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Debt and Financing Activities - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 15, 2022	Mar. 31, 2022	Aug. 12, 2021	Jul. 23, 2021	Dec. 03, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 5,594		$ 5,879
Less: Current portion	968		799
Total long-term debt	$ 4,626		5,080
Held-for-sale | European Businesses (Disposal Group)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Current portion of long-term debt			4
Long-term debt			11
Loans payable | 2.70% Notes due December 15, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	2.70%	2.70%
Total debt	$ 0		400
Loans payable | 2.85% Notes due March 15, 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	2.85%	2.85%			2.85%
Total debt	$ 0		360
Loans payable | 3.80% Notes due March 15, 2024
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	3.80%				3.80%
Total debt	$ 918		918
Loans payable | 0.90% Notes due December 3, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	0.90%					0.90%
Total debt	$ 500		500
Loans payable | 5.25% Notes due February 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	5.25%
Total debt	$ 499		0
Loans payable | 1.30% Notes due August 15, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	1.30%			1.30%
Total debt	$ 498		498
Loans payable | 7.65% Debentures due March 1, 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	7.65%				7.65%
Total debt	$ 150		150
Loans payable | 3.95% Notes due February 16, 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	3.95%				3.95%
Total debt	$ 343		343
Loans payable | 4.75% Notes due May 30, 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	4.75%				4.75%
Total debt	$ 196		196
Loans payable | 6.00% Notes due March 1, 2041
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	6.00%				6.00%
Total debt	$ 218		217
Loans payable | 4.88% Notes due March 15, 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	4.88%				4.88%
Total debt	$ 255		255
Loans payable | 1.50% Euro Notes due November 17, 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	1.50%
Total debt	$ 649		662
Loans payable | 1.63% Euro Notes due October 30, 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	1.63%
Total debt	$ 542		554
Loans payable | 3.13% Sterling Notes due February 17, 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate on debt instruments (percent)	3.13%
Total debt	$ 555		582
Lease and other obligations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 271		$ 244

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