Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Period Prior To Maturity For Early Redemption

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Principal Repayment Percentage After Applicable Date

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Debt Instrument, Covenant Terms, Principal Repayment Percentage Prior To Maturity For Early Redemption

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Debt Instrument Issuance Percentage of Par

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

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)		9 Months Ended
Subsequent Events (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 02, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020	Feb. 13, 2020
Senior Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes			$ 1,000,000,000.0
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes, Due 2020 \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payoff of senior note		$ 750,000,000
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 4,000,000,000.0
Percent of principal due upon early repayment	100.00%
Percent of principal due after applicable date	100.00%
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 5.650%, Due 2025
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 750,000,000
Coupon Rate	5.65%
Pricing (percentage of par)	99.931%
Period prior to maturity for early redemption	1 month
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 5.950%, Due 2030
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 1,250,000,000
Coupon Rate	5.95%
Pricing (percentage of par)	99.792%
Period prior to maturity for early redemption	3 months
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 6.600%, Due 2040
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 750,000,000
Coupon Rate	6.60%
Pricing (percentage of par)	99.802%
Period prior to maturity for early redemption	6 months
Subsequent Event \| Senior Notes \| Senior Notes, 6.600%, Due 2050
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Principal amount of notes	$ 1,250,000,000
Coupon Rate	6.60%
Pricing (percentage of par)	99.767%
Period prior to maturity for early redemption	6 months