Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage, Change Of Control Event

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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

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- Definition

Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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- Definition

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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- Definition

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) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Debt - Senior Notes (Details) $ in Millions	Jan. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Change of control event		1.01
Interest expense		$ 67		$ 60
Fair value of long-term debt		$ 7,100	$ 8,000
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		2.75%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)			2.60%
Debt repaid			$ 1,400
Redemption price (in percent)			100.00%
Senior Notes \| 3.8000% Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)			3.80%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 425
Interest rate (in percent)		5.90%	5.90%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 300
Interest rate (in percent)		5.95%	5.95%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 425
Interest rate (in percent)			6.30%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		3.45%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		1.90%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		1.40%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		3.60%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		2.70%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		2.60%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		6.30%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2042
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		4.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2051
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate (in percent)		3.65%
Convertible Debt \| LIBOR-based floating rate debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 400
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 1,200
Interest rate (in percent)	2.75%
Debt repaid	$ 1,200
Redemption price (in percent)	100.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 1,400