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Number of accelerated share repurchase agreements.

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Percentage of accelerated share repurchases of shares expected to be repurchased.

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Stockholders equity.

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Final price paid per share for the purchase of the targeted number of shares, determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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The price paid per share to immediately purchase the targeted number of shares on the date of executing the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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Face amount or stated value per share of common stock.

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Date the declared dividend will be paid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the holder must own the stock to be entitled to the dividend, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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Equity impact of the value of stock that has been repurchased and retired during the period. The excess of the purchase price over par value can be charged against retained earnings (once the excess is fully allocated to additional paid in capital).

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Stockholders Equity (Narrative) (Details)		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Stockholders Equity (Narrative) (Details)	Aug. 21, 2020 $ / shares	Feb. 09, 2021 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares	Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares	Nov. 06, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, value of shares repurchased during the period \| $					$ 149,000,000	$ 427,000,000	$ 419,000,000	$ 427,000,000
Class A Common Stock
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, par value					$ 0.01		$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Accelerated share repurchases agreement, amount \| $				$ 154,000,000
Accelerated share repurchases, amount of payment to third party financial institution \| $				$ 154,000,000
Stock repurchase program, number of shares repurchased during the period \| shares			900,000	4,700,000
Accelerated share repurchases, percentage of shares expected to be repurchased				80.00%
Accelerated share repurchases, initial price paid per share	$ 26.00
Accelerated share repurchases, final price paid per share			$ 27.57
Cash dividend per share					0	$ 0	0.23	$ 0.23
Class A Common Stock \| Semi Annual Dividend
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Cash dividend per share		$ 0.23
Dividend payable period, day, month and year		Apr. 07, 2021
Dividend record date		Mar. 10, 2021
Class B Common Stock
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Common stock, par value					0.01		0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Accelerated share repurchases agreement, amount \| $				$ 66,000,000
Accelerated share repurchases, amount of payment to third party financial institution \| $				$ 66,000,000
Stock repurchase program, number of shares repurchased during the period \| shares			400,000	2,000,000
Accelerated share repurchases, percentage of shares expected to be repurchased				80.00%
Accelerated share repurchases, initial price paid per share	$ 26.01
Accelerated share repurchases, final price paid per share			$ 27.67
Cash dividend per share					$ 0	$ 0	$ 0.23	$ 0.23
Class B Common Stock \| Semi Annual Dividend
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Cash dividend per share		$ 0.23
Dividend payable period, day, month and year		Apr. 07, 2021
Dividend record date		Mar. 10, 2021
Class A and Class B Common Stock
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount \| $										$ 2,000,000,000
Number of accelerated share repurchase \| shares				2
Stock repurchase program, number of shares repurchased during the period \| shares							15,000,000
Stock repurchase program, value of shares repurchased during the period \| $							$ 419,000,000
Stock repurchase program, remaining buyback authorization amount \| $					$ 980,000,000		$ 980,000,000
Class A and Class B Common Stock \| Subsequent Event
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program, number of shares repurchased during the period \| shares		1,000,000
Stock repurchase program, value of shares repurchased during the period \| $		$ 31,000,000