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- Definition

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

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 470
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1B
-Subparagraph (b)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Debt and Borrowing Arrangements - Debt Redemptions (Details) - Loans Payable € in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 04, 2020 USD ($)	Oct. 16, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount Redeemed				$ 950
2.000% Notes Due September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.00%	2.00%
Amount Redeemed	$ 1,500
Term Loan Due September 2021 3M LIBOR + 0.70%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount Redeemed	$ 500
Term Loan Due September 2021 3M LIBOR + 0.70% \| 3M LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.70%
Term Loan Due September 2021 3M LIBOR + 0.80%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Amount Redeemed	$ 500
Term Loan Due September 2021 3M LIBOR + 0.80% \| 3M LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.80%
1.000% Notes Due March 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.00%	1.00%
Amount Redeemed	$ 587	€ 500
1.625% Notes Due January 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.625%	1.625%
Amount Redeemed	$ 821	€ 700
2.125% Notes Due April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.125%	2.125%
Amount Redeemed	$ 500
4.000% Notes Due February 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.00%	4.00%		4.00%
Amount Redeemed	$ 492			$ 203
3.625% Notes Due May 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate			3.625%
Amount Redeemed			$ 391