| **Fair Value Measurements - Fair Values of Note Payable and Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | Mar. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------|
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of note payable                                                                                     | $ 50          | $ 50          |
| Total                                                                                                          | $ 923         | $ 885         |
| Senior Debentures 6.900 % Due 2028                                                                             |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Interest rate                                                                                                  | 6.90%         | 6.90%         |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | $ 30          | $ 29          |
| Senior Debentures 6.920 % Due 2028                                                                             |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Interest rate                                                                                                  | 6.92%         | 6.92%         |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | $ 435         | $ 418         |
| Senior Notes 6.125 % Due 2034                                                                                  |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Interest rate                                                                                                  | 6.125%        | 6.125%        |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | $ 408         | $ 388         |
| Level 1                                                                                                   |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of note payable                                                                                     | 0             | 0             |
| Total                                                                                                          | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Senior Debentures 6.900 % Due 2028                                                              |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Senior Debentures 6.920 % Due 2028                                                              |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 0             | 0             |
| Level 1 | Senior Notes 6.125 % Due 2034                                                                   |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 0             | 0             |
| Level 2                                                                                                   |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of note payable                                                                                     | 50            | 50            |
| Total                                                                                                          | 923           | 885           |
| Level 2 | Senior Debentures 6.900 % Due 2028                                                              |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 30            | 29            |
| Level 2 | Senior Debentures 6.920 % Due 2028                                                              |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 435           | 418           |
| Level 2 | Senior Notes 6.125 % Due 2034                                                                   |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 408           | 388           |
| Level 3                                                                                                   |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of note payable                                                                                     | 0             | 0             |
| Total                                                                                                          | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | Senior Debentures 6.900 % Due 2028                                                              |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | Senior Debentures 6.920 % Due 2028                                                              |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | 0             | 0             |
| Level 3 | Senior Notes 6.125 % Due 2034                                                                   |          |          |
| **Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis**                            |          |          |
| Fair value of senior debt                                                                                      | $ 0           | $ 0           |

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.
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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.
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