Income Taxes - Income Taxes by Location (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Millions
1 Months Ended 2 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 10 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 15, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2016
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES:                        
U.S.                   $ (165)    
Foreign                   (94)    
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES                   (259)    
CURRENT                        
Federal                   0    
State and local                   4    
Foreign                   (40)    
Current income tax provision (benefit)                   (36)    
DEFERRED                        
Federal                   530    
State and local                   34    
Foreign                   18    
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)                   582    
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes $ 246   $ 311 $ (20) $ 9         $ 546    
Predecessor                        
LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES:                        
U.S.   $ 3,353                 $ (275) $ (769)
Foreign   83                 77 50
(LOSS) INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES   3,436                 (198) (719)
CURRENT                        
Federal   0                 2 3
State and local   0                 1 (1)
Foreign   (4)                 (27) (65)
Current income tax provision (benefit)   (4)                 (24) (63)
DEFERRED                        
Federal   (453)                 34 72
State and local   (19)                 5 7
Foreign   17                 1 (27)
Deferred income tax provision (benefit)   (455)                 40 52
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes   $ (459)       $ (6) $ 6 $ 19 $ (3)   $ 16 $ (11)