Debt Instrument, Change of Control, Redemption Price, Percent

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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

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Description of the frequency of periodic payments (monthly, quarterly, annual).

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

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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The amount of debt discount that was originally recognized at the issuance of the instrument that has yet to be amortized.

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Amount of debt issuance costs (for example, but not limited to, legal, accounting, broker, and regulatory fees).

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Long-Term Debt (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			9 Months Ended
	Sep. 15, 2015	May. 31, 2015	Nov. 01, 2015	May. 28, 2015
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price			100.00%
Debt Instrument, Change of Control, Redemption Price, Percent			101.00%
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due September 15, 2017 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 500
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 15, 2017
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment	quarterly on March 15, June 15, September 15 and December 15
Floating Rate Senior Notes Due September 15, 2017 [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	0.37%
3.35% Senior Notes Due September 15, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 1,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	3.35%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Sep. 15, 2025
Debt Discount	$ 1
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment	semi-annually on March 15 and September 15
2.625% Senior Notes Due June 1, 2022 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 1,250
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				2.625%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Jun. 01, 2022
Debt Discount				$ 5
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment		semi-annually on June 1 and December 1
4.25% Senior Notes Due April 1, 2046 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 1,250
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage				4.25%
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date		Apr. 01, 2046
Debt Discount				$ 3
Debt Instrument, Frequency of Periodic Payment		semi-annually on April 1 and October 1
September 2015 Issuance [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Issuance Costs	$ 7
May 2015 Issuance [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Discount				$ 8
Debt Issuance Costs		$ 19