Share-Based Compensation - Performance Share Unit Breakout (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Performance Share Units \| Award Year 2019, Payable 2020, 2021 and 2022
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units	4,785,372
Fair Value	$ 7	$ 14
Vested Liability	$ 0
Performance Share Units \| Award Year 2018, Payable 2020 and 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units	2,388,185
Fair Value	$ 3	7
Vested Liability	$ 0
Performance Share Units \| Award Year 2017, Payable 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units	1,174,973
Fair Value	$ 1	8
Vested Liability	$ 1
Cash Restricted Stock Units \| Award Year 2018, Payable 2020 and 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Units	9,267,227
Fair Value	$ 13	$ 28
Vested Liability	$ 0

Value of stock issued under share-based plans to employees or officers which is the unearned portion, accounted for under the fair value method.

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