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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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

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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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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Debt Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) € in Millions								12 Months Ended
Debt Senior Unsecured Notes (Details) € in Millions	Nov. 23, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 14, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 20, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2016 USD ($)	Nov. 19, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 10, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 03, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2016 EUR (€)	Mar. 10, 2015 EUR (€)	Feb. 14, 2013 USD ($)	May 17, 2011 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on extinguishment of debt								$ (126,000,000)	$ 0	$ 6,000,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 5.875% Due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount														$ 500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage														5.875%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 6.125% Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount														$ 500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage														6.125%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 5.00% Due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount													$ 800,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage													5.00%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 4.150% Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							$ 700,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							4.15%	4.15%
Payments of debt issuance costs							$ 6,000,000
Debt Instrument, Price							99.649%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage							4.193%
Senior Notes \| Euro-Denominated Senior Notes, 1.500% Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								1.50%				1.50%
Payments of debt issuance costs						$ 5,000,000
Debt Instrument, Price												99.54%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage												1.55%
Senior Notes \| Euro-Denominated Senior Notes, 1.500% Due 2025 \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Net Investment Hedging
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €												€ 700
Senior Notes \| 2015 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 1,300,000,000
Payments of debt issuance costs					8,000,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 3.15% Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 650,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					3.15%
Loss on extinguishment of debt										$ (6,000,000)
Debt Instrument, Price					99.784%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					3.197%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 4.25% Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 650,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage					4.25%			4.25%
Debt Instrument, Price					99.942%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					4.256%
Senior Notes \| Euro-denominated Senior Notes, 1.600% Due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								1.60%			1.60%
Payments of debt issuance costs				$ 4,000,000
Debt Instrument, Price											99.881%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage											1.611%
Senior Notes \| Euro-denominated Senior Notes, 1.600% Due 2028 \| Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Net Investment Hedging
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount \| €											€ 500
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 4.400% Due 2046
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			4.40%					4.40%
Payments of debt issuance costs			$ 3,000,000
Debt Instrument, Price			99.454%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage			4.433%
Senior Notes \| 2019 Senior Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 650,000,000
Payments of debt issuance costs		7,000,000
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 4.35% Due 2029 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		4.35%						4.35%
Debt Instrument, Price		99.879%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		4.365%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 5.40% Due 2049
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		$ 350,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		5.40%						5.40%
Debt Instrument, Price		99.558%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage		5.43%
Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 3.10% Due 2051
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.10%							3.10%
Payments of debt issuance costs	$ 17,000,000
Debt Instrument, Price	97.814%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.214%