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Stockholders' Equity (Deficit) - Narrative (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Jul. 23, 2021 $ / shares | Jul. 22, 2021 $ / shares | May 31, 2021 USD ($) | Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) vote $ / shares shares | Jun. 30, 2020 $ / shares shares | Jan. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of votes per share of common stock permitted on proposals presented to stockholders (vote) | vote |  |  |  | 1 |  |
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  | $ 0.42 | $ 0.41 |
Shares repurchased |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |
Share repurchases (shares) | shares |  |  |  |  | 0 |
Approved increase to the authorized share repurchase amount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000.0
Authorized amount available for future repurchases |  |  |  | $ 1,800,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.47 | $ 0.42 |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchase |  |  |  |  |  |
Accelerated Share Repurchases [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Shares repurchased |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000.0 |  |  |
Share repurchases (shares) | shares |  |  |  | 4,300,000 |  |

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