Debt Instrument, Extension Option, Term

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Debt Instrument, Number Of Extension Options

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Line Of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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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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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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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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DEBT - SMBC Funding Facility Narrative (Details) $ in Millions		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) extensionOption	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) extensionOption	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt outstanding	$ 11,853	$ 11,853	$ 11,061
SMBC Funding Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, borrowing capacity incremental increase limit	1,000	$ 1,000	1,000
SMBC Funding Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of unused portion of line of credit commitment		0.50%
SMBC Funding Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of unused portion of line of credit commitment		1.00%
SMBC Funding Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity of line of credit	$ 800	$ 800
Number of debt maturity extensions \| extensionOption	2	2
Term of debt maturity extension option		1 year
Principal amount of debt outstanding	$ 456	$ 456	$ 401
SMBC Funding Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread	1.75%
SMBC Funding Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread		1.75%
SMBC Funding Facility \| Line of Credit \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread		2.00%
SMBC Funding Facility \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread		0.75%
SMBC Funding Facility \| Line of Credit \| Base Rate \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate spread		1.00%