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Supplier Finance Program (Outstanding Obligations Confirmed) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
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Supplier Finance Program | The rollforward of the Company's outstanding obligations confirmed as valid under its supplier finance program for the year ended December 31, 2024, are as follows:
|  | 2024
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the beginning of the year |  | $ | 960 |
Invoices confirmed during the year |  | 3,033 |
Confirmed invoices paid during the year |  | (2,989) |
Confirmed obligations outstanding at the end of the year |  | $ | 1,004 |
Invoices confirmed during the year | $ 3,033 |
Confirmed invoices paid during the year | (2,989) |
Supplier Finance Program, Obligation | $ 1,004 | $ 960

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