Cumulative Hedge Accounting Fair Value Adjustment

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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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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Represents the aggregate of total long-term debt, including current maturities and short-term debt.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt, classified as current. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross	$ 14,819		$ 14,019
Less: Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	(120)		(116)
Total debt outstanding	14,646		13,901
Less: current portion	(778)		(792)
Less: Cumulative hedge accounting fair value adjustment	(53)		(2)
Long-term debt	$ 13,868		13,109
Senior Notes \| February 2029 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	1.00%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 834	€ 750	0
Effective Interest Rate	1.138%
Senior Notes \| November 2031 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	2.00%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 750		750
Effective Interest Rate	2.112%
Senior Notes \| March 2031 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	1.90%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 600		600
Effective Interest Rate	1.981%
Senior Notes \| March 2051 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	2.95%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 700		700
Effective Interest Rate	3.013%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.30%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000		1,000
Effective Interest Rate	3.42%
Senior Notes \| 2030 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.35%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,500		$ 1,500
Effective Interest Rate	3.43%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due March 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.85%		3.85%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,500		$ 1,500
Effective Interest Rate	3.896%
Senior Notes \| 2029 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	2.95%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000		1,000
Effective Interest Rate	3.03%
Senior Notes \| 2049 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.65%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000		1,000
Effective Interest Rate	3.689%
Senior Notes \| 2025 Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	2.00%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 750		750
Effective Interest Rate	2.147%
Senior Notes \| 2028 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.50%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 500		500
Effective Interest Rate	3.598%
Senior Notes \| 2048 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.95%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 500		500
Effective Interest Rate	3.99%
Senior Notes \| 2026 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	2.95%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 750		750
Effective Interest Rate	3.044%
Senior Notes \| 2046 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.80%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 600		600
Effective Interest Rate	3.893%
Senior Notes \| 2022 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	1.10%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 778		793
Effective Interest Rate	1.265%
Senior Notes \| 2.1% Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	2.10%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 890		906
Effective Interest Rate	2.189%
Senior Notes \| 2.5% Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	2.50%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 167		170
Effective Interest Rate	2.562%
Senior Notes \| 2024 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated Interest Rate	3.375%
Long-term debt, gross	$ 1,000		$ 1,000
Effective Interest Rate	3.484%
Senior Notes \| 2015 Euro Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt, gross \| €				€ 1,650