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Shareholders' Equity - Accelerated Share Repurchases (Details) - 2021 ASR - Barclays Bank - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Millions, $ in Billions | Jan. 04, 2022 | Feb. 28, 2022
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Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |
ASR agreement, amount | $ 1.5 | $ 1.5
Payments for ASR, amount | $ 1.5 |
ASR percent of notional amount received in shares | 80.00% |
Shares repurchased under ASR agreement (in shares) | 11.6 | 2.7
Share price (in dollars per share) | $ 103.34 |
Transfer of shares to treasury stock value | $ 1.2 |
ASR, shares to be received at the end of program as a percent of notional amount |  | 20.00%
Forward contract |  |
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items] |  |
Forward contract, notional amount | $ 0.3 |

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