Financial instruments and fair value disclosures - Financial instruments recorded at carrying value (Details) - Carrying value - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financial instruments and fair value disclosures
Long-term debt excludes finance leases, deferred financing and other	$ 2,381	$ 2,906
Orbital receivable	$ 398	$ 425

The fair value amount of long-term debt 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.

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