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Debt - Summary of Term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	May 18, 2020	Sep. 26, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total term debt	$ 9,000,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized premium (discount) and issuance costs, net	(58,000,000)	$ (61,000,000)
Total carrying amount of term debt	8,942,000,000	8,939,000,000
Senior Notes | Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total term debt	$ 9,000,000,000	9,000,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate Notes Issued September 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount				$ 5,000,000,000.0
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 2.200% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	2.20%
Effective Interest Rate	2.39%
Total term debt	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 2.400% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	2.40%
Effective Interest Rate	2.52%
Total term debt	$ 1,250,000,000	1,250,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 2.650% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	2.65%
Effective Interest Rate	2.78%
Total term debt	$ 1,250,000,000	1,250,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 2.850% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	2.85%
Effective Interest Rate	2.96%
Total term debt	$ 1,500,000,000	1,500,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate Notes Issued May 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			$ 4,000,000,000.0
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 1.350% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	1.35%
Effective Interest Rate	1.55%
Total term debt	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 1.650% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	1.65%
Effective Interest Rate	1.78%
Total term debt	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 2.300% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	2.30%
Effective Interest Rate	2.39%
Total term debt	$ 1,000,000,000	1,000,000,000
Senior Notes | Fixed-rate 3.250% notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Fixed interest rate	3.25%
Effective Interest Rate	3.33%
Total term debt	$ 1,000,000,000	$ 1,000,000,000

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