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Borrowings and Lines of Credit (Long-term Debt Obligations) (Details) € in Millions				1 Months Ended								3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 15, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	May 30, 2020 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) instrument	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2020	Feb. 28, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 6,565,000,000											$ 6,565,000,000	$ 5,334,000,000
Line of credit, amount outstanding				0											0	0
Finance lease obligation				10,000,000											10,000,000	12,000,000
Long-term debt and finance lease obligations				6,575,000,000											6,575,000,000	5,346,000,000
Less payments due within one year				3,000,000											3,000,000	175,000,000
Long-term debt				$ 6,572,000,000											$ 6,572,000,000	5,171,000,000
Effective interest rates				1.10%											1.10%
Repayments of debt										$ 634,000,000		$ 170,000,000			$ 850,000,000	504,000,000	$ 637,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 2,200,000,000
Line of credit facility, additional borrowing capacity available		$ 750,000,000
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt						$ 692,000,000	$ 119,000,000		$ 296,000,000				$ 595,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Total Indebtedness To Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum, Percentage											0.60
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Acquisition For Consideration, Minimum Threshold											$ 1,000,000,000
Debt Instrument, Covenant, Total Indebtedness To Total Capitalization Ratio, Maximum When Acquisition For Consideration Threshold Is Met, Percentage											0.65
Debt Instrument, Total Indebtedness To Total Capitalization, Percentage														0.48	0.48
Debt Instrument, Number of Obligations Matured \| instrument												2
Proceeds from revolving credit facility															$ 0	800,000,000	0
Notes 0.00% Due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments																$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage																0.00%
Notes 2.3 Percent Due 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments																$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage																2.30%
Notes 3.6 Percent Due 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				3.60%											3.60%
Debt Instrument, Redemption Charge, Make-Whole Cash Premium								$ 6,000,000
Gain (Loss) on Extinguishment of Debt								7,000,000
Write off of Deferred Debt Issuance Cost								1,000,000
Repayments of Unsecured Debt								$ 500,000,000
Non-callable Debentures 9 Percent Due 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 0	$ 134,000,000							$ 134,000,000			$ 0	$ 134,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				9.00%	9.00%							9.00%			9.00%
Notes 0.875 Percent Due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 0											$ 0	732,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments \| €														€ 600
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				0.875%											0.875%
3.2% Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 299,000,000											$ 299,000,000	$ 299,000,000
Effective interest rates				0.60%											0.60%	1.20%
Interest rate swaps																				$ 150,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments															$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				3.20%											3.20%
Term Loan Credit Agreement, due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 1,399,000,000											$ 1,399,000,000	$ 0
Debt Instrument, Face Amount																		$ 2,000,000,000
Proceeds from revolving credit facility				700,000,000	$ 700,000,000
2.4% Notes due 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				298,000,000											298,000,000	298,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments			$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			2.40%
Notes 0.875% Due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				677,000,000											677,000,000	727,000,000
1.200% Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				692,000,000											692,000,000	0
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments						$ 700,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage						1.20%
Debt Redemption Price Percent Of Principal Amount						101.00%
Notes 1.4 Percent Due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 677,000,000											$ 677,000,000	726,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				1.40%											1.40%
3.75% Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 811,000,000											$ 811,000,000	$ 813,000,000
Effective interest rates				1.00%											1.00%	1.60%
Interest rate swaps																				$ 375,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments	$ 100,000,000														$ 800		$ 700,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				3.75%											3.75%	3.75%
Debt Redemption Price Percent Of Principal Amount	101.00%						101.00%
2.8% Notes due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 298,000,000											$ 298,000,000	$ 299,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments			$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage			2.80%
2.55% Notes Due 2030 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				296,000,000											296,000,000	296,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments									$ 300,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage																			2.55%
Debt Redemption Price Percent Of Principal Amount																			101.00%
Notes 2.5 Percent Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 90,000,000											$ 90,000,000	94,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments \| €														80
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				2.50%											2.50%
Notes 7.70 Percent Due 2038
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 174,000,000											$ 174,000,000	174,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				7.70%											7.70%
Notes 5.5 Percent Due 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 247,000,000											$ 247,000,000	247,000,000
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				5.50%											5.50%
Notes 3.0 Percent Due 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 130,000,000											$ 130,000,000	139,000,000
Notional amount of non-derivative instruments \| €														€ 120
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage				3.00%											3.00%
Commercial paper
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit, amount outstanding				$ 440,000,000											$ 440,000,000	250,000,000
Long-term Commercial Paper, Noncurrent				440,000,000											440,000,000	250,000,000
Other Non-US Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 1,000,000	$ 30,000,000							$ 30,000,000			$ 1,000,000	$ 38,000,000
Long-term debt, percentage bearing variable interest, percentage rate				3.10%											3.10%	3.80%
Impact Of Derivatives On Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt				$ 36,000,000											$ 36,000,000	$ 68,000,000
Effective interest rates				8.80%											8.80%	8.40%
Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.06%
Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Unused Capacity, Commitment Fee Percentage		0.125%