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Debt - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions				6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 29, 2023	Sep. 19, 2023	May 01, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper (maturities after three months)					$ 4,283	$ 4,725
Repayments of commercial paper					4,470	4,845
Revolving Credit Facility \| Citibank, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit					800	350
Repayments of lines of credit					$ 900	$ 350
Term loan credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum dividend threshold per quarter (in dollars per share)		$ 0.81
Maximum dividend threshold per year (in dollars per share)		$ 3.24
Term loan covenant, amount		$ 300
Term loan covenant, lien threshold, percentage of consolidated net tangible assets		3.65%
Percentage of proceeds From non-ordinary assets sales required to be used as prepayment		1
Basis spread increase on variable rate		0.00125
Term loan credit agreement \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjustment on variable rate, percent				0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum dividend threshold per quarter (in dollars per share)		$ 0.81
Maximum dividend threshold per year (in dollars per share)		$ 3.24
Term loan covenant, amount		$ 300
Term loan covenant, lien threshold, percentage of consolidated net tangible assets		3.65%
Basis spread increase on variable rate		0.00125
Revolving Credit Facility \| Loans payable \| Citibank, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from lines of credit			$ 400
Revolving Credit Facility \| Euro Interbank Offered Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjustment on variable rate, percent				0.10%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Adjustment on variable rate, percent				0.10%
2023 Notes \| Loans payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 300
2024 Term Loan Facility \| Loans payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt	$ 55
Fiscal Quarter Ending June 30, 2024 \| Term loan credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		475.00%
Fiscal Quarter Ending June 30, 2024 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		475.00%
Fiscal Quarter Ending September 30, 2024 \| Term loan credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		450.00%
Fiscal Quarter Ending September 30, 2024 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		450.00%
Fiscal Quarter Ending On Or Before March 31, 2024 \| Term loan credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		525.00%
Fiscal Quarter Ending On Or Before March 31, 2024 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		525.00%
Subsequent Fiscal Quarter Ending On Or Before March 31, 2025 \| Term loan credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		425.00%
Subsequent Fiscal Quarter Ending On Or Before March 31, 2025 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		425.00%
Subsequent Fiscal Quarter Ending On Or Before September 30, 2025 \| Term loan credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		400.00%
Subsequent Fiscal Quarter Ending On Or Before September 30, 2025 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		400.00%
Fiscal Quarter Ending December 31, 2025 \| Term loan credit agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
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Fiscal Quarter Ending December 31, 2025 \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term loan covenant, maximum consolidated leverage ratio		375.00%