Income before Provision for Income Taxes, Classified by Source of Income (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2024
U.S.	$ 3,282.0	$ 3,665.0	$ 1,846.0
Outside the U.S.	7,062.0	6,857.0	5,980.0
Income before provision for income taxes	$ 10,345.0	$ 10,522.0	$ 7,825.0

This is focus fiscal year of the document report in YYYY format. For a 2006 annual report, which may also provide financial information from prior periods, fiscal 2006 should be given as the fiscal year focus. Example: 2006.

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Sum of operating profit and nonoperating income (expense) before income taxes.

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to domestic operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 10A
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482685/740-10-50-10A

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 235
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(h)(1))
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147480678/235-10-S99-1

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The portion of earnings or loss from continuing operations before income taxes that is attributable to foreign operations, which is defined as Income or Loss generated from operations located outside the entity's country of domicile.

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