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Deferred Gain On Derivative Contracts

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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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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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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Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Nov. 30, 2022	May 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 8,900,000,000	$ 9,105,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ 0	10,000,000	$ 0
Forward-Starting Interest Rate Swap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Deferred gain on derivative contract							$ 25,000,000	$ 45,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					2,500,000,000
Redemption percentage in event of change in control				101.00%
Interest expense				$ 231,000,000	257,000,000	$ 284,000,000
Fair value of long-term debt				$ 8,000,000,000	9,500,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.600% Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate		2.60%		2.60%
Repayments of debt		$ 605,000,000
Redemption price percentage		100.00%
Principal amount				$ 0	605,000,000
Senior Notes \| 1.400% Senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 750,000,000
Interest rate				1.40%	1.40%
Principal amount				$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.600% Senior notes due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 750,000,000
Interest rate				2.60%	2.60%
Principal amount				$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.650% Senior notes due 2051
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate				3.65%	3.65%
Principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000
Senior Notes \| 1.900% Senior notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				1.90%
Principal amount				$ 800,000,000	800,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.700% Senior notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				2.70%
Principal amount				$ 950,000,000	950,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.800% Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate			3.80%	3.80%
Repayments of debt			$ 750,000,000
Redemption price percentage			100.00%
Principal amount				$ 0	750,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.750% Senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				2.75%
Principal amount				$ 750,000,000	750,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.600% Senior notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate				3.60%
Principal amount				$ 850,000,000	850,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.900% Senior notes due on 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 425,000,000
Interest rate				5.90%			5.90%
Senior Notes \| 5.950% Senior notes due on 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 300,000,000
Interest rate				5.95%			5.95%
Principal amount				$ 300,000,000	0
Senior Notes \| 6.300% Senior notes due on 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 425,000,000
Interest rate				6.30%			6.30%
Senior Notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes Due 2025, 2027 and 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount							$ 1,200,000,000
Senior Notes \| Floating rate, Senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount				$ 400,000,000	400,000,000
Convertible Debt \| LIBOR-based floating rate debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount									$ 400,000,000
Senior Notes \| 6.000% Senior notes due 2056
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount					$ 750,000,000
Interest rate					6.00%
Repayments of debt					$ 750,000,000
Redemption price percentage					100.00%
Senior Notes \| 2.600% Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 605,000,000			$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate					2.60%
Repayments of debt					$ 405,000,000
Percentage of principal amount redeemed					39.00%
Principal amount					$ 395,000,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt					$ 10,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.800% Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 750,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.750% Senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 750,000,000
Interest rate	2.75%
Repayments of debt	$ 750,000,000
Redemption price percentage	100.00%
Senior Notes \| Floating rate, Senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 400,000,000
Repayments of debt	$ 400,000,000
Redemption price percentage	100.00%