Long-Term Debt, Noncurrent, Net Of Unamortized Debt Discount

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt 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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs classified as noncurrent. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Amount after unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs of long-term debt classified as noncurrent and excluding amounts to be repaid within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer. Includes, but not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, debentures, mortgage loans and commercial paper. Excludes capital lease obligations.

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Debt - Schedule of Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2021	Nov. 16, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate	5.375%
Less: debt issuance costs	$ (27)		$ (23)
Total	$ 2,173		2,127
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate	5.375%
Senior Notes \| 5.375% Notes due 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate	5.375%
Non-current portion of long-term debt	$ 0		700
Senior Notes \| 4.375% Notes due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate	4.375%
Non-current portion of long-term debt	$ 800		800
Senior Notes \| 3.875% Notes due 2030
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate	3.875%
Non-current portion of long-term debt	$ 650		650
Senior Notes \| 3.875% Notes due 2032
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Percentage of contractual interest rate	3.875%	5.375%
Non-current portion of long-term debt	$ 750		$ 0