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	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance	$ (4,000,000)
Deferred income tax benefit	25,000,000	$ (119,000,000)	$ 1,000,000
Uncertain tax positions	0	0	0
Valuation allowance of deffered tax asset	21,000,000	25,000,000	173,000,000
Change in valuation allowance	(4,000,000)	(148,000,000)	(28,000,000)
Non cash deferred tax benefit		126,000,000
Valuation allowance	3,000,000
Foreign tax credit carryforwards	$ 6,000,000	7,000,000	$ 7,000,000
Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Foreign tax credits expiration year	2025
Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Foreign tax credits expiration year	2027
Federal [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 162,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards with expiration date	15,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards without expiration date	147,000,000
Deferred tax benefit	$ 34,000,000
Federal [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2037
State [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
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Deferred tax benefit	$ 6,000,000
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2034
Foreign Country [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards	$ 15,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards with expiration date	9,000,000
Operating Loss Carryforwards without expiration date	6,000,000
Non-U.S. net operating loss carryforwards	3,000,000
Valuation allowance	$ 6,000,000
Foreign Country [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2027
Foreign Country [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Operating loss carryforwards expiration year	2036
U.S. [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance	$ (3,000,000)
Change in valuation allowance	142,000,000
Canada [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance	3,000,000
Other Foreign Jurisdictions [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Change in valuation allowance	(1,000,000)
Change in valuation allowance	3,000,000
U.S and Non U.S [Member]
Schedule Of Income Tax [Line Items]
Deferred income tax benefit		$ 148,000,000
Valuation allowance of deffered tax asset	$ 21,000,000