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Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Billions |  | 3 Months Ended |
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Feb. 14, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2023 | Mar. 31, 2022 | Jul. 31, 2022
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Increase in quarterly dividend percentage | 10.00% |  |  |
Common stock dividends (in dollars per share) | $ 0.11 | $ 0.11 | $ 0.10 |
October 2020 program |  |  |  |
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Authorized share repurchase program amount |  |  |  | $ 5.0
Remaining share repurchase authority amount |  | $ 2.2 |  |

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