Interest Expense Securitization and Factoring Facilities.

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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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Amount of derecognized financial assets from transactions which comprise an initial transfer and an agreement entered into in contemplation of the initial transfer resulting in retention of substantially all of the exposure to the economic return throughout the term of the transaction, at the date of derecognition.

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Amount of insurance proceeds for an event or transaction that is unusual in nature or infrequent in occurrence, or both.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Receivables - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Receivables - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Transfer of financial assets accounted for as sales, amount derecognized	$ 1,342	$ 1,011
Expenses related to securitization and factoring facilities	41	$ 13	$ 13
Insurance settlements receivable	23
Tornado Damages, Business Interuption
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Unusual or infrequent item, or both, insurance proceeds	94
Tornado Damages, Property Damage and Incremental Costs
Unusual or Infrequent Item, or Both [Line Items]
Unusual or infrequent item, or both, insurance proceeds	$ 22