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Debt 144A due 2028 and Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)							9 Months Ended
	May 13, 2020	Apr. 02, 2020	Apr. 01, 2020	Mar. 25, 2020	Feb. 07, 2020	Feb. 05, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2020	Aug. 01, 2012
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Debt instrument, face amount						$ 1,200,000,000
Proceeds from debt issuance						$ 1,168,000,000	$ 2,400,000,000	$ 0
Cash			$ 500,000,000						$ 60,000,000
Separation payment to former parent company (A)			$ 728,000,000				728,000,000
Senior Secured Notes \| Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 600,000,000
Fixed interest rate					6.125%
Proceeds from debt issuance					$ 593,000,000
Debt, carrying value							1,277,000,000
Senior Secured Notes \| First-Lien Notes due 2025, 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 700,000,000
Fixed interest rate	6.00%
Proceeds from debt issuance	$ 691,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							15,000,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense							12,000,000
Interest Expense, Other Long-term Debt							19,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost							3,000,000
Debt, carrying value							1,365,000,000
Senior Secured Loans \| First-Lien Term B Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	600,000,000			$ 600,000,000
Debt instrument, term				7 years
Proceeds from debt issuance				$ 575,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							30,000,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense							14,000,000
Interest Expense, Other Long-term Debt							19,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost							16,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| First-Lien Revolving Credit Facility \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 1,000
Debt instrument, term				5 years
Basis spread on variable rate		2.00%
Proceeds from revolving credit facility	$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							30,000,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense							14,000,000
Interest Expense, Other Long-term Debt							19,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost							16,000,000
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							15,000,000
Unamortized Debt Issuance Expense							12,000,000
Interest Expense, Other Long-term Debt							19,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost							3,000,000
Revolving credit facility, current borrowing capacity							681,000,000
Required fixed charge coverage ratio	1.00
Senior Secured Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Bonds [Member] \| Midwestern Disaster Area Revenue Bonds Series 2012 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount										$ 250,000,000
Secured Debt and Line of Credit [Member] \| First-Lien Revolving Credit Facility and Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125% [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs, Net							$ 42,000,000
Minimum \| Senior Secured Notes \| Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required prior notice for debt redemption, term					10 days
Minimum \| Senior Secured Notes \| First-Lien Notes due 2025, 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required prior notice for debt redemption, term	10 days
Minimum \| Senior Secured Credit Facility \| ABL Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR \| Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	0.75%
Maximum \| Senior Secured Notes \| Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required prior notice for debt redemption, term					60 days
Maximum \| Senior Secured Notes \| First-Lien Notes due 2025, 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Required prior notice for debt redemption, term	60 days
Redemption prior to February 15, 2023 \| Senior Secured Notes \| Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption percentage					100.00%
Debt redemption, basis spread on discount rate	5000.00%
Debt redemption, additional make-whole charge					1.00%
Redemption prior to February 15, 2023 \| Senior Secured Notes \| First-Lien Notes due 2025, 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption percentage	100.00%
Debt redemption, basis spread on discount rate					5000.00%
Debt redemption, additional make-whole charge	1.00%
Redemption prior to February 15, 2023; limited to 40% of aggregate principal \| Senior Secured Notes \| Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption percentage					106.125%
Redemption limitation based on aggregate principal					40.00%
Minimum aggregate principal following redemption					60.00%
Maximum term allowed for redemption following offering					120 days
Redemption prior to February 15, 2023; limited to 40% of aggregate principal \| Senior Secured Notes \| First-Lien Notes due 2025, 6.000%
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Debt redemption percentage	106.00%
Redemption limitation based on aggregate principal	40.00%
Minimum aggregate principal following redemption	60.00%
Maximum term allowed for redemption following offering	120 days
Redemption after February 14, 2023 \| Senior Secured Notes \| Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125%
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Debt redemption percentage					103.063%
Redemption after February 14, 2023 \| Senior Secured Notes \| First-Lien Notes due 2025, 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption percentage	103.00%
Redemption upon change in control \| Senior Secured Notes \| Second-Lien Notes due 2028, 6.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption percentage					101.00%
Redemption upon change in control \| Senior Secured Notes \| First-Lien Notes due 2025, 6.000%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt redemption percentage	101.00%