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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Acquisitions and Divestitures - Assets Held for Sale (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) Airplane	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge		$ 66	$ 351
Assets held for sale \| Detroit Properties and Airplanes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge				$ 49
Assets held for sale \| Corporate-related \| Detroit Properties and Airplanes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge				10
Disposed of by sale \| Detroit Airplane
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of airplanes sold \| Airplane	1
Consideration for disposal group	$ 36			36
Disposed of by sale \| Detroit Properties and Airplane
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Consideration for disposal group					$ 35
Americas \| Assets held for sale \| Detroit Properties and Airplanes
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Asset impairment charge				$ 39