Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Capital Stock - Summary of Dividends Declared (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.34	$ 0.34	$ 0.98
February 13, 2020
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date		Feb. 13, 2020
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.34
Record Date		Mar. 10, 2020
Payment of dividends to stockholders		$ 48
Payment Date		Mar. 26, 2020
February 6, 2019
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date			Feb. 06, 2019
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.32
Record Date			Mar. 07, 2019
Payment of dividends to stockholders			$ 47
Payment Date			Mar. 27, 2019
May 1, 2019
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date			May 01, 2019
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.32
Record Date			May 23, 2019
Payment of dividends to stockholders			$ 48
Payment Date			Jun. 13, 2019
July 24, 2019
Dividends Payable [Line Items]
Declaration Date			Jul. 24, 2019
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)			$ 0.34
Record Date			Aug. 22, 2019
Payment of dividends to stockholders			$ 50
Payment Date			Sep. 12, 2019