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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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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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Including the current and noncurrent portions, aggregate carrying amount of all types of notes payable, as of the balance sheet date, with initial maturities beyond one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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The remaining balance of debt issuance expenses that were capitalized and are being amortized against income over the lives of the respective bond issues. This does not include the amounts capitalized as part of the cost of the utility plant or asset.

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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Notes Narrative (Details) - USD ($)				6 Months Ended
	May 18, 2021	May 06, 2021	Apr. 06, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	May 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable				$ 5,436,000,000			$ 3,860,000,000
Senior notes							$ 1,450,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 3,042,000,000	$ 3,879,000,000
5.125% due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount						$ 1,000,000,000.0
Interest rate, stated percentage		5.125%		5.125%		5.125%	5.125%
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage		100.00%
Repayments of long-term debt		$ 1,000,000,000.0
5.25% due April 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount			$ 550,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			5.25%	5.25%			5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date			Apr. 30, 2031
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount			100.00%
Basis spread			0.50%
5.25% due April 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Prior to January 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage			100.00%
5.25% due April 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, After to January 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage			100.00%
5.25% due July 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	$ 600,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.25%			5.25%			5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jul. 15, 2031
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount	100.00%
Basis spread	0.50%
5.25% due July 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Prior to April 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage	100.00%
5.25% due July 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, After to April 2031
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage	100.00%
5.625% due 2033 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount			$ 450,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage			5.625%	5.625%			5.625%
Debt instrument, maturity date			Apr. 30, 2033
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount			100.00%
Basis spread			0.50%
5.625% due 2033 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Prior to January 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage			100.00%
5.625% due 2033 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, After to January 2033
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage			100.00%
5% due 2029 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount	$ 850,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	5.00%			5.00%			5.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Jul. 15, 2029
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount	100.00%
Basis spread	0.50%
5% due 2029 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, Prior to April 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage	100.00%
5% due 2029 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument, Redemption, After to April 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage	100.00%
7.625% due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount				$ 117,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage				7.625%
Debt instrument, maturity date				Mar. 15, 2027
Debt extinguishment costs related to remaining unamortized debt issuance costs				$ 19,000,000