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The Separation and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended	5 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 01, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) location country $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Feb. 05, 2020	Jan. 02, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 08, 2019 company	Nov. 01, 2016 company
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of primary operating locations | location				21
Number of countries with primary operating locations | country				8
Number of publicly traded companies | company									2	2
Reduction of planned capital expenditures			$ 50
Reduction of planned capital expenditures, percentage			30.00%
Separation transaction, share conversion ratio							0.25
Separation transaction, payment to parent	$ 728				$ 728	$ 0
Separation transaction, shares issued to parent | shares	109,021,376					109,021,376
Common stock, shares outstanding | shares				105,326,885	109,205,226
Common stock, par value per share | $ / shares	$ 0.01			$ 0.01
Separation transaction, costs incurred		$ 18				$ 40
Receivables from customers				$ 922	$ 631			$ 281
Accounts payable, settlement arrangements					1
Total sales				$ 7,504	$ 5,675	7,277
ParentCo | Sale of customer receivables
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Transaction with related party, amount						281
ParentCo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding | shares	436,085,504
Separation transaction, costs incurred		$ 38				$ 78
CEO
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Salary reduction, percentage			30.00%
Board of Directors
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Salary reduction, percentage			30.00%
Senior-level management
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Salary reduction, percentage			20.00%
Salaried employees
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Salary reduction, percentage			10.00%
Salaried workforce
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Salary reduction, percentage			10.00%

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