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Employee Postretirement Benefits (Pension Plan Assets of the Principal Plans Measured at fair value) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Principal Plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 1,795	$ 2,019
Principal Plans | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	132	158
Principal Plans | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	382	253
Principal Plans | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair value of plan assets	194	230
Principal Plans | Held directly
Fair value of plan assets	25	34
Principal Plans | Held directly | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	16	23
Principal Plans | Held directly | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	9	11
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals
Fair value of plan assets	112	98
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets	289	85
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	94	97
Principal Plans | U.S. government and municipals | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	18	1
Principal Plans | U.S. corporate debt
Fair value of plan assets	304	203
Principal Plans | U.S. corporate debt | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets		408
Principal Plans | U.S. corporate debt | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	304	203
Principal Plans | U.S. securitized [Member]
Fair value of plan assets	1
Principal Plans | U.S. securitized [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	1
Principal Plans | International bonds
Fair value of plan assets	50	38
Principal Plans | International bonds | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets	509	591
Principal Plans | International bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair value of plan assets	50	38
Principal Plans | U.S. equity
Fair value of plan assets		21
Principal Plans | U.S. equity | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets		21
Principal Plans | International equity
Fair value of plan assets	11	15
Principal Plans | International equity | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets		15
Principal Plans | Non-U.S. equity | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets		3
Principal Plans | Global equity
Fair value of plan assets	218
Principal Plans | Global equity | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets		224
Principal Plans | Insurance Contracts
Fair value of plan assets	194	230
Principal Plans | Insurance Contracts | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair value of plan assets	194	230
Principal Plans | Other
Fair value of plan assets	(3)	2
Principal Plans | Other | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	(3)	2
Principal Plans | International equity
Fair value of plan assets	2
Principal Plans | International equity | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	11
Principal Plans | U.S. equity
Fair value of plan assets	14
Principal Plans | U.S. equity | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair value of plan assets	14
Principal Plans | Non-U.S. securitized | Net Asset Value or Its Equivalent
Fair value of plan assets	69	67
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
Fair value of plan assets	$ 2,093	$ 2,329	$ 2,321

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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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