Sale of Receivables - Schedule of Sale of Receivables (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Transfer Of Financial Assets Accounted For As Sales [Roll Forward]
Beginning balance	$ 243	$ 215
Sales of receivables	303	373
Cash returned to purchasers	(354)	(345)
Outstanding balance sold to purchasers	192	243
Cash collected, not remitted to purchasers	(35)	(10)
Remaining sold receivables	157	233
Increase (decrease) to cash flows from operating activities, attributable to transfer of financial assets accounted for as sales	$ (51)	$ 28

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