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Financial Instruments - (Narratives) (Details) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 EUR (€) | Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2020 GBP (£) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Net investment hedges | Floating rate notes, may 2021 euro notes, 2023 euro notes, 2027 euro notes, 2030 euro notes, 2039 euro notes, and ECP notes | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | € |  |  |  |  | € 10,904,000,000 |  |  |
Net investment hedges | Sterling senior notes due 2022 to 2031 | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | £ |  |  |  |  |  |  | £ 1,850,000,000 |
Interest rate swap | Fair value hedging |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount | € |  |  |  |  | 500,000,000 |  |  |
Interest rate swap | Fair value hedging | 1.1% Euro senior notes due July 2024 | Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative asset fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ 15 |  | $ 10
Interest rate swap | Net investment hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Derivative asset fair value |  |  |  |  |  | $ (76) |  |
Derivative asset fair value, gross liability |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (167)
Currency forward contract | Net investment hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain (loss) for the change in fair value on derivative used in net investment hedge, after tax, recorded in other comprehensive earnings loss | $ (597) | $ 185 | $ (263) | $ 198 |  |  |  |
Currency swap | Net investment hedges |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income on Derivatives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notional amount |  |  |  |  | € 2,006,000,000 |  | £ 556,000,000 |

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