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Financial Instruments and Fair Value Measures - Bases Used To Measure The Approximate Fair Values Of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2026 | Dec. 31, 2025
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Liabilities |  |
Carrying amount of investments in equity securities that do not have readily determinable fair values | $ 163 | $ 159
Level 1 |  |
Liabilities |  |
Current portion of long-term debt (a) | 8,231 | 5,965
Long-term debt (a) | 58,188 | 53,381
Total liabilities | 66,419 | 59,346
Book value |  |
Liabilities |  |
Short-term borrowings |  | 2,499
Current portion of long-term debt (a) | 8,265 | 6,016
Long-term debt (a) | 64,289 | 58,650
Total liabilities | 72,554 | 67,165
Fair value |  |
Liabilities |  |
Short-term borrowings |  | 2,497
Current portion of long-term debt (a) | 8,252 | 5,985
Long-term debt (a) | 60,615 | 55,822
Total liabilities | 68,867 | 64,304
Fair value | Level 1 |  |
Liabilities |  |
Short-term borrowings |  | 0
Fair value | Level 2 |  |
Liabilities |  |
Short-term borrowings |  | 2,497
Current portion of long-term debt (a) | 21 | 20
Long-term debt (a) | 2,427 | 2,441
Total liabilities | 2,448 | 4,958
Fair value | Level 3 |  |
Liabilities |  |
Short-term borrowings |  | 0
Current portion of long-term debt (a) | 0 | 0
Long-term debt (a) | 0 | 0
Total liabilities | $ 0 | $ 0

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- Definition Represents the fair value amount of as of the balance sheet date of all long-term debt, which is debt initially having maturities due after one year from the balance sheet date or beyond the operating cycle, if longer, but excluding the portions thereof scheduled to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer plus capital lease obligations due to be paid more than one year after the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition This element represents the portion of the balance sheet assertion valued at fair value by the entity whether such amount is presented as a separate caption or as a parenthetical disclosure. Additionally, this element may be used in connection with the fair value disclosures required in the footnote disclosures to the financial statements. The element may be used in both the balance sheet and disclosure in the same submission. This item represents the amount of short-term debt existing as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (c)(1) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482907/825-10-50-28 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -Subparagraph (b) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482907/825-10-50-11 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 11 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482907/825-10-50-11 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482907/825-10-50-10 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (a) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482106/820-10-50-2 + Details
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