Debt Instrument, Amortization Payment Rate, Percentage

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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Net Leverage Ratio, Maximum

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Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Ratio Of Debt To Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation And Amortization, Current Year, Other Increase

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Line of Credit Facility, Accordion Feature, Increase Limit

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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Debt - Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loan (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Ratio of debt to EBITDA, may increase			4.0
First year
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization payment percentage	0.00%
Second year following closing
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization payment percentage	2.50%
Thereafter until maturity
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Amortization payment percentage	5.00%
Revolving credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility			$ 2,000
Uncommitted option, to increase Credit Facility			500
Revolving credit agreement			$ 58	$ 149
Weighted average interest rate of outstanding borrowings			4.80%
Revolving credit facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.50%
Revolving credit facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate			1.125%
Swing Loan \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility			$ 200
Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate of outstanding borrowings			0.60%
Letter of Credit \| Line of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility			$ 300
Term loan credit facility
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility	$ 2,200	$ 1,450
Covenant, maximum net leverage ratio	4.0	3.5
Term loan credit facility \| Maximum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.50%
Term loan credit facility \| Minimum
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.125%
Term loan credit facility \| Unsecured Debt
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Revolving credit facility			$ 2,200