Debt - Long term debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Long-term debt
Finance lease obligations	$ 12	$ 14
Finance Lease, Liability, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible Enumeration]	Finance lease obligations	Finance lease obligations
Other (including debt issuance costs)	$ (56)	$ (56)
Long-term debt, Total	8,366	7,725
Less: Current portion of long-term debt	(3)	(3)
Long-term debt excluding current maturities	8,363	7,722
Senior Notes 4.00% due November 2023
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,000	1,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.00%
Senior Notes 4.375%, euro denominated, due December 2023
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 686	796
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.375%
Senior Notes 0.875%, euro denominated, due March 2024
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 735	853
Interest rate (as a percent)	0.875%
Senior Notes 5.25% due July 2025
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,000	1,000
Interest rate (as a percent)	5.25%
Senior Notes 4.875% due March 2026
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 750	750
Interest rate (as a percent)	4.875%
Senior Notes 1.50%, euro denominated, due March 2027
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 539	625
Interest rate (as a percent)	1.50%
Senior Notes 2.875% due August 2030
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,300	1,300
Interest rate (as a percent)	2.875%
Senior Notes 3.125% due September 2031
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 850	850
Interest rate (as a percent)	3.125%
Term A loan due March 2024
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross		$ 593
Variable interest rate (as a percent)		1.35%
U.S. dollar revolver due March 2024
Long-term debt
Variable interest rate (as a percent)	4.10%
U.S. dollar revolver due June 2027
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 200
Term A Loan Due June 2027
Long-term debt
Long-term Debt, Gross	$ 1,350
Variable interest rate (as a percent)	3.81%

Net total of debt issuance costs, debt discount (premium) and other long term debt not elsewhere specified.

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease.

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