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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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- Definition

The maximum amount of borrowing capacity under a line of credit that is available as of the balance sheet date for financing purchases of goods acquired for inventory or imminent delivery to a customer.

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- Definition

Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Amount of borrowing capacity currently available under the credit facility (current borrowing capacity less the amount of borrowings outstanding).

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Debt and Credit Agreements - Summary of Bank Commitments, Credit Facility Borrowings and Available Capacity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2025	Jan. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Nov. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2024	May 31, 2024
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	$ 9,458		$ 8,958
Facility Draws	0		0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	2,185		2,173
Outstanding Commercial Paper	0		0
Total Available Capacity	7,237		6,742
Commercial Paper
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	4,500		4,500
Revolving Credit Facility
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	4,500		4,500		$ 4,500	$ 3,500
Facility Draws	0		0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	50		51
Outstanding Commercial Paper	0		0
Total Available Capacity	4,450		4,449
Bilateral Credit Agreements
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	2,350		1,850
Facility Draws	0		0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	1,117		1,095
Outstanding Commercial Paper	0		0
Total Available Capacity	1,233		755
Bilateral Credit Agreements \| BilateralJan2025
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment		$ 200
Bilateral Credit Agreements \| BilateralMarch2025
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	$ 300
Extended period term	2 years
Accounts Receivable Facility
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	$ 1,500		1,500	$ 1,100
Facility Draws	0		0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	0		0
Outstanding Commercial Paper	0		0
Total Available Capacity	1,500		1,500
Liquidity Facility
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	971		971
Facility Draws	0		0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	900		907
Outstanding Commercial Paper	0		0
Total Available Capacity	35		21
Liquidity Facility \| No Additional Collateral Posted
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Outstanding Commercial Paper	935		928
Secured debt
Short-term Debt [Line Items]
Aggregate Bank Commitment	137		137
Facility Draws	0		0
Outstanding Letters of Credit	118		120
Outstanding Commercial Paper	0		0
Total Available Capacity	$ 19		$ 17