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Debt - Components of Debt (Detail) $ in Millions |  |  |  | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 15, 2022 USD ($) | Aug. 04, 2022 | Jul. 06, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial Paper |  |  |  | $ 204 |  | $ 324
Long-term Debt, Gross |  |  |  | 10,772 |  | 11,400
Less: Short term borrowings |  |  |  | (512) |  | (632)
Long-term debt |  |  |  | 10,260 |  | 10,768
Proceeds from issuance of commercial paper (maturities after three months) |  |  |  | 4,725 | $ 200 |
Repayments of Commercial Paper |  |  |  | 4,845 | $ 0 |
Amended credit facility | Citibank, N.A. |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of credit facility, maximum borrowing capacity |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |
Proceeds from Lines of Credit |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0
Repayments of Lines of Credit |  |  | $ 350 |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  | $ 1,489 |  |
Minimum | Amended credit facility | Citibank, N.A. |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBITDA with step-downs over time |  | 3.50 |  |  |  |
Maximum | Amended credit facility | Citibank, N.A. |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBITDA with step-downs over time |  | 4.50 |  |  |  |
2020 Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt | $ 300 |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of Debt | $ 300 |  |  |  |  |
2023 Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 3.30% |  |
Senior Notes, Current |  |  |  | $ 300 |  |
2023 Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  |  |  | 300
2024 Euro Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 1.88% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 487 |  | 565
2026 Euro Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 1.93% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 775 |  | 900
2028 Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 4.57% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 398 |  | 397
2047 Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 4.44% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 495 |  | 494
2048 Notes | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 5.12% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 787 |  | 786
Term loan credit agreement | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBITDA with step-downs over time |  | 3.50 |  |  |  |
Term loan credit agreement | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Maximum ratio of net debt to EBITDA with step-downs over time |  | 4.50 |  |  |  |
2024 Term Loan Facility(6) | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 4.06% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 625 |  | 625
Bank overdrafts and other |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Bank overdrafts and other |  |  |  | $ 5 |  | 7
Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Twenty Two | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 0.69% |  |
Senior Notes, Current |  |  |  | $ 0 |  | 300
Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Twenty Five | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 1.22% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  | 1,001
Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Twenty Seven | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 1.56% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 1,216 |  | 1,218
Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Thirty | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 2.21% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 1,510 |  | 1,511
Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Forty | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 3.04% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 774 |  | 775
Senior Notes, Due Two Thousand Fifty | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 3.21% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 1,571 |  | 1,572
2026 Term Loan | Loans payable |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Effective Interest Rate |  |  |  | 4.43% |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |  | $ 625 |  | $ 625

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