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Note 16 - Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2021

Notes Tables

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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Tabular disclosure of contractual obligation by timing of payment due. Includes, but is not limited to, long-term debt obligation, lease obligation, and purchase obligation.

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-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 303
-Paragraph (a)
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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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