| **Fair Value Measurements - Level 3 Reconciliation (Details) - Guarantees [Member] - USD ($) $ in Millions**        | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Fair Value Assets And Liablities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]**     |            |   |
| Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset (Liability) Beginning Value | $ (8)           | $ (6) |
| Transfers out of Level 3                                                                                            | 0               | 0 |
| Issuances                                                                                                           | (5)             | (2) |
| Settlements                                                                                                         | 3               | 0 |
| Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset (Liability) Ending Value    | (10)            | (8) |
| Change in unrealized gains on assets and liabilities still held                                                     | $ 0             | $ 0 |

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| - Definition
Fair Value Assets And Liablities Measured On Recurring Basis Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
Fair Value Change in Unrealized Gains on Assets and Liabilities Still Held1
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset (Liability) Beginning Value1
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No definition available.
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Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Asset (Liability) Ending Value
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Recurring Basis, Issuances
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
Fair Value, Measurement with Unobservable Inputs Reconciliation, Transfers out of Level 3
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
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.
+ References
Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (c)(2) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258
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