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Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance, Foreign Tax Credit

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Minimum percentage of estimated fair value of reporting unit to be less than carrying amount of goodwill.

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Percentage of deferred tax asset exclusive of reversing temporary differences.

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Percentage of the effect of unrecognized tax benefit, if recorded.

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Amount before allocation of valuation allowances of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible foreign tax credit carryforwards.

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Amount of deferred tax assets for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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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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The sum of the amounts of estimated penalties and interest recognized in the period arising from income tax examinations.

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Amount of valuation allowance pertaining to the deferred tax asset representing potential future taxable deductions from tax credit carryforwards for which it is more likely than not that a tax benefit will not be realized.

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Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Percentage of temporary tax differences that reverse within the carryforward period	4.00%
Percentage of deferred tax asset exclusive of reversing temporary differences	96.00%
Minimum percentage of estimated fair value of reporting unit to be less than carrying amount of goodwill	50.00%
Foreign tax credits	$ 68	$ 22
Foreign tax credit carryforward	12
Reduction from repatriation of foreign earnings		9
Reduction from suspended foreign tax credits		4
Cumulative amount of valuation allowance	124
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance	40	113	$ 136
Valuation allowance	1,965	2,279	2,307	$ 2,121
Income taxes, net of amounts refunded	$ 50	$ 53	$ (33)
Percentage of the effect of unrecognized tax benefit, if recorded (less than)	1.00%	1.00%	1.00%
Interest or penalties recognized (less than for 2022 and 2021)	$ 1	$ 1	$ 2
Income related to accrued interest and penalties (less than for 2022)	1	3	25
Amount accrued for payment of interest and penalties (less than for 2022 and 2021)	1	1	2
Domestic Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance	1	3	20
UK Tax Authority \| Foreign Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance	6
Switzerland Tax Authority \| Foreign Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance		8
Tax Authority, Spain \| Foreign Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance			104
Other Net State Deferred Tax Asset
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowance	489
Other Net State Deferred Tax Asset \| Domestic Tax Authority
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance	142	20	$ (58)
Capital Loss Carryforward
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Increase (decrease) to valuation allowance		$ (9)
Valuation allowance, amount released	$ 0