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

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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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Debt Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 02, 2019	Feb. 15, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 3,500	$ 1,500
Proceeds from Debt, Net of Issuance Costs	3,454	1,451
Debt Instrument, Unused Borrowing Capacity, Amount			$ 6,620
Two Point Eight Percent due on March 1, 2024 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 400
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Mar. 01, 2024
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		2.80%
Three Point Two Percent due on March 1, 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 600	$ 400
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Mar. 01, 2029	Mar. 01, 2029
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.20%	3.20%
Three Point Six Percent Due May 1, 2034 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 850
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2034
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.60%
Three Point Nine Percent Due May 1, 2049 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 800
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2049
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.90%
Three Point Five Percent due on March 1, 2039 [Member] [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 400
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Mar. 01, 2039
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.50%
Three Point Eight Two Five Percent due on March 1, 2059 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 300
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Mar. 01, 2059
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		3.825%
Two Point Seven Percent due on May 1, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 600
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2022
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	2.70%
Three Point One Percent Due May 1, 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 650
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	May 01, 2026
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.10%
Short Term Credit Facility [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			$ 1,500