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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Discount from Market Price, Look-Back Period

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions, Risk Free Interest Rate, Period of U.S. Treasury Yield

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Minimum Employee Subscription Rate

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Stock Issued During Period, Price Per Share, Employee Stock Purchase Plans

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Discount rate from fair value on purchase date that participants pay for shares.

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Per share or unit weighted-average fair value of nonvested award under share-based payment arrangement. Excludes share and unit options.

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The highest percentage of annual salary that an employee is permitted to utilize with respect to the plan.

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Stock Compensation Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022
ESPP
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Discount stock purchase price percentage			15.00%
Look-back feature period of discount stock purchase price			3 months
Minimum contribution by participant percentage	1.00%		1.00%
Maximum contribution by participant percentage	10.00%		10.00%
Stocks purchased by employees during the period (in shares)	0.2	0.2
Discounted price per share of stocks purchased by employees (in dollar per share)	$ 26.44	$ 32,250,000
Share-based Payment Arrangement, Tranche One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting rights, percentage			100.00%
Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Volatility rate term			3 years
Risk-free interest rate period of U.S. Treasury yield			3 years
Performance Shares \| Restricted stock units granted February 23, 2021
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Weighted average grant date fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 57.67		$ 57.67
Restricted Stock Units
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards	$ 190		$ 190
Weighted average period to recognized compensation cost related to unvested awards			1 year 1 month 6 days
Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested awards	$ 9		$ 9
Weighted average period to recognized compensation cost related to unvested awards			4 months 24 days