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Acquisitions Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		12 Months Ended
Acquisitions Investments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 13, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			100.00%
Huatai Group [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage			30.90%
Huatai Group [Member] \| CHINA \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Equity method investment, additional ownership agreed to be purchased		22.40%
Amount agreed to acquire 22.4 percent of Huatai Group		$ 1,550
Equity method investment, additional 15.3 ownership percentage obtained	15.30%
Portion one of payments to acquire 22.4% of Huatai Group		$ 1,100
Equity method investment, additional 7.1 percentage obtained		7.10%
Portion two of payments to acquire equity method investments		$ 493