Share-Based Associate Compensation Plans (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) Peers peers_exceeded compensation_plans shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) Peers peers_exceeded shares	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) Peers peers_exceeded shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Number of peers exceeded \| peers_exceeded	5	4	5
Number of peers in peer group \| Peers	9	9	9
Number of equity compensation plans \| compensation_plans	4
Share based compensation	$ 24	$ 23	$ 17
Tax benefit from compensation expense	6	5	9
Options exercised, intrinsic value	26	15	19
Options vested, intrinsic value	23	6	8
Unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested awards	$ 34
Expected weighted-average period to recognize the unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested awards	1 year 9 months 18 days
Maximum number of shares awarded to each full-time employee for their service \| shares	10
Proceeds from stock options exercised	$ 11	9	13
Shares of common stock granted in period (in shares) \| shares	704,000
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Awards exercise peirod	10 years
Awards vesting period	3 years
Proceeds from stock options exercised	$ 11	$ 9	$ 13
Shares repurchased \| shares	103,237	69,649	96,030
Shares repurchased, value	$ 9	$ 5	$ 7
Weighted average remaining contractual term	8 years 5 months 23 days
Shares authorized to be granted under the shareholder-approved plans \| shares	17,300,000
Shares available for future issuance under the plans \| shares	8,200,000
Stock Options \| Directors
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Shares of common stock granted in period (in shares) \| shares	15,102
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Expected Dividend Rate	2.61%	2.81%	2.83%
Weighted-average expected term	2 years 10 months 10 days	2 years 10 months 21 days	2 years 10 months 21 days
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate	2.48%	2.22%	1.44%
Performance Shares \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Shares, Issued \| shares	20,549	80,666
Awards vesting period	3 years	3 years
Risk-free rates, minimum	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
Risk-free rates, maximum	200.00%	200.00%	200.00%
share based performance metric for performance shares	3 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Intrinsic Value Aggregate	$ 2	$ 6	$ 7
Service Based Shares \| Restricted Stock Units (RSUs)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award
Awards vesting period	3 years
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Equity Instruments Other Than Options Vested In Period Intrinsic Value Aggregate	$ 25	$ 24	$ 23

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