Debt instrument due date.

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Debt instrument maturity date year.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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Date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Date the debt instrument was offered for sale, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Start date of debt instrument redemption period, in CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Percentage of principal amount of debt redeemed.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions				12 Months Ended
	Jul. 24, 2019	Oct. 04, 2018	Jun. 07, 2018	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchase in lieu of redemption				$ 0	$ 304	$ 0
Held Bonds [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchase in lieu of redemption				233	233
3.625% Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity year	2050
3.625% Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued	$ 300
Stated interest rate	3.625%
Debt instrument maturity date	Jun. 15, 2050
Redeemable principal amount percentage	100.00%
Basis spread on federal funds rate	0.20%
Redeemable principal amount percentage	100.00%
Debt instrument, start date of redemption	Dec. 15, 2049
Debt instrument, offering date	Jul. 24, 2019
4.45% Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity year		2049
4.45% Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued		$ 375
Stated interest rate		4.45%
Debt instrument maturity date		Jun. 15, 2049
Redeemable principal amount percentage		100.00%
Basis spread on federal funds rate		0.20%
Redeemable principal amount percentage		100.00%
Debt instrument, start date of redemption		Dec. 15, 2048
Debt instrument, offering date		Oct. 04, 2018
4.3% Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity year			2048
4.3% Notes [Member] \| Unsecured Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount issued			$ 350
Stated interest rate			4.30%
Debt instrument maturity date			Jun. 15, 2048
Redeemable principal amount percentage			100.00%
Basis spread on federal funds rate			0.20%
Redeemable principal amount percentage			100.00%
Debt instrument, start date of redemption			Dec. 15, 2047
Debt instrument, offering date			Jun. 07, 2018
Variable Rate Bonds Due 2020 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchase in lieu of redemption				$ 20	$ 20
Purchase in lieu of redemption, due year				2020	2020
Term Rate Refunding Bonds Due 2025 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchase in lieu of redemption				$ 52	$ 52
Purchase in lieu of redemption, due year				2025	2025
Term Rate Refunding Bonds Due 2030 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchase in lieu of redemption				$ 75	$ 75
Purchase in lieu of redemption, due year				2030	2030
Term Rate Refunding Bonds Due 2034 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Purchase in lieu of redemption				$ 86	$ 86
Purchase in lieu of redemption, due year				2034	2034