Historical adjustments to carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest

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The ownership interest in net assets of the subsidiary acquired by the parent company, expressed as a percentage.

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Purchase price in excess of carrying value

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Amount of other increase (decrease) in additional paid in capital (APIC).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of cash outflow to a noncontrolling interest. Includes, but not limited to, reduction of noncontrolling interest ownership. Excludes dividends paid to the noncontrolling interest.

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As of the reporting date, the aggregate carrying amount of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Nov. 18, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2013
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Payments to Noncontrolling Interests	$ 588,000,000	$ 588,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Historical adjustments to carrying value of the redeemable noncontrolling interest	128,000,000
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest, Equity, Carrying Amount	263,000,000
Purchase price in excess of carrying value	324,000,000
Transaction costs charged to additional paid-in capital	4,000,000
RGNext [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage Acquired by Parent		10.00%
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent		60.00%			50.00%
AOCI Attributable to Parent [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Purchase price in excess of carrying value	$ 1,000,000