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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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-Topic 505
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
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Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

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-Topic 505
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Amount remaining authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	Mar. 31, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Mar. 31, 2023	Oct. 31, 2023
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Increase in quarterly dividend percentage	9.00%
Common stock dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.11	$ 0.11
Share Repurchase Program October 2023
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Authorized share repurchase program amount						$ 5.0
Remaining share repurchase authority amount		$ 4.0