Subsequent Events	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2021
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Events	NOTE X. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On February 1, 2022, the company announced that the Board of Directors approved a quarterly dividend of $1.64 per common share. The dividend is payable March 10, 2022 to shareholders of record on February 11, 2022. On February 9, 2022, the company issued $2.3 billion of Euro fixed-rate notes in tranches with maturities ranging from 8 to 12 years and coupons ranging from 0.875 to 1.25 percent and $1.8 billion of U.S. dollar fixed-rate notes with maturities ranging from 5 to 30 years and coupons ranging from 2.20 to 3.43 percent.

The entire disclosure for significant events or transactions that occurred after the balance sheet date through the date the financial statements were issued or the date the financial statements were available to be issued. Examples include: the sale of a capital stock issue, purchase of a business, settlement of litigation, catastrophic loss, significant foreign exchange rate changes, loans to insiders or affiliates, and transactions not in the ordinary course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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