Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Fair Value
Financial assets
Other noncurrent assets	$ 10	$ 10
Total financial assets	10	10
Financial liabilities
Other current liabilities	132	140
Long-term debt, including current portion	5,789	5,806
Deferred credits and other liabilities	61	73
Total financial liabilities	5,982	6,019
Carrying Amount
Financial assets
Other noncurrent assets	28	28
Total financial assets	28	28
Financial liabilities
Other current liabilities	197	204
Long-term debt, including current portion	5,878	5,948
Deferred credits and other liabilities	60	73
Total financial liabilities	$ 6,135	$ 6,225

This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity 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. This item represents financial assets reported as Other noncurrent assets on the Balance Sheet. Financial assets here include the noncurrent portion of receivables from United States Steel, restricted cash, long-term receivables, environmental receivables, and cost method investments.

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