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Pension And Other Postretirement Employee Benefit Plans (Fair Values Of Pension Plan Assets) (Details) - Pension benefit plans - USD ($) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2021 | Dec. 31, 2020
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Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | $ 3,663 | $ 3,456
Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 796 | 928
Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 698 | 505
Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 1,494 | 1,433
Cash and cash equivalents | Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 85 | 175
Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Cash and cash equivalents | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 85 | 175
Common stock | Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 486 | 503
Common stock | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Common stock | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Common stock | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 486 | 503
Preferred stock | Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 2 | 6
Preferred stock | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Preferred stock | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Preferred stock | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 2 | 6
Corporate bonds | Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Corporate bonds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 47 | 42
Corporate bonds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Corporate bonds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 47 | 42
Government issued | Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Government issued | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 46 | 58
Government issued | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Government issued | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 46 | 58
Mutual funds | Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 223 | 244
Mutual funds | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 248 | 51
Mutual funds | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Mutual funds | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 471 | 295
Insurance contracts | Quoted Prices in Active Market (Level 1) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Insurance contracts | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 357 | 354
Insurance contracts | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3) |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 0 | 0
Insurance contracts | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1, 2 and 3 |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 357 | 354
Common/collective trusts | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | 1,073 | 1,198
Venture capital, partnerships and other private investments | Fair Value Measured at Net Asset Value Per Share |  |
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items] |  |
Defined benefit plan, plan assets, amount | $ 1,096 | $ 825

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