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Stock Issued During Period, Value, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures And Employee Benefit Plans

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Adjustment to additional paid in capital resulting from the recognition of convertible debt instruments as two separate components - a debt component and an equity component. This bifurcation may result in a basis difference associated with the liability component that represents a temporary difference for purposes of applying accounting for income taxes. The initial recognition of deferred taxes for the tax effect of that temporary difference is as an adjustment to additional paid in capital.

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Amount of increase to additional paid-in capital (APIC) from recognition of equity-based compensation.

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Amount after tax of increase (decrease) to equity or (increase) decrease to net assets, resulting from the cumulative effect adjustment of a new accounting principle applied in the period of adoption.

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Amount of paid and unpaid common stock dividends declared with the form of settlement in cash, stock and payment-in-kind (PIK).

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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The portion of profit or loss for the period, net of income taxes, which is attributable to the parent.

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Amount after tax of other comprehensive income (loss) attributable to parent entity.

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The gross value of stock issued during the period upon the conversion of convertible securities.

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Total of all stockholders' equity (deficit) items, net of receivables from officers, directors, owners, and affiliates of the entity which are attributable to the parent. The amount of the economic entity's stockholders' equity attributable to the parent excludes the amount of stockholders' equity which is allocable to that ownership interest in subsidiary equity which is not attributable to the parent (noncontrolling interest, minority interest). This excludes temporary equity and is sometimes called permanent equity.

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Consolidated Statements of Member's/Stockholders' Equity - USD ($) $ in Millions	Total	MEMBER'S EQUITY	COMMON STOCK	ADDITIONAL PAID-IN CAPITAL	ACCUMULATED OTHER COMPREHENSIVE LOSS	ACCUMULATED DEFICIT
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting \| Predecessor						$ 0
Beginning balance (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2014		$ 0	$ 3	$ 19,159	$ (147)	(12,652)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Contributions \| Predecessor		0
Distributions \| Predecessor		0
Issuance of common stock through conversion of debt to equity \| Predecessor			1
Common stock issued under employee stock benefit plans and other \| Predecessor				35
Share-based compensation \| Predecessor				106
Conversion of debt to equity \| Predecessor				342
Contribution from affiliate \| Predecessor				0
Other comprehensive (loss) income \| Predecessor					(154)
Net (loss) income \| Predecessor	$ 3,433	0				3,433
Ending balance (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2015	10,126	0	4	19,642	(301)	(9,219)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting \| Predecessor						42
Contributions \| Predecessor		0
Distributions \| Predecessor		0
Issuance of common stock through conversion of debt to equity \| Predecessor			0
Common stock issued under employee stock benefit plans and other \| Predecessor				37
Share-based compensation \| Predecessor				121
Conversion of debt to equity \| Predecessor				0
Contribution from affiliate \| Predecessor				0
Other comprehensive (loss) income \| Predecessor					(86)
Net (loss) income \| Predecessor	677	0				677
Ending balance (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2016	10,917	0	4	19,800	(387)	(8,500)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting \| Predecessor						0
Contributions \| Predecessor		0
Distributions \| Predecessor		0
Issuance of common stock through conversion of debt to equity \| Predecessor			0
Common stock issued under employee stock benefit plans and other \| Predecessor				30
Share-based compensation \| Predecessor				102
Conversion of debt to equity \| Predecessor				0
Contribution from affiliate \| Predecessor				0
Other comprehensive (loss) income \| Predecessor					80
Net (loss) income \| Predecessor	425	0				425
Ending balance (Predecessor) at Oct. 31, 2017	11,554	0	4	19,932	(307)	(8,075)
Beginning balance (Predecessor) at Dec. 31, 2016	10,917	0	4	19,800	(387)	(8,500)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	284
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	19,272	19,254	0	0	18	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Cumulative effect of adoption of ASU 2016-09, Improvements to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting						0
Beginning balance (Predecessor) at Oct. 31, 2017	11,554	0	4	19,932	(307)	(8,075)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net (loss) income	(141)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	19,272	19,254	0	0	18	0
Beginning balance at Nov. 01, 2017		19,617	0	0	0	0
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Contributions		28
Distributions		(250)
Issuance of common stock through conversion of debt to equity			0
Common stock issued under employee stock benefit plans and other				0
Share-based compensation				0
Conversion of debt to equity				0
Contribution from affiliate				0
Other comprehensive (loss) income					18
Net (loss) income		(141)				0
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2017	$ 19,272	$ 19,254	$ 0	$ 0	$ 18	$ 0