[Line Items] for Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Table]

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Amount of receivables sold under the securitization programs

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Collections of accounts receivable sold that were applied to the deferred consideration.

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Deferred consideration related to the Company's accounts receivable securitization program.

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The amount of proceeds from the collection of receivables sold.

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The amount received in exchange for the transfer of receivables.

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale of accounts receivable.

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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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The carrying amount, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of finance receivables which are owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, primarily a secured borrowing or repurchase agreement, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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Amount of derecognized financial assets from transactions which comprise an initial transfer and an agreement entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer resulting in retention of substantially all of the exposure to the economic return throughout the term of the transaction, at the date of derecognition.

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Sale of Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) € in Billions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]
Proceeds from transfer of receivables	$ 1,600,000,000	$ 1,400,000,000
Deferred receivables consideration	0	446,000,000
Proceeds from the collection of receivables sold	34,200,000,000	33,800,000,000	$ 34,800,000,000
Collections applied to deferred consideration	6,700,000,000	13,100,000,000	14,800,000,000
Loss on transfer of accounts receivables to purchasers	9,000,000	18,000,000	18,000,000
Lines of credit	10,200,000,000
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Amount Derecognized	1,600,000,000	1,900,000,000
Pledged Assets, Not Separately Reported, Finance Receivables	400,000,000
Amount of receivables sold	35,000,000,000.0	$ 34,500,000,000	$ 35,700,000,000
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]
Lines of credit	1,800,000,000
Program [Member] \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]
Lines of credit	1,200,000,000
Second Program [Member] \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items]
Lines of credit	$ 600,000,000			€ 0.5