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Original aggregate principal amount redeem percentage.

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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 YYYY-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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Financing Arrangements and Derivative Financial Instruments - Notes Narrative (Details)						3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Oct. 28, 2021 EUR (€)	Sep. 28, 2021 EUR (€)	May 18, 2021 USD ($)	May 06, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 06, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 EUR (€)	May 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable						$ 5,892,000,000	$ 5,892,000,000				$ 3,860,000,000
Debt Instrument Acquisition Amount						$ 135,000,000	135,000,000
Senior notes											$ 1,450,000,000
Repayments of long-term debt							$ 5,393,000,000	$ 5,149,000,000
2.75% Due in 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| €		€ 400,000,000							€ 400,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage		2.75%
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage		102.75%					100.00%
Original aggregate principal amount redeem percentage		35.00%
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount					100.00%	100.00%	100.00%		100.00%
2.75% Due in 2028 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument Redemption Period Commencing August 15 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage							101.375%
2.75% Due in 2028 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument Redemption Period Commencing August 15 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage							100.688%
2.75% Due in 2028 \| Senior Notes \| Debt Instrument Redemption Period Commencing August 15 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage							100.00%
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%	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%		5.25%		5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date					Apr. 30, 2031
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount					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%		5.25%		5.25%
Debt instrument, maturity date			Jul. 15, 2031
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount			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%		5.625%		5.625%
Debt instrument, maturity date					Apr. 30, 2033
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%		5.00%		5.00%
Debt instrument, maturity date			Jul. 15, 2029
Notes sold, percentage of principle amount			100.00%
7.625% due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount						$ 117,000,000	$ 117,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage						7.625%	7.625%		7.625%
Debt instrument, maturity date							Mar. 15, 2027
Debt extinguishment costs related to remaining unamortized debt issuance costs						$ 19,000,000	$ 19,000,000
Amortization						$ 1,000,000
Subsequent Event \| 3.75% due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, principal amount \| €	€ 250,000,000
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.75%
Debt instrument, redemption price percentage	100.00%
Repayments of long-term debt \| €	€ 250,000,000