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Income Taxes (Narrative) (One-time Transaction) (Details)
$ in Millions
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2016
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2013
USD ($)
Mar. 31, 2020
INR (₨)
Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
Apr. 30, 2018
INR (₨)
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Income tax expense $ 142 $ 142          
Restricted investments           $ 414  
Short-term Investments [Member]              
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Restricted investments           414  
Long-term investments [Member]              
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Restricted investments 393            
Indian Income Tax Department (ITD) [Member] | Foreign tax authority [Member]              
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Deposits assets $ 66       ₨ 5,000,000,000 70  
Desposits assets, percent disputed tax amount 15.00%       15.00%    
Restricted investments initially deposited $ 372         393 ₨ 28,000,000,000
Indian Income Tax Department (ITD) [Member] | Foreign tax authority [Member] | Other Current Assets [Member]              
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Deposits assets           $ 70  
Indian Income Tax Department (ITD) [Member] | Foreign tax authority [Member] | Other Noncurrent Assets [Member]              
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Deposits assets 66            
Indian Income Tax Department (ITD) [Member] | Foreign tax authority [Member] | 2016 India Cash Remittance [Member]              
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Foreign earnings repatriated     $ 2,800        
Income tax expense     $ 135        
Income tax, disputed amount $ 438       ₨ 33,000,000,000    
Indian Income Tax Department (ITD) [Member] | Foreign tax authority [Member] | 2013 India Share Repurchase [Member]              
One-time Transaction [Table] [Line Items]              
Foreign earnings repatriated       $ 523