Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - USD ($) shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 512	$ 465	$ 1,502	$ 1,378
Cost of services rendered and products sold	299	278	876	790
Selling and administrative expenses	140	137	423	398
Amortization expense	9	6	26	16
Acquisition-related costs	(1)	8		12
Mobile Bay Formosan termite settlement	49		49
Restructuring and other charges	2	4	14	12
Realized (gain) on investment in frontdoor, inc.				(40)
Interest expense	22	19	67	64
Interest and net investment income	(1)	(1)	(2)	(4)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	1		1	6
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes	(7)	13	50	124
Provision for income taxes	15	4	31	22
Equity in earnings of joint ventures	1		2
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations	(21)	8	20	103
Net earnings from discontinued operations	14	17	40	51
Net (Loss) Income	(7)	25	61	154
Total Comprehensive Income	$ (16)	$ 18	$ 3	$ 141
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Basic	132.0	135.8	132.9	135.9
Weighted-average common shares outstanding - Diluted	132.0	136.5	133.1	136.5
Basic Earnings Per Share:
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	$ (0.17)	$ 0.06	$ 0.14	$ 0.76
Net (Loss) Income (in dollars per share)	(0.06)	0.19	0.44	1.13
Diluted Earnings Per Share:
(Loss) Income from Continuing Operations (in dollars per share)	(0.17)	0.06	0.14	0.75
Net (Loss) Income (in dollars per share)	$ (0.06)	$ 0.19	$ 0.44	$ 1.13