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Debt (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |  |  |
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Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Aug. 31, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repayments of senior notes |  |  | $ 549 |  |  |  |
Outstanding letters of credit | $ 44 |  | 44 |  |  |  | $ 87
Senior unsecured 364-day revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Borrowing capacity | 1,000 |  | $ 1,000 |  |  | $ 1,000 |
Basis Variable interest rate used |  |  | Eurocurrency Rate or the Base Rate |  |  |  |
Credit agreements and commercial paper program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total borrowings |  |  | $ 37,100 | $ 55,600 |  |  |
Total repayments |  |  | 36,900 | $ 56,300 |  |  |
Senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face value | 9,800 |  | 9,800 |  |  |  | 9,300
Senior notes | Level 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument fair value | 9,700 |  | $ 9,700 |  |  |  | $ 9,900
4.65% senior notes due October 2025 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument face value |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 4.65% |  |
Public offering price |  |  |  |  | 99.846% |  |
5.25% senior notes due June 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.25%
Repayments of senior notes |  | $ 150 |  |  |  |  |
3.95% senior notes due September 2015 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate (as a percent) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3.95%
Repayments of senior notes | $ 400 |  |  |  |  |  |

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