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Employee Postretirement Benefits (Pension Plan Assets of the Principal Plans Measured at fair value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Principal Plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 2,018	$ 3,389
Principal Plans | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	219	265
Principal Plans | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	226	337
Principal Plans | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair value of plan assets	222	355
Principal Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents
Fair value of plan assets	69	50
Principal Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets	76	26
Principal Plans | Cash and Cash Equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	69	50
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals
Fair value of plan assets	115	166
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets	71	149
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	115	158
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets		8
Principal Plans | U.S. corporate debt
Fair value of plan assets	193	293
Principal Plans | U.S. corporate debt | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets	419	646
Principal Plans | U.S. corporate debt | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets		7
Principal Plans | U.S. corporate debt | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	193	286
Principal Plans | International bonds
Fair value of plan assets	33	43
Principal Plans | International bonds | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets	549	1,144
Principal Plans | International bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	33	43
Principal Plans | U.S. Equity
Fair value of plan assets		17
Principal Plans | U.S. Equity | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets		17
Principal Plans | International Equity
Fair value of plan assets		32
Principal Plans | International Equity | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets		32
Principal Plans | Non-U.S. Equity | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets		46
Principal Plans | Global equity
Fair value of plan assets	221
Principal Plans | Global equity | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets		423
Principal Plans | Insurance Contract
Fair value of plan assets	222	355
Principal Plans | Insurance Contract | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair value of plan assets	222	355
Principal Plans | Other
Fair value of plan assets	(1)	(1)
Principal Plans | Other | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	(1)	1
Principal Plans | Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, Non-US
Fair value of plan assets	15
Principal Plans | Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, Non-US | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	15
Principal Plans | Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, US
Fair value of plan assets	21
Principal Plans | Defined Benefit Plan, Equity Securities, US | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	21
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 2,321	$ 3,744	$ 4,193

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Amount of asset segregated and restricted to provide benefit under defined benefit plan. Asset includes, but is not limited to, stock, bond, other investment, earning from investment, and contribution by employer and employee.

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