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Equity - Accelerated Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Millions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 03, 2023 | Dec. 02, 2022 | Oct. 25, 2022 | Aug. 09, 2022 | Aug. 02, 2022 | May 13, 2022 | Mar. 01, 2022 | Jul. 27, 2020 | Feb. 29, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total cash utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 12,004 | $ 0 | $ 1,164
Uncapped ASR, December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share (USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 |  |
Total cash utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |
Percentage of authorized amount repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87.50% |  |
Uncapped ASR, August 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share (USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 337.94 |  |
Total cash utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,500 |  |
Percentage of authorized amount repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 87.50% |  |
Uncapped ASR, May 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share (USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 343.85 |  |
Total cash utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500 |  |
Percentage of authorized amount repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |
Uncapped ASR, March 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share (USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 362.03 |  |
Total cash utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 7,000 |  |
Percentage of authorized amount repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |
Capped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share (USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 292.13 |  |
Total cash utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |
Uncapped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average price paid per share (USD per share) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 292.13 |  |
Total cash utilized |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500 |  |
Percentage of authorized amount repurchased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 85.00% |  |
Initial Award | Uncapped ASR, December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  | 2.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Award | Uncapped ASR, August 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  | 5.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Award | Uncapped ASR, May 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  | 3.8 |  |  |  |  |  |
Initial Award | Uncapped ASR, March 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15.2 |  |  |  |  |
Initial Award | Capped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.3 |  |
Initial Award | Uncapped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.4 |  |
Additional Award | Uncapped ASR, December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.0 |  |
Additional Award | Uncapped ASR, December 2022 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) | 0.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Award | Uncapped ASR, August 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  | 1.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Award | Uncapped ASR, May 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  | 0.6 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Award | Uncapped ASR, March 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  | 4.1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional Award | Capped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.4 |  |
Additional Award | Uncapped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0.3 |  | 0.3 |  |
Completed Award | Uncapped ASR, December 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.4 |  |
Completed Award | Uncapped ASR, December 2022 | Subsequent event |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) | 2.8 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average purchase price price (USD per share) | $ 350.74 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Completed Award | Uncapped ASR, August 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.4 |  |
Completed Award | Uncapped ASR, May 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.4 |  |
Completed Award | Uncapped ASR, March 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.3 |  |
Completed Award | Capped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |
Completed Award | Uncapped ASR, February 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total number of shares purchased (shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.7 |  |

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