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Divestiture Of Business Working Capital And Other Adjustments

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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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Amount before tax of gain (loss) recognized on the sale or disposal of a disposal group. Excludes discontinued operations.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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Amount of gain (loss) from sale and disposal of integrated set of activities and assets capable of being conducted and managed for purpose of providing return in form of dividend, lower cost, or other economic benefit to investor, owner, member and participant.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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The cash inflow associated with the amount received from the sale of a portion of the company's business, for example a segment, division, branch or other business, during the period.

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Dispositions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions			3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 16, 2024	Jan. 06, 2023	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2024	Sep. 30, 2023	Oct. 02, 2023
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Gain on sale			$ 208	$ 209	$ 202
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| East
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of land and related assets		$ 212
Transaction fees		3
Gain on sale		$ 199
Airtron \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| West/Services/Other
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of business unit	$ 500
Working capital and other adjustments to proceeds	16
Proceeds from sale of business, net of working capital and other adjustments	484
Gain on sale of business	$ 208
Airtron \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| West/Services/Other \| Airtron
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, parent	100.00%
Gregory \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Cash consideration						$ 102
Gregory \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Gregory
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Ownership percentage, parent						100.00%