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Income Taxes (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2024
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Foreign Earnings Repatriated	$ 4,300
Operating Loss Carryforwards	230	$ 183
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	3,043
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards	188	206
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Deferred Expense	489
Operating Loss and Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance	(299)
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other	(42)	(35)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits	151	128	$ 116
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Expense	20	1	$ 4
Income Tax Examination, Penalties and Interest Accrued	16	3
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Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
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Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Liabilities, Other	(1)	$ (1)
Foreign [Member] \| Indefinite
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
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Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	281
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	98
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards	71
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	(20)
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance	(71)
Foreign [Member] \| 2022 - 2037
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
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Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	34
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	(14)
Foreign [Member] \| 2026 - 2030
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Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	150
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards	150
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance	(117)
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] \| Indefinite
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	681
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards	33
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance	(32)
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member] \| 2022 - 2037
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	1,208
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	52
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	(36)
Domestic Tax Authority \| Indefinite
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
Operating Loss Carryforwards	60
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards	13
Operating Loss Carryforwards, Valuation Allowance	0
Domestic Tax Authority \| 2021
Operating and capital loss carryforwards [Line Items]
Tax Credit Carryforward, Amount	38
Deferred Tax Assets, Tax Credit Carryforwards	38
Tax Credit Carryforward, Valuation Allowance	$ (9)