Debt Obligations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due Within One Year	$ 80	$ 70
Long-term debt	1,834	1,715
ABL Facility [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due Within One Year	0	0
Long-term debt	164	0
Senior Secured Term Loan - USD due 2026 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due Within One Year	7	7
Long-term debt	706	708
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	7
Senior Secured Term Loan - EUR due 2026 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	464	473
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	4
7.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 [Domain]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt	$ 450	450
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.875%
Australia Facility Due 2021 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due Within One Year	$ 26	4
Long-term debt	0	27
Brazilian Bank Loans [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due Within One Year	22	34
Long-term debt	4	7
Capital Leases [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due Within One Year	14	14
Long-term debt	46	50
Other [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Due Within One Year	11	11
Long-term debt	$ 0	$ 0

Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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