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Leases (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Leases [Abstract]

Future minimum lease payments

Future minimum payments under noncancelable operating leases and capital leases with initial terms of one year or more and the lease related to the Company's California distribution center (build to suit lease) at March 31, 2017 consisted of the following:

(in millions)	Capital leases			Operating leases		Build to suit lease
Remainder of 2017	$	10		16		4
2018	15			17		6
2019	15			12		6
2020	12			9		6
2021	11			8		6
Thereafter	17			65		67
Total	$	80		127		95

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