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Plan Of Reorganization, Reduction Of Liabilities

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Principal Noteholders Approving Amendments, Percentage

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			6 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 09, 2021	Jul. 02, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jul. 24, 2021	Jan. 15, 2021
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gain on disposals			$ 11	$ 0
Secured debt \| Senior Secured Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate						12.00%
Subsequent event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Plan of reorganization, new financing raised					$ 350
Plan of reorganization, reduction of liabilities					$ 4,900
Principal noteholders approving amendments	80.00%
Subsequent event \| West Freedom
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Gain on disposals		$ 5