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Share Repurchase Program Authorized Maximum Percentage of Common Stock to be Repurchased

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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The number of shares authorized to be repurchased by an entity's Board of Directors under a stock repurchase plan.

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Share Capital - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 07, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Common stock authorized (shares)	190,000,000
Common stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.001	$ 0.001
Share repurchase program, stock repurchased (shares)			4,800,000
Share repurchase program, aggregate purchase price	$ (48,000,000)	$ (30,000,000)	$ (24,000,000)
Common stock, dividends declared (USD per share)	$ 1.00
Common stock, dividends paid	$ 79,000,000	$ 0	0
Preferred stock authorized (shares)	10,000,000,000,000
Preferred stock, par value (USD per share)	$ 0.001
Preferred stock issued (shares)	0	0
Preferred stock outstanding (shares)	0	0
December 2021 Share Repurchase Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount (in shares)				10,000,000
Share repurchase program, authorized amount				$ 100,000,000
Share repurchase program, stock repurchased (shares)	0
March 2020 Share Repurchase Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount	$ 100,000,000				$ 100,000,000
Share repurchase program, stock repurchased (shares)	4,600,000	6,900,000
Average price of treasury stock acquired (USD per share)	$ 10.64	$ 4.28
Share repurchase program, authorized maximum percentage of common stock to be repurchased (as a percent)					15.00%
May 2012 Share Repurchase Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized amount			$ 150,000,000
Share repurchase program, stock repurchased (shares)			4,800,000
Average price of treasury stock acquired (USD per share)			$ 4.98
Share repurchase program, aggregate purchase price			$ (24,000,000)
Dividend Declared
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based compensation expense	$ 3,000,000
Increase in deficit	2,000,000
Increase in additional paid-in capital	2,000,000
Increase in liabilities	3,000,000
Treasury Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, aggregate purchase price			(24,000,000)
Treasury Stock \| March 2020 Share Repurchase Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, aggregate purchase price	$ (48,000,000)
Incentive Plans
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock authorized for issuance as stock incentive awards (shares)	14,320,960
Share-based compensation expense	$ 38,000,000	$ 14,000,000	$ 2,000,000
Incentive Plans \| March 2020 Share Repurchase Program
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, aggregate purchase price		$ (30,000,000)