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

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Long-term Debt Instruments

Long-term debt at December 31 consisted of:

			2021						2020
2.75% notes due 2025			$	2,495					$	2,493
2.15% notes due 2031			1,986						—
2.75% notes due 2051			1,979						—
3.70% notes due 2045			1,977						1,976
2.80% notes due 2023			1,749						1,748
3.40% notes due 2029			1,736						1,734
1.70% notes due 2027			1,493						—
2.90% notes due 2061			1,484						—
4.00% notes due 2049			1,470						1,469
4.15% notes due 2043			1,239						1,238
1.45% notes due 2030			1,235						1,233
2.45% notes due 2050			1,212						1,211
1.875% euro-denominated notes due 2026			1,123						1,218
1.90% notes due 2028			994						—
0.75% notes due 2026			993						991
3.90% notes due 2039			984						983
2.35% notes due 2040			983						982
2.90% notes due 2024			748						746
6.50% notes due 2033			715						719
0.50% euro-denominated notes due 2024			563						611
1.375% euro-denominated notes due 2036			559						606
2.50% euro-denominated notes due 2034			558						605
3.60% notes due 2042			491						491
6.55% notes due 2037			409						411
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
2.35% notes due 2022			—						1,269
2.40% notes due 2022			—						1,032
Other			215						294
			$	30,690					$	25,360

Supplemental Balance Sheet Information

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

December 31			2021						2020
Assets
Other Assets (1)			$	1,586					$	1,688
Liabilities
Accrued and other current liabilities			304						291
Other Noncurrent Liabilities			1,225						1,335
			$	1,529					$	1,626
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)			7.0						8.0
Weighted-average discount rate			2.6		%				2.8		%

(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:

2022			$	336
2023			292
2024			242
2025			178
2026			146
Thereafter			511
Total lease payments			1,705
Less: Imputed interest			176
			$	1,529

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