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Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Leases [Abstract] |
Lease, cost | The components of operating lease expense for the years ended December 31 were as follows ($ in millions):
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  |
Fixed operating lease expense (a) | $ | 216 |  |  | $ | 196 |  |  |
Variable operating lease expense | 46 |  |  | 45 |  |  |
Total operating lease expense | $ | 262 |  |  | $ | 241 |  |  |
(a) Includes short-term leases and sublease income, both of which were immaterial. Supplemental cash flow information related to the Company’s operating leases for the years ended December 31 were as follows ($ in millions):
| 2020 |  | 2019
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of operating lease liabilities | $ | 221 |  |  | $ | 202 |
ROU assets obtained in exchange for operating lease obligations | 246 |  |  | 145 |
Lessee, assets and liabilities | The following table presents the lease balances within the Consolidated Balance Sheets, weighted average remaining lease term, and weighted average discount rates related to the Company’s operating leases as of December 31 ($ in millions):
|  | 2020 |  | 2019
Lease Assets and Liabilities | Classification |  |  |
Assets: |  |  |  |
Operating lease ROU assets | Other long-term assets | $ | 942 |  |  | $ | 764 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |
Current: |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities | Accrued expenses and other liabilities | $ | 189 |  |  | $ | 158 |
Long-term: |  |  |  |
Operating lease liabilities | Other long-term liabilities | 785 |  |  | 639 |
Total operating lease liabilities |  | $ | 974 |  |  | $ | 797 |
Weighted average remaining lease term | 7 years |  | 7 years
Weighted average discount rate | 2.8 | % |  | 3.1 | %
Lessee, operating lease, liability, maturity | The following table presents the maturity of the Company’s operating lease liabilities as of December 31, 2020 ($ in millions):
2021 | $ | 213 |
2022 | 181 |
2023 | 151 |
2024 | 128 |
2025 | 105 |
Thereafter | 302 |
Total operating lease payments | 1,080 |
Less: imputed interest | 106 |
Total operating lease liabilities | $ | 974 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of lessee's lease cost. Includes, but is not limited to, interest expense for finance lease, amortization of right-of-use asset for finance lease, operating lease cost, short-term lease cost, variable lease cost and sublease income. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918686-209980 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of undiscounted cash flows of lessee's operating lease liability. Includes, but is not limited to, reconciliation of undiscounted cash flows to operating lease liability recognized in statement of financial position. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121609121&loc=SL77918701-209980 + Details
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