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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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Total cost of shares repurchased divided by the total number of shares repurchased.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Equity - Accelerated Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions			1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2020	Oct. 01, 2019	Feb. 29, 2020	Aug. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total cash utilized					$ 0	$ 1,164	$ 1,240
Capped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Average price paid per share (USD per share)							$ 292.13
Total cash utilized							$ 500
Uncapped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Average price paid per share (USD per share)							$ 292.13
Total cash utilized							$ 500
Percentage of authorized amount repurchased							85.00%
Capped ASR, August 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Average price paid per share (USD per share)								$ 253.36
Total cash utilized								$ 500
Uncapped ASR, February 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Average price paid per share (USD per share)								$ 214.65
Total cash utilized							$ 500	$ 500
Percentage of authorized amount repurchased							85.00%
Initial Award \| Capped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)							1.3
Initial Award \| Uncapped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)							1.4
Initial Award \| Capped ASR, August 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)								1.7
Initial Award \| Uncapped ASR, February 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)								2.2
Additional Award \| Capped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)	0.2		0.2				0.4
Additional Award \| Uncapped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)	0.3						0.3
Additional Award \| Capped ASR, August 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)		0.1		0.2				0.3
Additional Award \| Uncapped ASR, February 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)	0.1							0.1
Completed Award \| Capped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)							1.7
Completed Award \| Uncapped ASR, February 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)							1.7
Completed Award \| Capped ASR, August 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)								2.0
Completed Award \| Uncapped ASR, February 2019
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items]
Total number of shares purchased (shares)								2.3