Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Income Taxes (Details)

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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Jan. 01, 2019
Effect of Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 Accounting Incomplete, Provisional [Abstract]        
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, at Federal Statutory Income Tax Rate, Percent 21.00% 21.00% 35.00%  
Current:        
Federal $ (31) $ (39) $ (92)  
State and local (6) (12) (2)  
Foreign (26) (14) (6)  
Total current income tax expense (63) (65) (100)  
Deferred:        
Federal 27 14 288  
State and local 20 (5) 30  
Foreign 32 (1) 11  
Total deferred income tax expense 79 8 329  
Income tax (expense) benefit (note 8) 16 (57) 229  
Income before income taxes        
Domestic (178) 3 (1,720)  
Foreign 46 45 (90)  
Earnings (loss) before income taxes (132) 48 (1,810)  
Differences between provision for income taxes and income tax expense computed by applying federal rates        
Computed expected tax benefits (expense) 28 (10) 634  
State and local taxes, net of federal income taxes 2 (14) 17  
Foreign taxes, net of foreign tax credits 13 11 2  
Transition tax     (67)  
Change in tax rate due to Tax Act     139  
Taxable dividend net of dividends received deduction (13)      
Basis difference in consolidated subsidiary 22 (17) (8)  
Change in valuation allowance (11) (4) (27)  
Change in unrecognized tax benefits (25) (12) (11)  
Federal tax credits 11 9 8  
Stock-based compensation (4) (8) (12)  
Impairment of nondeductible goodwill     (445)  
Other (7) (12) (1)  
Income tax (expense) benefit (note 8) 16 (57) 229  
One-time transition tax for accumulated foreign earnings     67  
Net tax benefit due to corporate rate reduction     $ (139)  
Deferred tax assets:        
Tax loss and credit carryforwards 89 77    
Stock-based compensation 53 48    
Lease financing obligation 24 22    
Other (23) 78    
Total deferred tax assets 143 225    
Less: valuation allowance (80) (60)    
Net deferred tax assets 63 165    
Deferred tax liabilities:        
Intangible assets (297) (387)    
Investments (17) (41)    
Other 3 (62)    
Total deferred tax liabilities (311) (490)    
Net deferred tax liability (248) (325)    
Noncurrent deferred tax liability (254) (325)   $ (326)
Net deferred tax liability 248 $ 325    
Valuation allowance income tax expense affect 11      
Valuation allowance increase related to acquisitions 9      
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Deferred tax assets:        
Tax loss and credit carryforwards 72      
Deferred tax liabilities:        
Undistributed foreign earnings no longer considered indefinitely reinvested 501      
Deferred tax liabilities on undistributed foreign earnings 1      
Undistributed earnings of certain foreign combined companies $ 118