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Joint Venture Agreement, Covenant, Subsidiary, Ability To Reduce Ownership Percentage, Minimum Ownership Percentage, Noncontrolling Owner

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Joint Venture Formation, Aggregate Cost

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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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Detail information of subsequent event by type. User is expected to use existing line items from elsewhere in the taxonomy as the primary line items for this disclosure, which is further associated with dimension and member elements pertaining to a subsequent event.

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Subsequent Events (Details) - Subsequent Event - USD ($) $ in Millions	May 06, 2025	Apr. 08, 2025
2025 Share Repurchase Program [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Authorized amount of stock repurchase program	$ 2,000
Blue Point Number One, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Ownership interest (as a percent)		40.00%
Blue Point Number One, LLC
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Joint Venture Agreement, Covenant, Subsidiary, Ability To Reduce Ownership Percentage, Minimum Ownership Percentage, Noncontrolling Owner		20.00%
Joint Venture Agreement, Additional Contractual Investment Obligation		$ 550
Joint Venture Formation, Aggregate Cost		$ 4,000
Blue Point Number One, LLC \| JERA Co, Inc. and Mitsui & Co., Ltd.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest held by outside investors		60.00%
Blue Point Number One, LLC \| JERA Co, Inc.
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest held by outside investors		35.00%
Blue Point Number One, LLC \| Mitsui & Co., Ltd
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership interest held by outside investors		25.00%