The amount of receivables sold under the securitization programs during the period.

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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 cash inflow from the sale of receivables classified as other.

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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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Fair value 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.

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Sale of Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) € in Billions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Fair Value of Derecognized Assets	$ 1,800,000,000		$ 1,800,000,000			$ 2,200,000,000
Proceeds from Sale of Other Receivables			28,200,000,000	$ 22,500,000,000
Loss on transfer of accounts receivables to purchasers	3,000,000	$ 2,000,000	8,000,000	6,000,000
Amount of receivables sold			29,300,000,000	$ 24,800,000,000
Pledged Assets, Not Separately Reported, Finance Receivables	1,700,000,000		1,700,000,000			$ 500,000,000
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	2,600,000,000		2,600,000,000
First Purchasers [Member] \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,800,000,000		1,800,000,000
Second Purchasers [Member] \| Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member]
Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Financial Asset for which Transfer is Accounted as Sale [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 800,000,000		$ 800,000,000		€ 0.8