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The amount of the cost recognized during the period for defined contribution plans.

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Weighted average period over which unrecognized compensation is expected to be recognized for equity-based compensation plans, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Description of the plan, including the basis for determining contributions, the employee groups covered, and the nature and effect of significant matters affecting comparability of information for all periods presented. For leveraged ESOPs and pension reversion ESOPs, the description generally includes the basis for releasing shares and how dividends on allocated and unallocated shares are used.

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Estimated period over which an employee is required to provide service in exchange for the equity-based payment award, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Description of award terms as to how many shares or portion of an award are no longer contingent on satisfaction of either a service condition, market condition or a performance condition, thereby giving the employee the legal right to convert the award to shares, to sell the shares, and be entitled to the cash proceeds of such sale. For example, vesting may be expressed as being 25 percent of the shares under option on each anniversary of the grant date.

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Percentage of vesting of share-based compensation awards.

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Discount rate from fair value on offering date that participants pay for shares.

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Date the equity-based award expires, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Period from grant date that an equity-based award expires, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The maximum number of shares (or other type of equity) originally approved (usually by shareholders and board of directors), net of any subsequent amendments and adjustments, for awards under the equity-based compensation plan. As stock or unit options and equity instruments other than options are awarded to participants, the shares or units remain authorized and become reserved for issuance under outstanding awards (not necessarily vested).

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The number of shares into which fully or partially vested stock options outstanding as of the balance sheet date can be currently converted under the option plan.

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The weighted-average price as of the balance sheet date at which grantees can acquire the shares reserved for issuance on vested portions of options outstanding and currently exercisable under the stock option plan.

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Amount of accumulated difference between fair value of underlying shares on dates of exercise and exercise price on options exercised (or share units converted) into shares.

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Number of shares issued during the period as a result of an employee stock purchase plan.

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Amount remaining of a stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Describes the measurement, allocation or disclosure that departs from GAAP but is necessary to explain or measure amounts available for dividends on stock referenced to the unit. This element applies when the targeted stock stipulates explicitly that the performance of the unit will be measured on the basis that departs from GAAP.

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Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of stock incentive plans	4
Shares reserved for issuance (in shares)					694,000,000															2,500,000,000			471,400,000
Reduction in number of shares available for issuance after amendment						1.5
Exercie price of stock options and stock appreciation rights (in percentage)					100.00%															100.00%
Expiration date for stock options and stock appreciation rights (in years)							9 years	10 years												9 years
Share-based Compensation Award Vesting Rights, Percentage									20.00%	25.00%	20.00%	25.00%		0.00%	150.00%	0.00%	15.00%	0.00%	100.00%
Share-based Compensation Award Requisite Service Period (in months)									0 years 36 months	0 years 48 months			3 years								36 months	48 months
Stock options ratable vesting schedule, nonstandard (in months)																				60,000,000
Performance restricted stock units, based on operating performance goals	50.00%
Performance restricted stock units, based on TSR	50.00%
Percentage in which stock options and RSUs become exercisable for within one year from date of grant, maximum																				25.00%
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Rights																				Certain other grants utilized a 60-month ratable vesting schedule. In addition, the Board of Directors, or other committees administering the 1996 Plan, had the discretion to use a different vesting schedule and did so from time to time.
Percentage in which stock options and RSUs become exercisable for within one year from date of grant, minimum																				20.00%
ESPP-Offering Period Plan Description																							24-month offering period, which consists of four consecutive 6-month purchase periods
ESPP-Termination of Purchase Plan																							Jan. 03, 2020
ESPP-Discount rate																							15.00%
Shares issued under employee purchase plan, shares																							27,000,000	36,000,000	35,000,000
ESPP-shares available for issuance, shares	$ 8,600,000,000																						$ 25,000,000
Total compensation cost related to unvested share-based awards	2,400,000,000
Expected period of recognition of compensation cost, years	2 years 3 months 18 days
Total pretax intrinsic value	458,000,000	661,000,000	333,000,000
Closing stock price				$ 25.97
In-the-money exercisable stock option shares	94,000,000
Number Exercisable, shares	183,000,000	271,000,000
Weighted- Average Exercise Price per Share	$ 26.50	$ 24.84
Employee contribution minimum rate																										75.00%			1.00%	75.00%
Company maximum match rate																										100.00%
Defined Contribution Plan, Employer Matching Contribution, Percent of Match																										4.50%					4.50%
Defined Contribution Plan Maximum Matching Contribution By Company																										11,700
Salaries, Wages and Officers' Compensation																										260,000					1,500,000
Company's matching contributions																										236,000,000	234,000,000	231,000,000
Deferred compensation liability																															$ 509,000,000	$ 441,000,000
Targeted or Tracking Stock, Use of Non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles Measures of Performance	generally 50% of the PRSUs are earned based on the average of annual operating cash flow and earnings per share goals established at the beginning of each fiscal year over a three-year performance period. Generally, the remaining 50% of the PRSUs are earned based on the Company’s TSR measured against the benchmark TSR of a peer group over the same period.
PRSU allocation between Financial operating goals and TSR	50.00%