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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt at December 31 consisted of:

			2020						2019
2.75% notes due 2025			$	2,493					$	2,492
3.70% notes due 2045			1,976						1,975
2.80% notes due 2023			1,748						1,747
3.40% notes due 2029			1,734						1,732
4.00% notes due 2049			1,469						1,468
2.35% notes due 2022			1,269						1,248
4.15% notes due 2043			1,238						1,238
1.45% notes due 2030			1,233						—
1.875% euro-denominated notes due 2026			1,218						1,107
2.45% notes due 2050			1,211						—
2.40% notes due 2022			1,032						1,010
0.75% notes due 2026			991						—
3.90% notes due 2039			983						982
2.35% notes due 2040			982						—
2.90% notes due 2024			746						745
6.50% notes due 2033			719						722
0.50% euro-denominated notes due 2024			611						555
1.375% euro-denominated notes due 2036			606						551
2.50% euro-denominated notes due 2034			605						550
3.60% notes due 2042			491						490
6.55% notes due 2037			411						412
5.75% notes due 2036			338						338
5.95% debentures due 2028			306						306
5.85% notes due 2039			271						271
6.40% debentures due 2028			250						250
6.30% debentures due 2026			135						135
3.875% notes due 2021			—						1,151
1.125% euro-denominated notes due 2021			—						1,113
Other			294						148
			$	25,360					$	22,736

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

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

December 31			2020						2019
Assets
Other Assets (1)			$	1,725					$	1,073
Liabilities
Accrued and other current liabilities			300						236
Other Noncurrent Liabilities			1,362						768
			$	1,662					$	1,004
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)			8.0						7.4
Weighted-average discount rate			2.8		%				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:

2021			$	336
2022			277
2023			252
2024			187
2025			162
Thereafter			665
Total lease payments			1,879
Less: Imputed interest			217
			$	1,662

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