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Fair Value Measurements (Valuation Of Financial Instruments By Pricing Categories) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
Assets |  |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | $ 81 | $ 88
Total assets measured at fair value | 3,215 | 4,817
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 777 | 478
(Level 1) |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-sale marketable securities | 2,943 | 4,337
Trading marketable securities | 171 | 149
Total assets measured at fair value | 3,114 | 4,486
Liabilities: |  |
Deferred compensation arrangements | 171 | 149
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 171 | 149
(Level 2) |  |
Assets |  |
Total assets measured at fair value | 101 | 331
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration [Abstract] |  |
Total liabilities measured at fair value | 213 | 23
(Level 2) | Foreign currency exchange forward contracts |  |
Assets |  |
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts | 20 | 226
Interest rate swap asset | 20 | 226
Liabilities: |  |
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts | 160 | 23
(Level 2) | Interest rate swap |  |
Assets |  |
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts | 0 | 17
Interest rate swap asset | 0 | 17
Liabilities: |  |
Foreign currency exchange forward contracts | 53 | 0
(Level 2) | Available-for-sale marketable securities: |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | 81 | 88
(Level 2) | Available-for-sale marketable securities: | Corporate and asset-backed debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | 38 | 32
(Level 2) | Available-for-sale marketable securities: | United States agency debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | 5 | 2
(Level 2) | Available-for-sale marketable securities: | United States treasury debt securities |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | 36 | 49
(Level 2) | Available-for-sale marketable securities: | Certificates of deposit |  |
Assets |  |
Available-for-sale marketable securities: | 2 | 5
(Level 3) |  |
Contingent Consideration Arrangements, Change in Amount of Contingent Consideration [Abstract] |  |
Beginning | 306 | 117
Additions | 108 | 298
Change in estimate | 9 | (10)
Settlements | (30) | (99)
Ending | 393 | 306
Total liabilities measured at fair value | $ 393 | $ 306

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