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Percentage Of Capital Stock Of Direct Foreign Subsidiaries, Used To Secure Financing

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Use Of Cash To Retire Short-Term Credit Facility

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The number of shares issued in exchange for the original debt being converted in a noncash (or part noncash) transaction. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or payments in the period.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Long-Term Debt (Term Loan Facility, Extinguishment Of Debt And Repurchase of Notes Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions			1 Months Ended		2 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Nov. 05, 2019	Mar. 27, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 05, 2019	Mar. 12, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 1,000,000	$ 1,000,000	$ 6,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Investments								40,000,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs							3,000,000	2,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt	$ 120,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument										$ 120,000,000
Short-term Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt instrument											$ 600,000,000
Senior Secured Term Loan Facility Maturing In 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 1,000,000	1,000,000
Advanced amortization payments							51,000,000
Amortization of debt issuance costs							$ 2,000,000
Face amount of debt instrument	600,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Maturing In 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowings	$ 400,000,000
Existing Term Facilities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount					$ 468,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt								4,000,000
Notes [Member] \| 7.25% notes maturing in 2038 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)				7.25%		7.25%	7.25%		7.25%
Redemption percentage				99.50%
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 3,000,000
Notes [Member] \| 7.45% notes maturing in 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)			7.45%	7.45%	7.45%	7.45%	7.45%		7.45%
Repayment of principal amount			$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Redemption percentage			105.50%	105.50%
Face amount of debt instrument				$ 7,000,000
Percentage of capital stock of direct foreign subsidiaries							65.00%
Notes [Member] \| Notes 7.45%, And 7.25% Collectively [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt								2,000,000
Notes [Member] \| 5.125% Notes Maturing In 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (as a percent)						5.125%	5.125%		5.125%
Frontdoor, inc. [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Extinguishment of Debt, Amount		$ 600,000,000
Debt Conversion, Converted Instrument, Shares Issued		16.7
Gain (Loss) on Investments								$ 40,000,000
Proceeds From Spin-Off Entity Common Shares Retained, Net		$ 486,000,000
Use Of Cash To Retire Short-Term Credit Facility		$ 114,000,000
LIBOR [Member] \| Fourth Amendment, Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing margin (as a percent)							1.75%
Alternative Base Rate [Member] \| Fourth Amendment, Term Loan Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Borrowing margin (as a percent)							0.75%