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Debt instrument percentage of face value.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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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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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount, after deduction of unamortized premium (discount) and debt issuance cost, of long-term debt classified as current. Excludes lease obligation.

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Amount of cash outflow for cost from early extinguishment and prepayment of debt. Includes, but is not limited to, third-party cost, premium paid, and other fee paid to lender directly for debt extinguishment or debt prepayment. Excludes accrued interest.

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)					3 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	May 22, 2023 EUR (€)	May 12, 2023 EUR (€)	May 05, 2023 EUR (€)	Feb. 22, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)	Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($)	May 31, 2015 EUR (€)	May 31, 2014 EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2012 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2011 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current maturities of long-term debt \| $					$ 535,000,000	$ 1,361,000,000
Guarantees, Letters Of Credit, And Other Similar Arrangements
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, amounts outstanding \| $						$ 231,000,000
Unsecured Debt \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face value of notes										€ 1,000,000,000	€ 1,000,000,000
Commercial paper
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate					4.35%	5.40%	5.40%
3.50% notes due march 1, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current maturities of long-term debt \| $						$ 700,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage						3.50%	3.50%
0.25% Euro notes due December 5, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current maturities of long-term debt \| $						$ 661,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage						0.25%	0.25%
0.25% Euro notes due December 5, 2024 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Effective interest rate						0.31%	0.31%
0.25% Euro notes due December 5, 2024 \| Senior Notes \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage								0.25%
Face value of notes								€ 600,000,000
Debt instrument, face value, percentage								99.662%
1.25% Euro notes due May 22, 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Current maturities of long-term debt \| $					$ 535,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage					1.25%	1.25%	1.25%
1.25% Euro notes due May 22, 2023 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage										1.25%
Face value of notes										€ 500,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value										99.239%
Effective interest rate						1.35%	1.35%
Note Due October 21, 2027 \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity \| $					$ 3,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, term					5 years
Line of credit, amounts outstanding \| $					$ 0	$ 0
International Debt Facilities \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Unused capacity under international debt facilities \| $						$ 158,000,000
Euro Credit Agreement due May 3, 2024 \| Senior Notes \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face value of notes			€ 1,300,000,000
Euro Credit Agreement due May 3, 2024 \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, amounts outstanding							€ 1,300,000,000
Face value of notes			€ 1,300,000,000
Proceeds from lines of credit		€ 1,300,000,000
Effective interest rate						4.59%	4.59%
Euro Credit Agreement due May 3, 2024 \| Line of Credit \| EURIBOR rate
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.75%
3.375% notes due September 15, 2021 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage														3.375%
Face value of notes \| $														$ 350,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value														99.552%
4.875% notes due September 15, 2041
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						4.875%	4.875%
4.875% notes due September 15, 2041 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage														4.875%
Face value of notes \| $														$ 650,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value														98.539%
Effective interest rate						4.97%	4.97%
3.90% notes due September 1, 2042
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						3.90%	3.90%
3.90% notes due September 1, 2042 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage													3.90%
Face value of notes \| $													$ 1,100,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value													99.038%
Effective interest rate						3.96%	3.96%
3.50% notes due March 1, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						3.50%	3.50%
3.50% notes due March 1, 2024 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage												3.50%
Face value of notes \| $												$ 700,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value												99.648%
Effective interest rate						3.54%	3.54%
Euro notes due May 22, 2023 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage											1.75%
Face value of notes											€ 500,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value											99.16%
3.00% Euro notes due May 19, 2034
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						3.00%	3.00%
3.00% Euro notes due May 19, 2034 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage											3.00%
Face value of notes											€ 500,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value											98.089%
Effective interest rate						3.13%	3.13%
2.125% Euro notes due May 22, 2030
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						2.125%	2.125%
2.125% Euro notes due May 22, 2030 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage										2.125%
Face value of notes										€ 500,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value										99.303%
Effective interest rate						2.18%	2.18%
2.65% notes due November 15, 2026
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						2.65%	2.65%
2.65% notes due November 15, 2026 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage									2.65%
Face value of notes \| $									$ 1,000,000,000
Notes issued, percentage of face value									99.685%
Effective interest rate						2.69%	2.69%
0.625% Euro notes due December 5, 2027
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						0.625%	0.625%
0.625% Euro notes due December 5, 2027 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Effective interest rate						0.71%	0.71%
0.625% Euro notes due December 5, 2027 \| Senior Notes \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage								0.625%
Face value of notes								€ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, face value, percentage								99.343%
1.00% Euro notes due June 5, 2031
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage						1.00%	1.00%
1.00% Euro notes due June 5, 2031 \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Effective interest rate						1.09%	1.09%
1.00% Euro notes due June 5, 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage								1.00%
Face value of notes								€ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, face value, percentage								98.982%
Euro Notes Issued June 2019 \| Senior Notes \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face value of notes								€ 1,600,000,000
Euro Notes, Issued 2014 \| Euro Notes \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Face value of notes											€ 1,000,000,000
Debt repayment				€ 500,000,000
Euro Notes Issued May 2015 \| Euro Notes \| Net Investment Hedging
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt repayment	€ 500,000,000