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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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LONG-TERM DEBT - NARRATIVE (Details) - USD ($) shares in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2022	Aug. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Sep. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2021	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 30, 2021	Dec. 31, 2019
Principal payments on long-term debt
Aggregate future principal payments and carrying value			$ 28,493,000,000				$ 35,235,000,000	$ 28,493,000,000
Due next year			101,000,000					101,000,000
Due in two years			465,000,000					465,000,000
Due in three years			1,700,000,000					1,700,000,000
Due in four years			2,500,000,000					2,500,000,000
Due in five years and thereafter			23,700,000,000					23,700,000,000
Face value			$ 28,493,000,000				$ 35,235,000,000	$ 28,493,000,000		$ 37,401,000,000
Variable-rate debt as a percentage of total debt			0.20%				3.00%	0.20%
WES
Principal payments on long-term debt
Common units exchanged to retire note payable (in units)		27.9
Note payable retired		$ 260,000,000
Loss on exchange		46,000,000
Gain on debt extinguished		$ 76,000,000
Level 1 \| Fair Value
Principal payments on long-term debt
Estimated fair value of debt			$ 31,100,000,000				$ 33,800,000,000	$ 31,100,000,000
2-year variable rate term loan due 2021
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt							2,500,000,000
Senior notes
Principal payments on long-term debt
Face value							7,000,000,000
Senior notes \| Third quarter repayments
Principal payments on long-term debt
Cash tender				$ 3,000,000,000
Repayments of near-term maturities of debt				224,000,000
Repayments of floating interest rate notes				1,100,000,000
Senior notes \| First quarter repayments
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of near-term maturities of debt						$ 174,000,000
Senior notes \| Second quarter repayments
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of near-term maturities of debt					$ 0
Senior notes \| 2.600% senior notes due April 2022 \| Subsequent event
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt	$ 101,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage	2.60%
Face value	$ 28,400,000,000
Senior notes \| Senior Notes Due from 2024 Through 2049 \| Fourth quarter issuances (repayments)
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt			1,600,000,000
Face value of debt tendered and repurchased			1,500,000,000					1,500,000,000
Senior notes \| 2.700% senior notes due 2022
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Repayments of long-term debt							2,700,000,000
Senior notes \| 2.700% senior notes due 2022 \| Fourth quarter issuances (repayments)
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt			627,000,000
Senior notes \| 2.700% senior notes due 2022 \| Third quarter repayments
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Repayments of long-term debt				$ 278,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage				2.70%
Senior notes \| Senior Notes Due 2021
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Repayments of long-term debt							3,500,000,000
Senior notes \| 2.700% senior notes due 2023
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt							264,000,000
Senior notes \| 2.700% senior notes due 2023 \| Third quarter repayments
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt				$ 484,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage				2.70%
Senior notes \| 0.00% senior notes due October 2036
Principal payments on long-term debt
Repayments of long-term debt							2,000,000
Senior notes \| Zero Coupon senior notes due 2036
Principal payments on long-term debt
Aggregate future principal payments and carrying value			$ 2,269,000,000				$ 2,269,000,000	$ 2,269,000,000
Debt instrument interest rate stated percentage			5.24%					5.24%
Face value			$ 2,300,000,000					$ 2,300,000,000
Put in whole, amount			1,100,000,000					1,100,000,000
Line of credit \| Revolving credit racility
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Revolving credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity			4,000,000,000					$ 4,000,000,000	$ 5,000,000,000
Average annual facility fees								0.302%
Line of credit \| Receivables securitization facility
Principal payments on long-term debt
Available borrowing capacity			$ 400,000,000					$ 400,000,000