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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount of current borrowing capacity under the credit facility considering any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed (for example, borrowings may be limited by the amount of current assets), but without considering any amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Long-Term Debt (Revolving Credit Agreement) (Details) - Two Thousand Eighteen Revolver [Member] $ in Millions	Jul. 27, 2023	Jul. 27, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Line of Credit				$ 700
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Initiation Date		Jul. 27, 2018
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity		$ 1,500
Additional borrowing capacity		$ 750
Leverage ratio (not more than)		5.50
Standby letters			$ 8
Unused borrowing capacity			1,330
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Interest Coverage Ratio		2.25
Long-term Line of Credit			$ 162
Weighted Average Interest Rate, Amount Outstanding, 2018 Revolver			3.75%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Incremental Addition To Federal Funds Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.50%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Incremental Addition To One Month L I B O R [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.00%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused capacity		0.25%
Business acquisition, total purchase price		$ 50
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Applicable Margin On L I B O R Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Applicable Margin On Base Rate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused capacity		0.35%
Leverage ratio (not more than)		6.00
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Applicable Margin On L I B O R Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		2.25%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Applicable Margin On Base Rate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.25%
External Credit Rating, Investment Grade [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.125%
External Credit Rating, Investment Grade [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Applicable Margin On L I B O R Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.125%
External Credit Rating, Investment Grade [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Applicable Margin On Base Rate Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee on unused capacity		0.125%
External Credit Rating, Investment Grade [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		0.75%
Commitment fee on unused capacity		0.35%
External Credit Rating, Investment Grade [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Applicable Margin On L I B O R Loan [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate		1.75%
Subsequent Event [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturity Date	Jul. 27, 2023