Represents the completion of accelerated share repurchase.

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Common Shares Repurchased Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements

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Initial shares received as part of an accelerated share repurchase program.

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The amount needed to adjust previously recorded stockholders' equity balances to the actual aggregate amounts paid, whether in cash or other consideration, to acquire all of the shares purchased under an Accelerated Share Repurchase arrangement.

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Final price paid per share for the purchase of the targeted number of shares, determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Additional shares included in the calculation of diluted EPS as a result of the potentially dilutive effect of accelerated share repurchase agreements. An accelerated share repurchase program is a combination of transactions that permits an entity to purchase a targeted number of shares immediately with the final purchase price of those shares determined by an average market price over a fixed period of time.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Stockholders' equity - ASR - Additional Information (Details) - Accelerate share repurchase - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended	2 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 09, 2021	May 03, 2021	Aug. 26, 2022	Mar. 02, 2022	Jul. 12, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
Stockholders Equity Note
Stock repurchase program authorized amount		$ 350	$ 231			$ 231	$ 350
Accelerated share repurchases price paid per share	$ 75.8430				$ 78.9443
Accelerated share repurchases settlement payment			$ 231	$ 400
Initial shares received as part of an accelerated share repurchase program		3,785,831	2,339,241	3,483,942		2,339,241
Common Shares Repurchased Accelerated Share Repurchase Agreements	828,965				1,582,922
Common shares attributable to ASR	4,614,796				5,066,864
Accelerated share repurchase completed					$ 400	$ 400
Treasury stock
Stockholders Equity Note
Common stock purchases	$ 61	$ (280)	$ (185)	$ (320)	$ 120
Capital surplus
Stockholders Equity Note
Common stock purchases		$ (70)	$ (46)	$ (80)