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Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Investments
Revenues	$ 381	$ 431
Vricon
Investments
Ownership interest	50.00%
Vricon \| Maxar
Investments
Revenues			$ 3
Vricon \| Saab AB
Investments
Revenues			$ 15
Saab AB
Investments
Purchases not yet sold to end customer	$ 14