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Basis of Presentation (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Oct. 01, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) borrowing_group $ / shares	Oct. 01, 2022 USD ($) $ / shares
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Number of borrowing groups | borrowing_group			2
Cumulative catch-up method
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Cumulative catch up adjustments, increase (decrease) in segment profit	$ 18	$ (3)	$ 36	$ (24)
Change in accounting estimate financial effect, increase (decrease) in net income	$ 14	$ (2)	$ 28	$ (18)
Change in accounting estimate financial effect increase (decrease) in earnings per diluted share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.07	$ (0.01)	$ 0.14	$ (0.08)

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 250
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 4
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147483443/250-10-50-4

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