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Borrowings - Schedule of Borrowings (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Short-term debt | $ 255 | $ 0
Finance lease obligations | 919 | 808
Total debt principal | 72,612 | 69,246
Debt premiums | 256 | 262
Debt discounts and deferred financing costs | (1,050) | (1,028)
Long-term debt, short-term debt, and lease obligation | 71,818 | 68,480
Short-term debt (commercial paper) | (255) | 0
Current portion of long-term debt | (5,828) | (3,781)
Long-term debt | 65,735 | $ 64,699
Senior Notes | 3.125% senior notes due March 2020 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate |  | 3.125%
Long-term debt | $ 0 | $ 723
Senior Notes | 2.8% senior notes due July 2020 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.80% |
Long-term debt | $ 2,750 | 2,750
Senior Notes | 3.35% senior notes due March 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.35% |
Long-term debt | $ 2,038 | 2,038
Senior Notes | 4.125% senior notes due May 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.125% |
Long-term debt | $ 222 | 222
Senior Notes | 2.125% senior notes due June 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.125% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,750 | 1,750
Senior Notes | 4.125% senior notes due June 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.125% |
Long-term debt | $ 203 | 203
Senior Notes | 5.45% senior notes due June 2021 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 5.45% |
Long-term debt | $ 187 | 187
Senior Notes | 3.5% senior notes due July 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.50% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,500 | 1,500
Senior Notes | 2.75% senior notes due November 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.75% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,000 | 1,000
Senior Notes | 2.75% senior notes due December 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.75% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,250 | 1,250
Senior Notes | 4.75% senior notes due December 2022 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.75% |
Long-term debt | $ 399 | 399
Senior Notes | 3.7% senior notes due March 2023 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.70% |
Long-term debt | $ 6,000 | 6,000
Senior Notes | 2.8% senior notes due June 2023 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.80% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,300 | 1,300
Senior Notes | 4% senior notes due December 2023 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.00% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,250 | 1,250
Senior Notes | 2.625% senior notes due August 2024 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.265% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,000 | 1,000
Senior Notes | 3.375% senior notes due August 2024 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.375% |
Long-term debt | $ 650 | 650
Senior Notes | 3.5% senior notes due November 2024 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.50% |
Long-term debt | $ 750 | 750
Senior Notes | 5% senior notes due December 2024 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 5.00% |
Long-term debt | $ 299 | 299
Senior Notes | 4.1% senior notes due March 2025 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.10% |
Long-term debt | $ 5,000 | 5,000
Senior Notes | 3.875% senior notes due July 2025 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.875% |
Long-term debt | $ 2,828 | 2,828
Senior Notes | 2.875% senior notes due June 2026 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 2.875% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,750 | 1,750
Senior Notes | 3% senior notes due August 2026 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.00% |
Long-term debt | $ 750 | 750
Senior Notes | 3.625% senior notes due April 2027 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.625% |
Long-term debt | $ 750 | 0
Senior Notes | 6.25% senior notes due June 2027 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 6.25% |
Long-term debt | $ 372 | 372
Senior Notes | 4.3% senior notes due March 2028 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.30% |
Long-term debt | $ 9,000 | 9,000
Senior Notes | 3.25% senior notes due August 2029 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.25% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,750 | 1,750
Senior Notes | 3.75% senior notes due April 2030 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.75% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,500 | 0
Senior Notes | 4.875% senior notes due July 2035 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.875% |
Long-term debt | $ 652 | 652
Senior Notes | 6.625% senior notes due June 2036 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 6.625% |
Long-term debt | $ 771 | 771
Senior Notes | 6.75% senior notes due December 2037 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 6.75% |
Long-term debt | $ 533 | 533
Senior Notes | 4.78% senior notes due March 2038 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.78% |
Long-term debt | $ 5,000 | 5,000
Senior Notes | 6.125% senior notes due September 2039 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 6.125% |
Long-term debt | $ 447 | 447
Senior Notes | 4.125% senior notes due April 2040 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.125% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,000 | 0
Senior Notes | 5.75% senior notes due May 2041 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 5.75% |
Long-term debt | $ 133 | 133
Senior Notes | 4.5% senior notes due May 2042 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.50% |
Long-term debt | $ 500 | 500
Senior Notes | 4.125% senior notes due November 2042 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.125% |
Long-term debt | $ 500 | 500
Senior Notes | 5.3% senior notes due December 2043 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 5.30% |
Long-term debt | $ 750 | 750
Senior Notes | 4.75% senior notes due March 2044 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.75% |
Long-term debt | $ 375 | 375
Senior Notes | 5.125% senior notes due July 2045 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 5.125% |
Long-term debt | $ 3,500 | 3,500
Senior Notes | 3.875% senior notes due August 2047 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 3.875% |
Long-term debt | $ 1,000 | 1,000
Senior Notes | 5.05% senior notes due March 2048 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 5.05% |
Long-term debt | $ 8,000 | 8,000
Senior Notes | 4.25% senior notes due April 2050 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 4.25% |
Long-term debt | $ 750 | $ 0
Floating Rate Notes | Floating rate notes due March 2020 (2.515% at December 31, 2019) |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate |  | 2.515%
Long-term debt | $ 0 | $ 277
Floating Rate Notes | Floating rate notes due March 2021 (1.719% at March 31, 2020 and 2.605% at December 31, 2019) |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt interest rate | 1.719% | 2.605%
Long-term debt | $ 1,000 | $ 1,000
Other Debt Obligations |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Long-term debt | $ 279 | $ 279

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