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Equity - Common Stock Repurchases and Dividends (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended		66 Months Ended
	Mar. 20, 2024	Feb. 29, 2024	Nov. 30, 2023	Mar. 02, 2023	Dec. 01, 2022	Feb. 29, 2024	Mar. 02, 2023	Feb. 29, 2024
Common Stock Repurchases
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock						$ 0	$ 425,000,000
Dividends
Payments of Common Stock Dividends		$ 127,000,000	$ 129,000,000			256,000,000	$ 252,000,000
Payments of Common Stock Dividends (per share)		$ 0.115	$ 0.115
Cash dividends declared (per share)		$ 0.115	$ 0.115	$ 0.115	$ 0.115
Subsequent Event
Dividends
Cash dividends declared (per share)	$ 0.115
Dividends Payable, Date to be Paid	Apr. 16, 2024
Dividends Payable, Date of Record	Apr. 01, 2024
Repurchases Authorized by the BOD
Common Stock Repurchases
Common Stock Repurchase, Authorized Amount		$ 10,000,000,000				$ 10,000,000,000		$ 10,000,000,000
Treasury Shares Repurchased (in shares)						0
Payments for Repurchase of Common Stock								$ 6,890,000,000