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Long-Term Debt - Schedule of Debt Outstanding (Details) $ in Millions, € in Billions, ¥ in Billions, ¥ in Billions, £ in Billions	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 GBP (£)	Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2020 CNY (¥)	Dec. 31, 2020 JPY (¥)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Effective interest rate	3.74%	3.74%	3.74%	3.74%	3.67%	3.67%	3.67%	3.67%	3.67%
Debt issuance costs, premiums, discounts, fair value adjustments for acquisition accounting and hedged positions, net	$ (5,954)				$ (1,649)
Total debt	94,850				103,760
Less: Current portion	2,132				3,146
Long-term debt	$ 92,718				$ 100,614
Term loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	4.41%	4.41%	4.41%	4.41%	2.07%	2.07%	2.07%	2.07%	2.07%
Term loans	$ 3,148				$ 7,641
Senior notes with maturities of 5 years or less, at face value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%	3.50%	3.41%	3.41%	3.41%	3.41%	3.41%
Senior notes	$ 18,443				$ 19,190
Senior notes with maturities between 5 and 10 years, at face value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.16%	3.16%	3.16%	3.16%	3.47%	3.47%	3.47%	3.47%	3.47%
Senior notes	$ 22,964				$ 23,114
Senior notes with maturities greater than 10 years, at face value
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	3.67%	3.67%	3.67%	3.67%	4.03%	4.03%	4.03%	4.03%	4.03%
Senior notes	$ 54,536				$ 54,203
Foreign currency denominated borrowings
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount		£ 2.6	€ 7.5	¥ 20.0		£ 4.7	€ 7.3	¥ 16.4	¥ 238.5
Finance lease obligations and other
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Finance lease obligations and other	$ 1,713				$ 1,261