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Accounts Receivable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions |  | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Jul. 28, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Sep. 30, 2025 | Sep. 30, 2024 | Jul. 27, 2025 | Dec. 31, 2024
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss, current |  | $ 5 |  | $ 5 |  |  | $ 6
Accounts receivable, allowance for credit loss, noncurrent |  | 71 |  | 71 |  |  | 69
Receivables facility | $ 600 | 600 |  | 600 |  | $ 800 |
Receivables securitization facility, period | 3 years |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding value of receivables securitization facility |  | 0 |  | 0 |  |  | 0
Receivables securitization facility, issued |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Repayments amount |  |  |  | 0 |  |  |
Undivided investor held interest |  | 1,600 |  | 1,600 |  |  | $ 1,600
Interest expense |  | 327 | $ 314 | $ 984 | $ 957 |  |
Asset-Backed Securities, Securitized Loans and Receivables |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Accounts receivable, from securitization, default or dilution ratio |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |
Interest expense |  | $ 1 | $ 2 | $ 3 | $ 7 |  |

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