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Loans Payable, Long-Term Debt and Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt at December 31 consisted of:

	2019				2018
2.75% notes due 2025	$	2,492			$	2,490
3.70% notes due 2045	1,975				1,974
2.80% notes due 2023	1,747				1,745
3.40% notes due 2029	1,732				—
4.00% notes due 2049	1,468				—
2.35% notes due 2022	1,248				1,214
4.15% notes due 2043	1,238				1,237
3.875% notes due 2021	1,151				1,132
1.125% euro-denominated notes due 2021	1,113				1,134
1.875% euro-denominated notes due 2026	1,107				1,127
2.40% notes due 2022	1,010				983
3.90% notes due 2039	982				—
2.90% notes due 2024	745				—
6.50% notes due 2033	722				726
0.50% euro-denominated notes due 2024	555				565
1.375% euro-denominated notes due 2036	551				561
2.50% euro-denominated notes due 2034	550				560
3.60% notes due 2042	490				490
6.55% notes due 2037	412				414
5.75% notes due 2036	338				338
5.95% debentures due 2028	306				306
5.85% notes due 2039	271				270
6.40% debentures due 2028	250				250
6.30% debentures due 2026	135				135
1.85% notes due 2020	—				1,231
Floating-rate notes due 2020	—				699
Other	148				225
	$	22,736			$	19,806

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

Supplemental balance sheet information related to operating leases is as follows:

December 31	2019
Assets
Other Assets (1)	$	1,073
Liabilities
Accrued and other current liabilities	236
Other Noncurrent Liabilities	768
	$	1,004
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)	7.4
Weighted-average discount rate	3.2		%

⁽¹⁾ Includes prepaid leases that have no related lease liability.

Schedule of Maturities of Operating Lease Liabilities

Maturities of operating leases liabilities are as follows:

2020	$	264
2021	200
2022	168
2023	113
2024	89
Thereafter	297
Total lease payments	1,131
Less: Imputed interest	127
	$	1,004

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