Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt To Capitalization Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Debt To Capitalization Percentage, Maximum

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility including uncommitted incremental capacity and without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Line Of Credit Facility, Uncommitted Incremental Capacity

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for the line of credit facility regardless of whether the facility has been used.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current portion of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Amount, after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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DEBT - Revolving Credit Agreements and Delayed Draw Term Loan Credit Agreement (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	May 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt to capitalization percentage, maximum	60.00%		60.00%
Line of credit \| Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt to capitalization percentage, maximum	60.00%		60.00%
Actual debt to capitalization percentage	33.00%		33.00%
Maximum borrowing capacity including uncommitted incremental loan facility	$ 4,750,000,000		$ 4,750,000,000
Uncommitted incremental loan facility	750,000,000		750,000,000
Line of credit, outstanding borrowings	0		0
Line of credit \| Letter of credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Line of credit, outstanding borrowings	$ 1,000,000		$ 1,000,000
Line of credit \| 5-year unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument term (in years)	5 years		5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,500,000,000
Facility fee (percent)	0.15%
Remaining borrowing capacity	$ 2,500,000,000		$ 2,500,000,000
Line of credit \| 5-year unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility fee (percent)	0.09%
Line of credit \| 5-year unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility fee (percent)	0.225%
Line of credit \| 5-year unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	1.10%
Line of credit \| 5-year unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	0.91%
Line of credit \| 5-year unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	1.40%
Line of credit \| 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt instrument term (in years)	364 days		364 days
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 1,500,000,000		$ 1,500,000,000
Facility fee (percent)	0.10%
Line of credit \| 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility fee (percent)	0.07%
Line of credit \| 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Facility fee (percent)	0.175%
Line of credit \| 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	1.15%
Line of credit \| 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	0.93%
Line of credit \| 364-day unsecured revolving credit agreement \| Revolving credit facility \| LIBOR \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)	1.45%
Term loan \| Delayed draw term loan
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		1.25%
Face amount		$ 500,000,000
Borrowings outstanding	$ 0		$ 0
Term loan \| Delayed draw term loan \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		1.00%
Term loan \| Delayed draw term loan \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate (percent)		1.625%