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Financing (Commercial Paper Programs And Credit Facilities) (Narrative) (Details) € in Millions |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Jul. 03, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt discounts, premiums and debt issuance costs |  |  | $ 132,000,000 |  |  | $ 112,000,000 |
Long-term debt |  |  | $ 21,204,000,000 |  |  | 21,729,000,000 |
Euro-denominated commercial paper | Commercial paper |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt, weighted average annual interest rate, basis points | (0.05%) | (0.05%) | (0.05%) |  |  |  |
Long-term debt weighted average maturity | 25 days |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt, commerical paper |  |  | $ 611,000,000 |  |  |  |
Long-term debt | € 500 | € 500 | 611,000,000 |  | € 4,600 | 5,146,000,000 |
0.352% senior unsecured notes due 2021 | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term debt |  |  | 290,000,000 |  |  | 276,000,000 |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded Credit Facility | Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,000,000,000.0
Revolving credit facility | Five-Year Facility | Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000,000,000.0 |
Additional borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | 2,500,000,000 |
Credit facility, borrowings outstanding |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Five-Year Facility | Long-term debt | Federal funds rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Five-Year Facility | Long-term debt | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Five-Year Facility | Minimum | Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.04% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenants, leverage ratio | 0.65 | 0.65 | 0.65 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Five-Year Facility | Minimum | Long-term debt | LIBOR-based rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 0.585% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Five-Year Facility | Maximum | Long-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.125% |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, covenants, leverage ratio | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Five-Year Facility | Maximum | Long-term debt | LIBOR-based rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Short-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000,000.0 |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Short-term debt | Federal funds rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Short-term debt | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Minimum | Short-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.03% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Minimum | Short-term debt | LIBOR-based rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 0.595% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Maximum | Short-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.05% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Maximum | Short-term debt | LIBOR-based rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 1.005% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Superseded 364-Day Facility | Maximum | Short-term debt | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.005% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Short-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Short-term debt | Federal funds rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Short-term debt | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Minimum | Short-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.10% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Minimum | Short-term debt | LIBOR-based rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 0.90% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Minimum | Short-term debt | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.00% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Maximum | Short-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.225% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Maximum | Short-term debt | LIBOR-based rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Basis spread percentage to determine floating interest rate |  | 1.275% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | Terminated 364-Day Credit Facility | Maximum | Short-term debt | Eurodollar |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitment fee, percent |  | 0.275% |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit facility | 364-Day Facility | Short-term debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | $ 2,500,000,000 |  |  |

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