liability related to a U.S. legal entity reorganization |  |  |  | 71 |  |
Tax benefit due to the settlement of the UK pension plan |  |  |  | $ 18 |  |
Decrease in income taxes payable |  | $ 22 |  |  |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, decrease resulting from prior period tax positions |  | $ 22 |  |  |  |
Transfer Pricing, Additional Taxes |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax examination, estimate of possible loss | $ 80 |  |  |  |  |
Foreign Tax Jurisdiction | Transfer Pricing, Penalties |  |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Examination [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Income tax examination, estimate of possible loss | $ 34 |  |  |  |  |

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