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Equity - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) shares in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
Equity [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments relating to treasury shares (in shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,000 | 1,500 | 1,500
Stock repurchase program, authorized amount | $ 2,400,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 1,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0 | $ 1,200,000,000 | $ 2,400,000,000 |  |
Repurchases of common stock (in shares) | 3,661 | 3,730 | 4,170 | 5,871 | 1,863 | 3,991 | 6,298 | 4,105 | 3,498 | 3,642 | 3,916 | 3,911 | 10,041 | 10,403 | 7,828 | 13,771 | 14,394 | 11,469 | 17,432 | 16,257 | 14,967
Repurchases of common stock | $ 340,000,000 | $ 340,000,000 | $ 340,000,000 | $ 440,000,000 | $ 139,000,000 | $ 300,000,000 | $ 459,000,000 | $ 300,000,000 | $ 240,000,000 | $ 240,000,000 | $ 240,000,000 | $ 229,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,460,000,000 | $ 1,198,000,000 | $ 949,000,000

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