Commitments and Contingencies (Details) $ in Millions	May 05, 2024 USD ($)
Purchase commitments
Purchase commitments, Due in 2024 (remainder)	$ 209
Purchase commitments, Due in 2025	186
Purchase commitments, Due in 2026	248
Purchase commitments, Due in 2027	7
Purchase commitments, Due in 2028	7
Purchase commitments, Thereafter	0
Purchase commitments, Total	657
Other contractual commitments
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2024 (remainder)	268
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2025	405
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2026	407
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2027	338
Other contractual commitments, Due in 2028	296
Other contractual commitments, Thereafter	1,146
Other contractual commitments, Total	$ 2,860

Other Commitment, to be Paid, after Year Four

No definition available.

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- Definition

Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, to be Paid, after Year Four

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions.

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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No definition available.

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Period Type:	duration

- Definition

Amount of commitment classified as other to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.

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No definition available.

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Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant

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No definition available.

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- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in next fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 440
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482648/440-10-50-4

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- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in fourth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in second fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in third fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).

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- Definition

Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).

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Period Type:	instant

- Definition

Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.

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No definition available.

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