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Long-Term Debt - Additional Information (Details) |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Feb. 06, 2019 | Sep. 26, 2018 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Feb. 15, 2019 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair value of total debt |  |  |  |  | $ 6,000,000,000 | $ 5,000,000,000 |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Term loan |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repaid debt |  |  |  | $ 540,000,000 |  |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate increase in the event the Company's credit rating is downgraded below investment grade (as percent) |  |  |  | 2.00% |  |  |  |
Redeemed debt |  | $ 246,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior notes | 3.8% senior notes due 2023 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.80% | 3.80% |  |  |
Senior notes | 4.2% senior notes due 2028 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  | $ 1,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.20% | 4.20% |  |  |
Senior notes | 2.7% senior notes due 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 2.70% | 2.70% |  |  |
Senior notes | 3.85% senior notes due 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.85% | 3.85% |  |  |
Senior notes | 4.625% senior notes due 2020 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Principal amount |  |  |  | $ 450,000,000 |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  | 4.625% | 4.625% |  | 4.625% |  |
Redeemed debt |  |  | $ 204,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Loss on early debt extinguishment |  |  |  |  | $ 14,000,000 |  |  |
Senior notes | 3.5% senior notes due 2022 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 3.50% | 3.50% |  |  |
Senior notes | 4.75% senior notes due 2021 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.75% | 4.75% |  |  |
Term loan and senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 25,000,000 | $ 14,000,000 |  |
Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit with a syndicate of banks |  |  |  | $ 2,000,000,000 |  |  |  |
Weighted average variable interest rate |  |  |  |  | 3.51% |  |  |
Consolidated indebtedness to consolidated net earnings limit |  |  | 3.5 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated net earnings to consolidated interest expense |  |  | 3.0 |  |  |  |  |
Repaid debt |  |  |  | $ 1,100,000,000 |  |  |  |
Debt issuance costs |  |  |  |  | $ 5,000,000 | $ 3,000,000 |  |
Subsequent Event | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit, increase limit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000
Subsequent Event | Term Loan Facility | Line of Credit | Senior Unsecured Term Loan Facility, Loans With Three Year Maturity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revolving credit with a syndicate of banks |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,500,000,000
Debt Instrument, Option, One | Subsequent Event | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated indebtedness to consolidated net earnings limit | 4.0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Option, Two | Subsequent Event | Revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated indebtedness to consolidated net earnings limit | 4.5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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