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Sale of Accounts Receivable (Narrative) (Details) € in Billions | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2020 EUR (€)
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Proceeds from transfer of receivables | $ 1,600,000,000 | $ 1,400,000,000 |  |
Deferred receivables consideration | 0 | 446,000,000 |  |
Proceeds from the collection of receivables sold | 34,200,000,000 | 33,800,000,000 | $ 34,800,000,000 |
Collections applied to deferred consideration | 6,700,000,000 | 13,100,000,000 | 14,800,000,000 |
Loss on transfer of accounts receivables to purchasers | 9,000,000 | 18,000,000 | 18,000,000 |
Lines of credit | 10,200,000,000 |  |  |
Transfer of Financial Assets Accounted for as Sales, Amount Derecognized | 1,600,000,000 | 1,900,000,000 |  |
Pledged Assets, Not Separately Reported, Finance Receivables | 400,000,000 |  |  |
Amount of receivables sold | 35,000,000,000.0 | $ 34,500,000,000 | $ 35,700,000,000 |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | 1,800,000,000 |  |  |
Program [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | 1,200,000,000 |  |  |
Second Program [Member] | Accounts Receivable Securitization Facility [Member] |  |  |  |
Accounts Receivable Securitization Programs [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Lines of credit | $ 600,000,000 |  |  | € 0.5

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