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Line Of Credit Facility, Extension Term

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Line of Credit Facility, Number of Extension Options

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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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Amount of unused borrowing capacity under the long-term financing arrangement that is available to the entity as of the balance sheet date.

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The aggregate interest expense incurred on short-term borrowings including commercial paper and Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase.

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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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Reflects the total carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of debt having initial terms less than one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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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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Weighted average interest rate of short-term debt outstanding calculated at point in time.

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Debt - Short-term Borrowings (Details)				12 Months Ended
Debt - Short-term Borrowings (Details)	Aug. 30, 2022 USD ($) extension_option	Aug. 02, 2021 USD ($)	May 09, 2016	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2021 USD ($)
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings outstanding				$ 978,100,000	$ 763,500,000	$ 100,000
Unused borrowing capacity, amount				2,742,000,000
Interest expense, short-term borrowings				42,400,000	14,300,000	19,900,000
Commercial Paper
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings outstanding				978,100,000	763,500,000	100,000
New Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument term	5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 2,250,000,000						$ 2,000,000,000
Number of extension options \| extension_option	2
Extension term	1 year
Additional borrowing capacity				750,000,000
New Credit Agreement \| Letter of Credit
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				250,000,000
August2021 Credit Agreement \| Line of Credit
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument term		5 years
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 625,000,000
Five Year Credit Agreement, May 2016 \| Line of Credit
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Debt instrument term			5 years
Short-term borrowings outstanding				0	0	0
Five Year Credit Agreement, May 2016 \| Letter of Credit
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity				875,000,000
Domestic commercial paper \| Commercial Paper
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings outstanding				$ 938,500,000	$ 739,900,000	$ 0
Weighted average interest rate				4.60%	0.30%	0.00%
Foreign \| Commercial Paper
Short Term Debt [Line Items]
Short-term borrowings outstanding				$ 39,600,000	$ 23,600,000	$ 100,000
Weighted average interest rate				6.70%	9.50%	0.20%