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Certain issued and outstanding junior subordinated notes pertaining to certain financial covenants.

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Remaining Debt Securities Authorized by the Board

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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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Carrying amount of long-term debt, net of unamortized discount or premium, including current and noncurrent amounts. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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The fair value amount of long-term debt whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission.

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Debt Notes and Debentures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Apr. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Aug. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Additional Debt Securities Authorized For Issuance By The Board of Managers	$ 3,000
Remaining Debt Securities Authorized by the Board		$ 2,250
Debt, fair value		22,275				$ 20,543
Debt, book value		21,151				$ 18,471
Corporate Debt Securities \| Three Point Six Five Zero Percent Debentures Due September 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument issued amount			$ 350
Debt Instrument interest rate			3.65%
Corporate Debt Securities \| Four Point Seven Zero Zero Percent Debentures Due September 1, 2045 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument issued amount			$ 650
Debt Instrument interest rate			4.70%
Corporate Debt Securities \| Three Point Zero Zero Zero Percent Debentures Due April 1, 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument issued amount					$ 500
Debt Instrument interest rate					3.00%
Corporate Debt Securities \| Four Point One Five Zero Percent Debentures Due April 1, 2045 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument issued amount					$ 1,000
Debt Instrument interest rate					4.15%
Junior Subordinated Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Subordinated notes related to financial covenants		$ 500
Equipment Trust Certificate [Member] \| Three Point Four Four Two Percent 13-Year Equipment Obligation [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument issued amount				$ 500
Debt Instrument interest rate				3.442%