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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of short-term borrowings using unsecured obligations issued by banks, corporations and other borrowers to investors. The maturities of these money market securities generally do not exceed 270 days.

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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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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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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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Debt and Lines of Credit - Additional Information (Details)	1 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2022 USD ($) seriesOfDebt	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($) seriesOfDebt	Apr. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	May 31, 2020 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) seriesOfDebt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commercial paper								$ 0
Repayments of debt								500,000,000	$ 550,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt								1,494,000,000	1,495,000,000	1,498,000,000
Interest and debt expense								214,000,000	184,000,000	190,000,000
Interest paid								$ 198,000,000	$ 181,000,000	$ 182,000,000
Notes due 2032 at 3.65%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								3.65%
Notes due 2052 at 4.10%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								4.10%
Notes due 2024 at 4.70%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								4.70%
Notes due 2028 at 4.60%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								4.60%
Notes due 2021 at 2.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt				$ 550,000,000
Notes due 2026 at 1.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								1.125%
Notes due 2031 at 1.90%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								1.90%
Notes due 2051 at 2.70%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								2.70%
Notes due 2025 at 1.375%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount							$ 750,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								1.375%
Payments of debt issuance costs							4,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt							$ 749,000,000
Notes due 2020 at 1.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt						$ 500,000,000
Notes due 2030 at 1.75%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount					$ 750,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								1.75%
Payments of debt issuance costs					5,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt					$ 749,000,000
Notes due 2022 at 1.85%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of debt			$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)								1.85%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of series of debt issued \| seriesOfDebt	2	2									3
Principal amount	$ 800,000,000	$ 700,000,000									$ 1,500,000,000
Debt issuance costs	3,000,000	3,000,000									10,000,000
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt	799,000,000	695,000,000
Senior Notes \| Notes due 2032 at 3.65%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 400,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)		3.65%
Senior Notes \| Notes due 2052 at 4.10%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 300,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)		4.10%
Senior Notes \| Notes due 2024 at 4.70%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 300,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)	4.70%
Senior Notes \| Notes due 2028 at 4.60%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)	4.60%
Senior Notes \| Notes due 2026 at 1.125%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount											$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)											1.125%
Senior Notes \| Notes due 2031 at 1.90%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount											$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)											1.90%
Senior Notes \| Notes due 2051 at 2.70%
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount											$ 500,000,000
Long-term debt stated interest rate (in percentage)											2.70%
Revolving credit facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity								$ 1,000,000,000