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Income Taxes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	9.10%	(11.90%)	12.40%	(86.80%)
Income tax rate, favorable impact	4.30%		2.20%
Tax benefit resulting from a reduction in reserves for unrecognized tax benefits	$ 259,000,000		$ 259,000,000
Income tax rate, unfavorable discrete impact		25.10%	0.70%	101.90%
Tax benefit resulting from acquisition charge		$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Income tax provision	545,000,000	637,000,000	1,447,000,000	1,462,000,000
Pretax losses	$ 6,006,000,000	$ (5,335,000,000)	$ 11,675,000,000	$ (1,685,000,000)

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