Debt Instrument, Extension Term

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Incremental Increase In Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Conversion To Term Loan, Term

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- Definition

The debt-to adjusted capital ratio which the Company must not exceed in accordance with the terms of the line of credit facility agreement.

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- Definition

Line Of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity And Accordion Feature, Incremental Increase In Maximum Borrowing Capacity

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- Definition

Number of banks participating in revolving credit and letter of credit agreement

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- Definition

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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- Definition

Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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- Definition

Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense for debt.

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- Definition

The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

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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Debt - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($) bank	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest expense on long-term and short-term debt			$ 1,300,000,000	$ 1,300,000,000	$ 1,400,000,000
Commercial Paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balances			0
Maximum borrowing capacity			5,000,000,000
Revolving Credit And Letter Of Credit Facility Maturing April 2027, Revolving Credit Facility Maturing April 2025, And 364 Day Revolving Credit Agreement, Maturing April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Outstanding balances			$ 0
Aggregate amount of options to increase commitments	$ 1,500,000,000
Maximum total commitment	$ 6,500,000,000
Number of participating banks \| bank	22
Leverage ratio covenant	60.00%
Revolving Credit And Letter Of Credit Facility Maturing April 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 3,000,000,000
Credit agreement term	5 years
Credit agreement extension term	1 year
Revolving Credit And Letter Of Credit Facility Maturing April 2027 \| Letter of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 500,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility Maturing April 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000
Credit agreement term	3 years
Credit agreement extension term	1 year
364 Day Revolving Credit Agreement, Maturing April 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,000,000,000
Credit agreement term	364 days
Credit facility, conversion to term loan, term	1 year
Five-year Revolving Credit Agreement, Maturing April 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 3,000,000,000
Credit agreement term		5 years
Three-year Revolving Credit Agreement, Maturing April 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000
Credit agreement term		3 years
364-day Revolving Credit Agreement, Maturing April 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 1,000,000,000
Credit agreement term		364 days