

	Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2019
	Total Plan Assets			Assets at Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1)			Assets at Significant Observable Inputs (Level 2)		Assets at Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Cash and Cash Equivalents
Held directly	$	44		$	44		$	—	$	—
Held through mutual and pooled funds measured at net asset value	31			—			—		—
Fixed Income
Held directly
U.S. government and municipals	161			147			14		—
U.S. corporate debt	221			—			221		—
International bonds	9			—			9		—
Held through mutual and pooled funds measured at net asset value
U.S. government and municipals	586			—			—		—
U.S. corporate debt	662			—			—		—
International bonds	504			—			—		—
Equity
Held directly
U.S. equity	39			39			—		—
International equity	32			32			—		—
Held through mutual and pooled funds measured at net asset value
Non-U.S. equity	86			—			—		—
Global equity	572			—			—		—
Insurance Contracts	372			—			—		372
Other	(16		)	(4		)	—		—
Total Plan Assets	$	3,303		$	258		$	244	$	372

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