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Note 16 - Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

Lessee, Lease [Table Text Block]

		Dec. 31,			Dec. 31,
Millions	Classification		2022				2021
Assets
Operating leases	Operating lease assets		$	1,672			$	1,787
Finance leases	Properties, net [a]			310				366
Total leased assets			$	1,982			$	2,153
Liabilities
Current
Operating	Accounts payable and other current liabilities		$	331			$	330
Finance	Debt due within one year			67				92
Noncurrent
Operating	Operating lease liabilities			1,300				1,429
Finance	Debt due after one year			167				244
Total lease liabilities			$	1,865			$	2,095

Lease, Cost [Table Text Block]

Millions	Dec 31, 2022			Dec 31, 2021
Operating lease cost [a]		$	338			$	303
Short-term lease cost			18				25
Variable lease cost			13				11
Finance lease cost
Amortization of leased assets [b]			52				69
Interest on lease liabilities [c]			12				20
Net lease cost		$	433			$	428

Contractual Obligation, Fiscal Year Maturity [Table Text Block]

Millions	Operating Leases			Finance Leases				Total
2023		$	335			$	76			$	411
2024			318				63				381
2025			321				44				365
2026			248				35				283
2027			188				30				218
After 2027			393				11				404
Total lease payments		$	1,803			$	259			$	2,062
Less: Interest			172				25				197
Present value of lease liabilities		$	1,631			$	234			$	1,865

Weighted Average Remaining Lease Term and Discount Rate [Table Text Block]

	Dec. 31,
		2022
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)
Operating leases			6.4
Finance leases			4.2
Weighted-average discount rate (%)
Operating leases			3.3
Finance leases			4.7

Lessee, Lease, Other Information [Table Text Block]

Millions		2022				2021
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		$	319			$	292
Investing cash flows from operating leases			31				27
Operating cash flows from finance leases			15				26
Financing cash flows from finance leases			91				106
Leased assets obtained in exchange for finance lease liabilities			-				-
Leased assets obtained in exchange for operating lease liabilities			173				442

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- Definition

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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher SEC
-Name Regulation S-K (SK)
-Number 229
-Section 303
-Paragraph (a)
-Subparagraph (5)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 842
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
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