The principal amount of senior and junior notes issued during the period, under the universal shelf registration statement.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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-Section 45
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Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Subsequent Event (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Jan. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Obligations [Abstract]
Repayment of debt obligations			$ 97,395	$ 11,492	$ 4,407
EPO Senior Notes HH, due March 2023 [Member] \| Forecast [Member]
Debt Obligations [Abstract]
Repayment of debt obligations	$ 1,250
Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Obligations [Abstract]
Aggregate debt principal issued				$ 1,000	$ 4,300
Senior Notes [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Obligations [Abstract]
Aggregate debt principal issued		$ 1,750
Senior Debt Obligations [Member] \| EPO Senior Notes FFF, due January 2026 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Obligations [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated percentage		5.05%
Debt issued as percent of principal amount		99.893%
Aggregate debt principal issued		$ 750
Senior Debt Obligations [Member] \| EPO Senior Notes GGG, due January 2033 [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Obligations [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated percentage		5.35%
Debt issued as percent of principal amount		99.803%
Aggregate debt principal issued		$ 1,000
Senior Debt Obligations [Member] \| EPO Senior Notes HH, due March 2023 [Member]
Debt Obligations [Abstract]
Interest rate, stated percentage			3.35%