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Profit Per Share (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2025 USD ($) shares | Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) shares
Stock Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares under SARs and stock options not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share (in shares) | shares | 0 |  |  | 300,000 |  | 400,000 |  | 200,000 |
Common shares repurchased (in shares) | shares | 847,999 |  |  | 2,297,715 |  | 11,029,455 |  | 18,204,255 |
Common shares repurchased | $ 362 | [1] |  | $ 782 | [1] | $ 3,950 | [2] | $ 6,057 | [2]
Cost of repurchase |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,850 |  | $ 7,057 |
ASR Agreements |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares repurchased (in shares) | shares |  |  | 5,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Common shares repurchased |  |  | $ 2,100 |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of repurchase |  |  | $ 3,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of initial number of common shares repurchased under the ASR agreements |  |  | 0.70 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock repurchase program, unsettled forward contract, reduction to common stock |  |  | $ 900 |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | See Note 12 for additional information.
[2] | See Note 12 for additional information.

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