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Long-Term Debt and Common Stock (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	5.625%	5.625%
Dividends Common Stock Declared Per Share	$ 0.22
Dividends Payable, Amount Per Share After Increase	$ 0.2875
Commercial Paper [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding		$ 0
Average Borrowings Outstanding			$ 11,000,000
Weighted average interest rate (in hundredths)			1.97%
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Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding				$ 0
Revolving Credit Agreement (New Facility) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings Outstanding		0
Letters of Credit Outstanding	$ 0	0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,000,000,000.0	$ 2,000,000,000.0
Line of Credit Facility, Expiration Date		Jun. 27, 2024
Line Of Credit Facility Increase Additional Borrowings		$ 3,000,000,000.0
Maximum Total Debt To Total Capitalization Ratio Allowed Under Financial Covenant	65.00%	65.00%
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Borrowings Outstanding		$ 0		0
Letters of Credit Outstanding	$ 0	0		$ 0
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 2,000,000,000.0	$ 2,000,000,000.0
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Weighted average interest rate (in hundredths)		2.92%
Base Rate [Member] \| Revolving Credit Agreement (New Facility) [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate (in hundredths)		5.00%