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Capital Transactions (Details) (USD $)
0 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 0 Months Ended
Oct. 11, 2013
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Feb. 03, 2015
Feb. 02, 2012
Feb. 03, 2011
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]            
Cost of common stock repurchased under the stock repurchase program   $ 5,830,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod $ 315,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod      
Shares of common stock repurchased 429,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired          
2015 Share Repurchase Program            
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]            
Stock repurchase program, dollar amount authorized       750,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
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2012 Share Repurchase Program            
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]            
Stock repurchase program, dollar amount authorized         1,000,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
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Cost of common stock repurchased under the stock repurchase program   0us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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54,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Shares of common stock repurchased   0us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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4,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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2011 Share Repurchase Program            
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]            
Stock repurchase program, dollar amount authorized           1,500,000,000us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramAuthorizedAmount
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Cost of common stock repurchased under the stock repurchase program     $ 261,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockValueAcquiredCostMethod
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Shares of common stock repurchased     22,000,000us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired
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