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Commitments And Contingencies (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions | Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | $ 1,373
Income tax obligations | 352
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 363
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 402
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 169
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 159
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 118
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 162
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 1,346
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 719
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 105
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 33
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 30
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 24
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 435
TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount | 2,719
Total Unconditional Purchase Obligation Balance Sheet Amount One Year After Fiscal Year End | 1,082
TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountTwoYearsAfterFiscalYearEnd | 507
TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountThreeYearsAfterFiscalYearEnd | 202
Total Unconditional Purchase Obligation Balance Sheet Amount Four Years After Fiscal Year End | 189
TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountFiveYearsAfterFiscalYearEnd | 142
TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountThereafter | 597
Developer Commitments [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 665
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 178
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 248
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 90
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 87
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 58
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 4
Marketing |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 282
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 95
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 85
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 39
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 37
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 26
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 0
Senior Notes Interest |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 134
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 38
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 20
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 19
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 19
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 19
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 19
Operating Lease Imputed Interest [Member] [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 18
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 6
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 4
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 3
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 2
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 1
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 2
Operating Lease [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 169
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 0
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 8
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 12
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 12
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 137
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 224
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 68
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 54
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 30
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 26
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 20
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 26
Other Unrecorded Purchase Obligations [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 105
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 46
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 45
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 10
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 2
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 2
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 0
Senior Notes Principal And Interest [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 1,003
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 603
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 0
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 0
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 0
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 0
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 400
Transition And Other Taxes [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 66
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 22
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 24
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 3
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 4
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 4
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 9
License obligations [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 53
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months | 26
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two | 27
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three | 0
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four | 0
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five | 0
Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five | 0
Maximum [Member] | Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation Payable in Common Stock [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | 20
Maximum [Member] | Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligations Payable in Common Stock Per Year [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation | $ 10

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