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Debt Instrument, Floor Interest Rate

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Line Of Credit Facility, Covenant, Debt To Capital Ratio, Maximum

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Line Of Credit Facility, Letters Of Credit, Fee Percentage

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The fee, expressed as a percentage of the line of credit facility, for available but unused credit capacity under the credit facility.

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Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Oct. 09, 2020	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 02, 2020	Sep. 01, 2020	Jun. 22, 2020	Sep. 23, 2016
Revolving credit facility \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Term			3 years
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 3,000,000,000.0			$ 2,500,000,000.0
Potential increase limit			$ 500,000,000.0
Fee percentage on outstanding letters of credit			1.125%
Fee percentage on undrawn amounts			0.125%
Total Debt to Total Capital Ratio, minimum required			0.65
Revolving credit facility \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. \| NYFRB Rate \| Interest rate scenario one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			0.50%
Revolving credit facility \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. \| Eurocurrency Rate \| Interest rate scenario one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable interest rate			1.00%
Interest rate floor			0.00%
Revolving credit facility \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. \| Eurocurrency Rate \| Interest rate scenario two
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate floor			0.00%
Basis spread based on current rating		1.125%
Revolving credit facility \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. \| Current variable rate in effect \| Interest rate scenario one
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread based on current rating		0.125%
Letters of credit \| JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity			$ 150,000,000.0
Fee percentage on undrawn amounts			0.125%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price percentage		100.00%
Senior Notes \| 2022 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 300,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate				0.45%
Senior Notes \| 2025 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 700,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate				1.00%
Senior Notes \| 2027 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 700,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate				1.40%
Senior Notes \| 2031 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount				$ 1,000,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate				1.75%
Senior Notes \| 2030 Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount					$ 600,000,000.0
Fixed interest rate					2.00%
Senior Notes \| 2020 Notes \| Subsequent Event
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	3.00%
Redemption price percentage	100.00%
Principal amount of debt redeemed	$ 600,000,000.0