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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Amount of increase (decrease) to previously recorded tax expense. Includes, but is not limited to, significant settlements of income tax disputes, and unusual tax positions or infrequent actions taken by the entity, including tax assessment reversal, and IRS tax settlement.

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2020
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate	20.70%	20.30%	21.70%	21.10%
Tax adjustments			$ 16
Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statue of limitations			3 years
Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Statue of limitations			5 years
Tax Years 2015-2018 [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Dividend repatriation reduction				$ (67)
Forecast [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate					22.00%
Forecast [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Effective tax rate					23.00%
RBH [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Tax adjustments				$ 49
Indonesia [Member]
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Deferred tax liabilities, increase (decrease) due to adjustment			$ (30)