Customer Financing (Components Of Investment In Sales-Type Or Finance Leases) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Customer Financing [Abstract]
Minimum lease payments receivable	$ 1,099	$ 756
Estimated residual value of leased assets	110	299
Unearned income	(265)	(136)
Investment in sales-type/finance leases	$ 944	$ 919

Customer Financing [Abstract]

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- Definition

The remaining (unamortized) difference between the gross investment in a sales-type and direct financing lease and the cost or carrying amount of the leased property as of the balance sheet date.

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- Definition

Amount of residual asset covered by residual value guarantee under sales-type and direct financing leases. Excludes guarantee considered to be lease payments for lessor.

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- Definition

Present value of lease payments not yet received by lessor and amount expected to be derived from underlying asset, following end of lease term guaranteed by lessee or other third party unrelated to lessor, from sales-type and direct financing leases.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124258985&loc=SL77919391-209981

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 30
-Section 50
-Paragraph 6
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=124258985&loc=SL77919379-209981

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- Definition

Amount of undiscounted cash flows to be received by lessor for sales-type and direct financing leases.

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