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Accelerated Share Repurchases, Initial Shares Received

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Amount of cash receipt from (payment to) bank; or stock received from (issuance to) bank in the settlement of the accelerated share repurchase agreement.

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Securities (including those issuable pursuant to contingent stock agreements) that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share (EPS) or earnings per unit (EPU) in the future that were not included in the computation of diluted EPS or EPU because to do so would increase EPS or EPU amounts or decrease loss per share or unit amounts for the period presented.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2019	Oct. 11, 2018	Sep. 30, 2018	Jul. 31, 2018	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 10, 2019	Aug. 08, 2019	Jan. 16, 2019	Jul. 19, 2018	Apr. 20, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018	Feb. 28, 2018	Oct. 31, 2017
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Shares repurchased (in shares)	16,000		15,000		39,000	46,000
2019
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Accelerated share repurchase program (prepayment) settlement amount								$ (250)
Initial shares received (in shares)							4,000
2018
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Accelerated share repurchase program (prepayment) settlement amount		$ 100		$ 90						$ (500)	$ (450)	$ (150)
Initial shares received (in shares)										6,000	6,000	3,000
Initial share value received										$ 400	$ 360
Shares repurchased (in shares)		7,000		7,000
Share Repurchase Program October 2017
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Share repurchase program authorized amount														$ 1,500
Share Repurchase Program February 2018
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Share repurchase program authorized amount													$ 5,000
Share Repurchase Program January 2019
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Share repurchase program authorized amount									$ 5,000
Stock Options
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Antidilutive securities excluded from diluted earnings per share calculation	1,000		7		800	600