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Shareholders' Equity And Net Income Per Share Share Repurchase Program (Details) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Share Repurchase Program January 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Share Repurchase Program September 2012 [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Share Repurchase Program January 2014 [Member]	Oct. 23, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member]	Oct. 24, 2014 Subsequent Event [Member] Share Repurchase Program January 2014 [Member]
Share Repurchase Program [Line Items]
Stock Repurchase Program, Authorized Amount					$ 300	$ 750	$ 1,000
Stock Repurchased During Period, Shares	4,360,097	2,120,000	10,004,486	7,415,583
Stock Repurchased, Average Price per Share	$ 68.00	$ 56.50	$ 67.37	$ 48.80
Stock Repurchased During Period, Value	297	120	674	362				47
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Authorized Repurchase Amount							$ 516		$ 469

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Number of shares that have been repurchased and retired during the period.

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