Extinguishment Of Debt, Accrued Interest

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Extinguishment Of Debt, Early Termination Premium

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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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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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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
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Debt - Public Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Debt - Public Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 03, 2021	Jan. 15, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payment for early redemption of debt				$ 2	$ 22
5.400% Notes, due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early redemption of debt		$ 361
Long-term debt, interest rate		5.40%
Accrued interest paid		$ 5
5.870% Notes, due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early redemption of debt	$ 476
Long-term debt, interest rate	5.87%
Accrued interest paid	$ 5
Payment for early redemption of debt	503
Early termination premium	$ 23
5.125% Notes, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Early redemption of debt			$ 60
Long-term debt, interest rate			5.125%	5.125%
Payment for early redemption of debt			$ 62
Early termination premium			$ 2