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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Recurring - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Current Assets, Fair Value Disclosure
Cash equivalents	$ 233	$ 124
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	213	1
Long-term liabilities
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	3,360	5,076
Level 1
Current Assets, Fair Value Disclosure
Cash equivalents	233	124
Long-term liabilities
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	555	745
Level 2
Current Assets, Fair Value Disclosure
Short-term Debt, Fair Value	213	1
Long-term liabilities
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 2,805	$ 4,331

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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