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Stock Repurchase Program Authorized Amount Increase

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Amount before tax of foreign currency transaction realized and unrealized loss recognized in the income statement.

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Amount of stock repurchase plan authorized.

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Expiration date for the purchase of an entity's own shares under a stock repurchase plan, in the YYYY-MM-DD format.

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Number of common and preferred shares that were previously issued and that were repurchased by the issuing entity and held in treasury on the financial statement date. This stock has no voting rights and receives no dividends.

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Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Share Repurchase Program (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 01, 2022	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Aug. 04, 2021
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares		626,808		626,808
Foreign currency loss				$ 265	$ 67
August 30, 2020 Board Authorized Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Foreign currency loss		$ 45	$ 7	$ 108	$ 38
August 4, 2021 Board Authorized Repurchase Program [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Aggregate consideration amount of repurchase program						$ 150
Repurchase program, expiration date				Aug. 31, 2022
March 1, 2022 Board Authorized Increase [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program authorized amount increase	$ 300
Share Repurchase Programs [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Treasury Stock, Shares		253,120		253,120
Minimum [Member] \| March 1, 2022 Board Authorized Increase [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program aggregate consideration	150
Maximum [Member] \| March 1, 2022 Board Authorized Increase [Member]
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Stock repurchase program aggregate consideration	$ 450