Accelerated Share Repurchases, Agreement Amount

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Common Stock Reclassified From Capital In Excess Of Par Value To Treasury Stock Upon Repurchase, Value

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Number of shares of common stock that were repurchased in the administration of our employee share-based compensation plans. Under the terms of these plans, we accept shares of common stock from option holders if they elect to surrender previously-owned shares upon exercise of the option to cover the exercise price of the options or, in the case of restricted shares of common stock, the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of such shares.

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Cost of common stock that were repurchased in the administration of our employee share-based compensation plans. Under the terms of these plans, we accept shares of common stock from option holders if they elect to surrender previously-owned shares upon exercise of the option to cover the exercise price of the options or, in the case of restricted shares of common stock, the withholding of shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with the vesting of such shares.

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Treasury Stock, Decrease In Capital In Excess Of Par Value

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Final price paid per share for the purchase of the targeted number of shares, determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Aggregate dividends declared during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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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 of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Equity impact of the cost of common and preferred stock that were repurchased during the period. Recorded using the cost method.

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STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands					1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2022	Mar. 30, 2022	Mar. 29, 2022	Jan. 12, 2022	Oct. 31, 2022	Jan. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Nov. 01, 2022	Jan. 11, 2022	Feb. 18, 2021
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Share repurchase authorization													$ 3,000,000,000
Increase in treasury stock from stock repurchases							$ 4,000,000	$ 3,000,000	$ 1,032,000,000	$ 36,000,000
Common shares acquired in connection with employee stock plans (in shares)									70	90
Common shares acquired in connection with employee stock plans, amount									$ 32,000,000	$ 36,000,000
January 2022 ASR
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Accelerated stock repurchase agreement amount												$ 1,000,000,000
Accelerated stock repurchase payment				$ 1,000,000,000
Shares received (in shares)				2,200					2,400
Increase in treasury stock from stock repurchases						$ 850,000,000
Decrease in capital in excess of par value				$ 150,000,000
Reclassification from capital in excess of par value to treasury stock	$ 150,000,000
January 2022 ASR \| Mizuho
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Accelerated stock repurchase payment				$ 500,000,000
Shares received (in shares)			100	1,080
Average daily volume weighted-average share price of common stock during term of agreement (in dollars per share)			$ 410.96
January 2022 ASR \| Wells Fargo
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Accelerated stock repurchase payment				$ 500,000,000
Shares received (in shares)		100		1,080
Average daily volume weighted-average share price of common stock during term of agreement (in dollars per share)		$ 411.66
Subsequent event
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Dividends declared (in dollars per share)					$ 0.7875
Remaining authorized amount											$ 2,000,000,000