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Earnings Per Share (Tables)
 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2024
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]  
Schedule of Computation of Basic Earnings Per Share, Assuming Dilution
The following table sets forth the computation of basic earnings per share and earnings per share, assuming dilution.
Third QuartersNine Months
2024
2023 (a)
2024 (a)
2023 (a)
Numerator (Dollars in Millions):
Net Earnings
$894 $828 $2,737 $2,786 
Denominator (Units in Millions):
Average Common Shares Outstanding1,936 1,994 1,946 2,022 
Other Potentially Dilutive Common Shares4 5 4 5 
Average Common Shares Outstanding, Assuming Dilution
1,940 1,999 1,950 2,027 
Net Earnings Per Share, Basic
$0.46 $0.42 $1.41 $1.38 
Net Earnings Per Share, Assuming Dilution
$0.46 $0.41 $1.40 $1.37 
(a) See Note 11, Revision of Prior Period Financial Statements.
Schedule of Total Average Outstanding Stock Options Excluded from Diluted Earnings Per Share Calculation The total average outstanding stock options that were excluded from the diluted earnings per share calculation because their effect was antidilutive is in the table below.
Third QuartersNine Months
2024202320242023
Antidilutive Stock Options Excluded from Diluted EPS (Units in Millions)
3334
Schedule of Share Repurchase
During third quarters and nine months ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023, the Company engaged in the following repurchase activities:

Third QuartersNine Months
2024202320242023
Shares Repurchased (Millions)
12 31 35 94 
Cost of Shares (Dollars in Millions)
$402 $971 $1,212 $2,901