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Subsequent Events Stock Repurchase Authorization (Details) - USD ($) $ in Billions	Nov. 03, 2019	Dec. 05, 2018	Nov. 04, 2018
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount			$ 12
Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Share Repurchase, Date Authorized		Dec. 05, 2018
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount		$ 6
Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program Expiration Date	Nov. 03, 2019
Scenario, Forecast [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program Expiration Date	Nov. 03, 2019

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Share Repurchase, Date Authorized

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Expiration date for the purchase of an entity's own shares under a stock repurchase plan, in the CCYY-MM-DD format.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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