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The Separation and Basis of Presentation - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions		3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) country $ / shares shares	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) country location $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Feb. 05, 2020	Feb. 08, 2019 company	Nov. 01, 2016 company
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Revision in Estimates								$ (5)
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives						$ 6	$ 0	0
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of primary operating locations | location						20
Number of countries with primary operating locations | country		7				7
Number of publicly traded companies | company										2	2
Separation transaction, share conversion ratio									0.25
Separation transaction, payment to parent	$ 728						$ 0	728
Separation transaction, shares issued to parent | shares	109,021,376
Common stock, shares outstanding | shares		99,432,194				99,432,194	105,326,885
Common stock, par value per share | $ / shares	$ 0.01	$ 0.01				$ 0.01
Separation transaction, costs incurred					$ 18			$ 18
ParentCo
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Common stock, shares outstanding | shares	436,085,504
Separation transaction, costs incurred					$ 38
Energy Related Derivative | Not Designated as Hedging Instrument | Cost of Sales
Offsetting Assets [Line Items]
Derivative Instruments Not Designated as Hedging Instruments, Gain (Loss), Net			$ 3
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives			$ 5	$ 2		$ 4	$ 6
Obligations to Perform Operations, Maintenance, and Monitoring at Environmental Remediation Sites
Accrual for Environmental Loss Contingencies, Revision in Estimates		$ 9

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