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Multiemployer Plans, Withdrawal Obligation Term

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Amount of contribution received by defined benefit plan from employer which increases plan assets.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Amount of benefit for defined benefit plan expected to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.

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Amount of the obligation recognized by withdrawing from a pension or postretirement benefit plan to which two or more unrelated employers contribute where assets contributed by one participating employer may be used to provide benefits to employees of other participating employers.

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Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Benefit Plans - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Jul. 11, 2019	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2021
U.S. Plans \| North America
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan, withdrawal liability	$ 526	$ 348		$ 348
Multiemployer plan, withdrawal obligation term	20 years
Multiemployer plan, accreted interest on the long-term liability		3	$ 2	8	$ 8
Other current liabilities \| U.S. Plans \| North America
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan, withdrawal liability		15		15
Long-term other liabilities \| U.S. Plans \| North America
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Multiemployer plan, withdrawal liability		333		333
Pension Plans \| U.S. Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contribution				3
Pension Plans \| Non-U.S. Plans
Defined Benefit Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer contribution				137
Estimated future employer contributions over the remainder of 2022		$ 46		$ 46