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Income taxes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	May 31, 2021
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective income tax rate	12.60%	8.40%	12.60%	9.70%
Increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions taken during the current period	$ 70		$ 180
Proposed additional income tax					$ 3,600
Repatriation tax on proposed additional tax					$ 900

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Percentage of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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Amount of increase in unrecognized tax benefits resulting from tax positions that have been or will be taken in current period tax return.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 740
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
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