The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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Debt and Credit Facilities - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
364 Day Credit Agreement Expiring 2020 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Initiation date	Nov. 30, 2018
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000,000
Three Year Agreement Expiring 2022 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Initiation date	Nov. 30, 2018
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000,000
Five Year Agreement Expiring 2024 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Initiation date	Nov. 30, 2018
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 5,000,000,000
Total Committed Bank Credit Facilities [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 5,500,000,000
Committed Bank Credit Facility Expiring 2020 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		2,800,000,000
Committed Bank Credit Facility Expiring 2021 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		200,000,000
Committed Bank Credit Facility Expiring 2022 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 2,500,000,000
Three Year Revolving Credit Facility Expiring 2022 [Member]
Line Of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 5,000,000,000
Credit facilities amount outstanding			$ 0