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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Debt to Equity Ratio, Maximum, Excluding Subsidiary Debt

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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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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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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)		1 Months Ended						12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2022 USD ($)	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Apr. 29, 2020 USD ($)
Four Point Five Percent Medium-Term Notes due 2021 \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of debt, amount				$ 550,000,000
Extinguishment of debt, stated interest rate				4.05%
Two Point Fifty-five Percent Medium-Term Notes Due 2022 \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of debt, amount		$ 400,000,000
Extinguishment of debt, stated interest rate		2.55%
Two Point Eighty-five Percent Medium-Term Notes Due 2021 \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of debt, amount							$ 600,000,000
Extinguishment of debt, stated interest rate							2.85%
Floating-Rate Medium Term Notes due 2021 \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of debt, amount						$ 450,000,000
Three Point Fifty-five Percent Medium Term Notes due 2021 \| Medium-term Notes
Debt Instrument
Extinguishment of debt, amount					$ 350,000,000
Extinguishment of debt, stated interest rate					3.55%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Credit Facility Maturing April 2027, Five Year Maturity
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility Maturing April 2027, Five Year Maturity
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 710,000,000		$ 710,000,000
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility Maturing April 2023, Five Year Maturity
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, term	5 years
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 707,500,000		$ 707,500,000
Line of Credit \| Credit Facility Maturing April 2025, Five Year Term
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 710,000,000		$ 710,000,000							$ 707,500,000
Line of Credit \| Global Credit Facilities
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, term								5 years
Covenant, debt to equity ratio, excluding subsidiary debt (in shares)								10.0
Covenant, debt to equity ratio, excluding subsidiary debt								0.7
Unsecured commercial paper
Debt Instrument
Debt instrument, term								365 days
Weighted-average interest rate of commercial paper								5.28%	0.40%