Fair Value - Schedule of Fair Value Measurements, Assets, Using Significant Unobservable Inputs (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, beginning of period	$ 7,000,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 4,000,000	$ 0
Recorded in revenue	0	7,000,000	(1,000,000)	6,000,000
Recorded in other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Purchases	3,000,000	5,000,000	4,000,000	9,000,000
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	(6,000,000)	(12,000,000)	(3,000,000)	0
Transfers into Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Fair value, end of period	4,000,000	15,000,000	4,000,000	15,000,000
Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to financial instruments, assets, held at period end	0	8,000,000	0	6,000,000
Foreign exchange contracts
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, beginning of period	7,000,000	15,000,000	4,000,000	0
Recorded in revenue	0	7,000,000	(1,000,000)	6,000,000
Recorded in other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Purchases	3,000,000	5,000,000	4,000,000	9,000,000
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	(6,000,000)	(12,000,000)	(3,000,000)	0
Transfers into Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Fair value, end of period	4,000,000	15,000,000	4,000,000	15,000,000
Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to financial instruments, assets, held at period end	0	8,000,000	0	6,000,000
Total derivative instruments
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation, Calculation [Roll Forward]
Fair value, beginning of period	7,000,000	15,000,000	4,000,000	0
Recorded in revenue	0	7,000,000	(1,000,000)	6,000,000
Recorded in other comprehensive income	0	0	0	0
Purchases	3,000,000	5,000,000	4,000,000	9,000,000
Sales	0	0	0	0
Settlements	(6,000,000)	(12,000,000)	(3,000,000)	0
Transfers into Level 3	0	0	0	0
Transfers out of Level 3	0	0	0	0
Fair value, end of period	4,000,000	15,000,000	4,000,000	15,000,000
Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to financial instruments, assets, held at period end	$ 0	$ 8,000,000	$ 0	$ 6,000,000

Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) Related to Financial Instruments, Assets, Held at Period End

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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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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in income from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of gain (loss) recognized in other comprehensive income (OCI) from asset measured at fair value on recurring basis using unobservable input (level 3).

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of sale of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of settlement of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of transfer of financial instrument classified as an asset into level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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Amount of transfers of financial instrument classified as an asset out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

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