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Line Of Credit Facility, Amortization Rate

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Represents the charge against earnings during the period for commitment fees and debt issuance expenses.

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Fair value of the assets less the liabilities of a derivative or group of derivatives.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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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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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Long-Term Debt (Details)						3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Long-Term Debt (Details)	Jun. 24, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 06, 2019	Feb. 05, 2019	Jan. 16, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 GBP (£)	Jun. 30, 2019 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt costs						$ 37,000,000	$ 0	$ 96,000,000	$ 0
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 9,000,000,000.0									£ 1,050,000,000.00	€ 1,500,000,000
Redemption price, percentage	101.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate	2.75%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.20%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 3,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate	3.50%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2049
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Debt instrument, interest rate	4.40%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt \| €											€ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate						0.375%		0.375%		0.375%	0.375%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt \| €											€ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate						1.125%		1.125%		1.125%	1.125%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt \| €											€ 500,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate						1.625%		1.625%		1.625%	1.625%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt \| £										£ 525,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate						2.25%		2.25%		2.25%	2.25%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes Due July 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value of debt \| £										£ 525,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate						3.00%		3.00%		3.00%	3.00%
Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument terms for line of credit,debt to income ratio				3.5
Revolving credit, increase limit		$ 1,500,000,000
Extinguishment of debt	$ 790,000,000
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		5,000,000,000.0
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility, Loans With Three Year Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,500,000,000
Debt term		3 years
Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility, Loans With Five Year Maturity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 3,500,000,000
Debt term		5 years
Line of Credit \| Bridge Loan \| Senior Unsecured Bridge Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity					$ 17,000,000,000.0
Debt costs						$ 37,000,000		$ 96,000,000
Outstanding borrowings						0		0
Debt term					364 days
Debt Instrument, Option, One \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument terms for line of credit,debt to income ratio			4
Debt Instrument, Option, Two \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument terms for line of credit,debt to income ratio			4.5
Debt Instrument, Amortization, Period One \| Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization rate		5.00%
Debt Instrument, Amortization, Period Two \| Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization rate		7.50%
Debt Instrument, Amortization, Period Three \| Term Loan Facility \| Line of Credit \| Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amortization rate		10.00%
Foreign currency forward exchange contracts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total fair value of derivatives						2,000,000.0		2,000,000.0
United Kingdom, Pounds \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivatives						1,340,000,000		1,340,000,000		£ 1,050,000,000.00
Euro Member Countries, Euro \| Foreign currency forward exchange contracts
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of derivatives						$ 641,000,000		$ 641,000,000			€ 563,000,000