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Amount of unrealized gain (loss) on investment in equity security measured at fair value with change in fair value recognized in net income (FV-NI).

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Amount of investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Amount of cumulative loss from downward price adjustment on investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Amount of impairment loss on investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Amount of cumulative gain from upward price adjustment on investment in equity security without readily determinable fair value.

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Balance held at close of period in number of shares.

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Investments in Equity Securities (Investment in JUUL Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Sep. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2022	Apr. 30, 2020	Jan. 31, 2020
Investments [Line Items]
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value, upward price adjustment				$ 0
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value, downward price adjustment, cumulative amount				0
Impairment of JUUL equity securities		$ 0	$ 0	2,600,000,000
JUUL [Member]
Investments [Line Items]
Payments to acquire equity securities without readily determinable fair value	$ 12,800,000,000
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value, ownership percentage	35.00%						35.00%
Investment owned, balance, percentage	35.00%	35.00%
Investment owned, balance, shares (in shares)		42
Non-compete release trigger percentage of initial investment carrying value					10.00%			10.00%
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value, quantitative assessment adjustment, annual amount	$ 12,800,000,000
Equity securities without readily determinable fair value, amount						$ 450,000,000
Equity securities, FV-NI, unrealized gain (loss)		$ (1,455,000,000)		100,000,000
Estimated fair value of JUUL			$ 0
Impairment of JUUL equity securities				$ 2,600,000,000