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Debt (Schedule of Debt Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended				12 Months Ended
	May 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 11, 2022
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Net commercial paper borrowings		$ (1,337)	$ (724)	$ (5,219)	$ 1,471	$ (5,809)
Proceeds from Other Short-Term Debt						3,955	$ 21,856	$ 9,440
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt						2,979	9,931	31,988
Debt Issuances		2,500	750	0	479	3,729
Repayments of Short-Term Debt		(750)	0	(9,100)	0	(9,850)
Repayment of long-term debt		706	199	23,423	790	25,118	3,039	39,062
Interest						7,772	$ 7,485	$ 8,010
USD notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Repayment of long-term debt		287	0	18,957	123	19,367
Euro notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Repayment of long-term debt		0	0	3,343	0	3,343
BAML Bilateral Term Loan – Tranche B
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Repayment of long-term debt		0	0	1,000	0	1,000
2025 Term Loan
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		2,500	0	0	0	2,500
Zero Coupon Note [Member]
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Repayment of long-term debt						287
Aggregate principal amount of debt		592				592
Interest						305
Other
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		0	0	0	479	479
Repayment of long-term debt		419	199	123	667	1,408
2021 Syndicated Term Loan
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Repayments of Short-Term Debt		0	0	(7,350)	0	(7,350)
BAML Bilateral Term Loan - Tranche A
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Repayments of Short-Term Debt		0	0	(1,000)	0	(1,000)
Private Financing
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Proceeds from Other Short-Term Debt		0	750	0	0	750
Repayments of Short-Term Debt		$ (750)	$ 0	$ (750)	$ 0	$ (1,500)
Various Global Notes Due 2022 to 2026 \| USD notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Aggregate principal amount of debt									$ 9,042
Various Global Notes Due 2026 to 2061 \| USD notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Repayment of long-term debt	$ 7,954
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 8,822
Minimum \| Various Global Notes Due 2022 to 2026 \| USD notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Interest Rate									2.625%
Minimum \| Various Global Notes Due 2026 to 2061 \| USD notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Interest Rate	3.10%
Maximum \| Various Global Notes Due 2022 to 2026 \| USD notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Interest Rate									4.45%
Maximum \| Various Global Notes Due 2026 to 2061 \| USD notes
Issuance of Notes and Debentures:
Interest Rate	8.75%