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Employee Benefit Plans (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2020 | Mar. 31, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2019
Pension Plans [Member] |  |  |
Components of net periodic benefit cost: |  |  |
Service cost | $ 35 | $ 30 |
Interest cost | 21 | 24 |
Expected return on plan assets | (44) | (42) |
Amortization of: |  |  |
Net actuarial (gain) loss | 18 | 10 |
Prior service credit | (5) | (4) |
Special charges | 0 | 0 |
Net periodic benefit cost | 25 | 18 |
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) |  |  |
Contributions to benefit plans | 12 | 14 |
Future employer contributions to pension and other postretirement plans, as disclosed in annual report on Form 10-K |  |  | $ 140
Previously planned discretionary contributions subject to reconsideration | 100 |  |
Other Postretirement Benefit Plans [Member] |  |  |
Components of net periodic benefit cost: |  |  |
Service cost | 1 | 1 |
Interest cost | 2 | 3 |
Expected return on plan assets | 0 | 0 |
Amortization of: |  |  |
Net actuarial (gain) loss | 0 | (1) |
Prior service credit | (1) | (2) |
Special charges | 0 | 1 |
Net periodic benefit cost | 2 | 2 |
Employee Benefit Plans (Textual) |  |  |
Contributions to benefit plans | $ 4 | $ 4 |
Future employer contributions to pension and other postretirement plans, as disclosed in annual report on Form 10-K |  |  | $ 21

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