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

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
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Amount of cash outflow in the form of ordinary dividends to common shareholders of the parent entity.

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-Topic 230
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Capital Transactions - Dividends (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions					3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	May 06, 2022	Feb. 03, 2022	May 06, 2021	Feb. 04, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Dividends per common share (in dollars per share)		$ 0.47		$ 0.47	$ 0.47	$ 0.47
Cash dividend payment			$ 365				$ 367	$ 365
Accrued Liabilities, Current
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Cash dividend payment	$ 367