Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Increase (Decrease) Due To Interest Rate Adjustment

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Expected Interest Rate Adjustment

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Interest Expense, Debt, Interest Rate Adjustment, Annualized Amount

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Senior Notes, Subject To Interest Rate Adjustment

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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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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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 of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Amount of cash inflow from contractual arrangement with the lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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Debt - Additional Information (Details)	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Debt - Additional Information (Details)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 11, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Expected interest rate adjustment	$ 10,000,000
Interest rate adjustment, annualized amount	8,000,000
Standby letters of credit outstanding	45,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	1,250,000,000
Long-term Line of credit	0
Credit revolver, net availability	1,100,000,000
Proceeds from Lines of Credit	100,000,000
Standby letters of credit outstanding	22,000,000
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	112,000,000
Long-term Line of credit	112,000,000				$ 0
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	$ 800,000,000			$ 800,000,000
Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate adjustment	0.0025	0.0025
Senior notes subject to interest rate adjustment	$ 4,200,000,000
Receivables facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity	375,000,000		$ 600,000,000
Long-term Line of credit	$ 260,000,000