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Note 16 - Leases (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2021
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Lessee, Lease [Table Text Block] |
|  |  | Dec. 31, |  |  | Dec. 31, |
Millions | Classification |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating leases | Operating lease assets |  | $ | 1,787 |  |  | $ | 1,610 |
Finance leases | Properties, net [a] |  |  | 366 |  |  |  | 370 |
Total leased assets |  | $ | 2,153 |  |  | $ | 1,980 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating | Accounts payable and other current liabilities |  | $ | 330 |  |  | $ | 321 |
Finance | Debt due within one year |  |  | 92 |  |  |  | 109 |
Noncurrent |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating | Operating lease liabilities |  |  | 1,429 |  |  |  | 1,283 |
Finance | Debt due after one year |  |  | 244 |  |  |  | 340 |
Total lease liabilities |  | $ | 2,095 |  |  | $ | 2,053 |
Lease, Cost [Table Text Block] |
Millions |  | Dec 31, 2021 |  |  | Dec 31, 2020 |
Operating lease cost [a] |  | $ | 303 |  |  | $ | 317 |
Short-term lease cost |  |  | 25 |  |  |  | 26 |
Variable lease cost |  |  | 11 |  |  |  | 10 |
Finance lease cost |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amortization of leased assets [b] |  |  | 69 |  |  |  | 66 |
Interest on lease liabilities [c] |  |  | 20 |  |  |  | 27 |
Net lease cost |  | $ | 428 |  |  | $ | 446 |
Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Table Text Block] |
Millions |  | Operating Leases |  |  | Finance Leases |  |  | Total |
2022 |  | $ | 333 |  |  | $ | 107 |  |  | $ | 440 |
2023 |  |  | 293 |  |  |  | 81 |  |  |  | 374 |
2024 |  |  | 285 |  |  |  | 68 |  |  |  | 353 |
2025 |  |  | 285 |  |  |  | 45 |  |  |  | 330 |
2026 |  |  | 215 |  |  |  | 36 |  |  |  | 251 |
After 2026 |  |  | 555 |  |  |  | 41 |  |  |  | 596 |
Total lease payments |  | $ | 1,966 |  |  | $ | 378 |  |  | $ | 2,344 |
Less: Interest |  |  | 207 |  |  |  | 42 |  |  |  | 249 |
Present value of lease liabilities |  | $ | 1,759 |  |  | $ | 336 |  |  | $ | 2,095 |
Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term and Discount Rate [Table Text Block] |
|  | Dec. 31, |
|  | 2021 |
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years) |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  | 7.3 |
Finance leases |  |  | 4.8 |
Weighted-average discount rate (%) |  |  |  |
Operating leases |  |  | 3.2 |
Finance leases |  |  | 4.9 |
Lessee, Lease, Other Information [Table Text Block] |
Millions |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating cash flows from operating leases |  | $ | 292 |  |  | $ | 323 |
Investing cash flows from operating leases |  |  | 27 |  |  |  | 30 |
Operating cash flows from finance leases |  |  | 26 |  |  |  | 29 |
Financing cash flows from finance leases |  |  | 106 |  |  |  | 113 |
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities |  |  | 442 |  |  |  | 93 |

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