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Borrowings - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |  |
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Aug. 31, 2024 | Feb. 29, 2024 | Feb. 28, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2024 | Feb. 19, 2025 | Feb. 27, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Weighted average interest rate |  |  |  | 461.00% |  |  | 539.00%
Line of credit facility, remaining borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 8,450,000,000 |  |  |
Description of derivative activity volume percent |  |  |  | 5.00% |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, effective percentage |  |  |  | 3.95% |  |  | 3.37%
Senior Notes | 4.550% Notes Due 2028 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.55% |  |
Senior Notes | 4.750% Notes Due 2030 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.75% |  |
Senior Notes | 4.900% Notes Due 2032 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 4.90% |  |
Senior Notes | 5.100% Notes Due 2035 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.10% |  |
Senior Notes | 5.500% Notes Due 2055 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.50% |  |
Senior Notes | 5.600% Noted Due 2065 | Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  |  |  | 5.60% |  |
Senior Notes | 4.150% notes due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.15% |  |  | 4.15% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.200% notes due 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.20% |  |  | 4.20% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.6% Notes Due 2034 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 4.60% |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.050% notes due 2054 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.05% |  |  | 5.05% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.200% notes due 2064 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount | $ 750,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate | 5.20% |  |  | 5.20% |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2027, 2029, 2034, 2054 And 2064 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of debt | $ 4,960,000,000 | $ 6,450,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.500% notes due 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 4.50% |  | 4.50% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.500% notes due 2029 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 4.50% |  | 4.50% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.700% notes due 2034 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 4.70% |  | 4.70% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.0% Notes Due 2054 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 5.00% |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.100% notes due 2064 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  | $ 1,500,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  | 5.10% |  | 5.10% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 5.0% notes due 2026 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |  |  | $ 750,000,000 |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |
Senior Notes | 4.7% notes due 2033 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.70% | 4.70% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.875% notes due 2053 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 1,250,000,000 |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.875% | 4.875% |  |  |
Senior Notes | 4.95% notes due 2063 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, face amount |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Stated interest rate |  |  | 4.95% | 4.95% |  |  |
Senior Notes | Senior Notes Due 2026, 2033, 2053 And 2063 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of debt |  |  | $ 3,960,000,000 |  |  |  |
Maturity Date 2027 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 3,000,000,000.00 |  |  |
Maturity Date 2024 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000,000 |  |  |
Debt instrument, term |  |  |  | 364 days |  |  |

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