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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Income tax provision (benefit) |  |  | $ (50,000,000) | $ (271,000,000) | $ 417,000,000
Negative impacts of non-deductible goodwill |  |  | 585,000,000 |  |
Discrete tax benefit | $ 539,000,000 | $ 539,000,000 | 539,000,000 |  |
Undistributed earnings in subsidiaries |  |  | 5,000,000,000 |  |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | (285,000,000) | (474,000,000) | 64,000,000
Deferred tax liability on total undistributed earnings |  |  | 96,000,000 |  |
Deferred taxes |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |
Deferred tax assets, valuation allowances |  |  | 941,000,000 | 993,000,000 |
Gross tax loss carry forwards with indefinite lives |  |  | 2,700,000,000 |  |
Unrecognized tax benefits, that would affect effective tax rate, if recognized |  |  | 224,000,000 |  |
Income tax related interest and penalties recognized expense |  |  | 1,000,000 | 6,000,000 | 13,000,000
Income tax related interest and penalties accrued |  |  | 27,000,000 | $ 25,000,000 | $ 21,000,000
2021 |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross tax loss carry forwards, subject to expiration |  |  | 122,000,000 |  |
2022 |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross tax loss carry forwards, subject to expiration |  |  | 84,000,000 |  |
2023 |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross tax loss carry forwards, subject to expiration |  |  | 62,000,000 |  |
2024 |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross tax loss carry forwards, subject to expiration |  |  | 99,000,000 |  |
2025 and beyond |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Gross tax loss carry forwards, subject to expiration |  |  | 440,000,000 |  |
Tax credit carryforward expiring year 2024 |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carry forwards, subject to expiration |  |  | 1,000,000 |  |
Tax credit carryforward expiring year 2025 and beyond |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Tax credit carry forwards, subject to expiration |  |  | 52,000,000 |  |
Subsidiaries Outside U.K. |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Deferred income taxes |  |  | $ 0 |  |
U.K |  |  |  |  |
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Statutory federal income tax rate |  |  | 19.00% | 19.00% | 19.00%

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