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

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

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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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The fair value of notes issued in noncash investing and financing activities.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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NOTES PAYABLE, LONG-TERM DEBT AND AVAILABLE CREDIT FACILITIES (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 EUR (€)	Feb. 28, 2020 EUR (€)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt								$ (8)	$ (574)	$ (149)
Repayments of Long-term Debt				$ 81				121	259	134
Total notes payable								362	161
Notes payable to banks and other lenders
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable								63	161
Uncommitted Credit Facility [Member] \| Notes payable to banks and other lenders
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable							$ 800
3.625 Percent Notes Due May 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt			$ 750
Stated interest rate			3.625%
3.625 Percent Notes Due May 2026 \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt			$ 8
Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance								$ 1,500
Senior Unsecured Notes, 6 Point 30 Percent, Due 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								6.30%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance								$ 600
Senior Unsecured Notes, 6 Point 90 Percent, Due 2053
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate								6.90%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance								$ 900
InterNotes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes Issued								167	109	190
InterNotes redeemed
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Notes Payable									31	180
InterNotes redeemed, Various maturities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Notes Payable									213	400
InterNotes redeemed, Various maturities [Member] \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt									1	2
Long Term Debt Repayment - Variable Interest Entity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt								$ 3	$ 25	$ 29
Three Point One Five Percent Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt					$ 208
Stated interest rate					3.15%
Three Point Five Percent Notes Due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt					$ 811
Stated interest rate					3.50%
3.15 Percent Notes Due 2024 and 3.50 Percent Notes Due 2024 \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt					$ 101
Debt Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt				1,042
Repayments of Long-term Debt	$ 493
Debt Securities [Member] \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt				$ 472		$ 62
Euros Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												1.00%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance \| €												€ 2,250
0.50 Percent Notes Due 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												0.50%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance \| €												€ 1,000
1.125 Percent Notes Due 2032 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												1.125%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance \| €												€ 750
1.875 Percent Notes Due 2040 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate												1.875%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance \| €												€ 500
Term Loan Facility, Due September 2023 [Member] \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt		$ 1,250					$ 750
3.0 Percent Notes Due 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate							3.00%
Repayments of Notes Payable							$ 1,250
3.0 Percent Notes Due 2022 [Member] \| Sundry Income (Expense), Net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loss on early extinguishment of debt							$ 85
U.S. Dollar Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance \| €											€ 2,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-term Debt	$ 556
2.1 Percent Notes Due 2030 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											2.10%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance \| €											€ 850
3.6 Percent Notes Due 2050 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											3.60%
Debt Instrument, Face Amount on Issuance \| €											€ 1,150