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

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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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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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Notes Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	May 22, 2020	May 18, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 4,115			$ 3,311
9.5% due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	$ 800	$ 200	$ 600
Interest rate, stated percentage	9.50%		9.50%	9.50%
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount		101.75%	100.00%
Effective yield		9.056%
9.5% due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Period Commencing May 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price	104.75%
9.5% due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Period Commencing May 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price	102.375%
9.5% due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Period Commencing May 31, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price	100.00%
9.5% due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Period Prior to May 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price	109.50%
9.5% due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| Period Prior to May 31, 2022 \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price	35.00%
9.5% due 2025 \| Senior Notes \| At Any Time Plus Make Whole Premium
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price	100.00%