Derivative Financial Instruments - Embedded Derivatives in Commodity Contracts (Details) - Natural Gas [Member] - Embedded derivatives in commodity contracts $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Derivative [Line Items]
Number of Renewals	2
Embedded Derivative Renewal Term	5 years
Embedded Derivative Fair Value of Embedded Derivative Liability Including Inception Value Allocable to Host Contract	$ 45	$ 60

Fair value as of the balance sheet date of a natural gas purchase agreement embedded in a gas processing agreement. The natural gas purchase agreement is an embedded derivative. This amount includes the value of the embedded purchase agreement at the inception of the arrangement. however, in accordance with GAAP, the fair value of the embedded derivative at inception is deemed to be allocable to the host contract and is not separately recorded as an embedded derivative.

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