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Leases - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Leases [Abstract] |  |  |
Gross rental expense | $ 27 | $ 26 | $ 27
Sublease rental income | 8 | 9 | 10
Operating lease, lease income | $ 304 | $ 346 | $ 324
Operating lease, lease income (as a percent) | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00%
Operating lease, lease income | Revenues | Revenues | Revenues

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- Definition Amount of operating lease income from lease payments and variable lease payments paid and payable to lessor. Includes, but is not limited to, variable lease payments not included in measurement of lease receivable. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 842 -SubTopic 30 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 5 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479773/842-30-50-5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 270 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 6A -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482964/270-10-50-6A Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 842 -SubTopic 30 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 45 -Paragraph 3 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147479016/842-30-45-3 + Details
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