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Long-Term Obligations - Additional Information (Details) € in Millions, $ in Millions, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Mar. 13, 2024 EUR (€)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	May 24, 2023 USD ($)	Mar. 27, 2023 CAD ($)	Jan. 05, 2023 USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2018 EUR (€)	Apr. 14, 2016 EUR (€)
Euro Notes 2024
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Long-term Debt	$ 0		$ 552
Interest rate	0.00%		3.88%
Euro Notes 2024 | Twenty Twenty Four [Domain]
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt | €		€ 500						€ 500
Euro Notes 2026/28 [Member]
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt | €							€ 1,000
Euro Notes 2026 | TwentyTwentySix [Member]
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt | €							750
Euro Notes 2028 | TwentyTwentyEight [Member]
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt | €							€ 250
Euro Notes 2028
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 259		$ 276
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
Interest rate	4.13%		4.13%
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Senior Unsecured Credit Agreement - Revolving Credit Facilities
Additional Information [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity						$ 2,000
Sublimit for the Issuance of Letters of Credit						150
Sublimit for the Issuance of Swing Line Loans						150
Unsecured Term Loan Facility						$ 500
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement (CAD Note)
Additional Information [Line Items]
Term loan payable	$ 487		$ 529
Interest rate	4.98%		6.82%
Senior Unsecured Term Loan Credit Agreement (CAD Note) | Uni-Select Inc.
Additional Information [Line Items]
Term loan payable					$ 700
U.S. Notes 2028 2033
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt				$ 1,400
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
U.S. Note 2028 | TwentyTwentyEight [Member]
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt				800
U.S. Note 2028
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 800		$ 800
Interest rate	5.75%		5.75%
U.S. Notes 2033
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 600		$ 600
Interest rate	6.25%		6.25%
U.S. Notes 2033 | TwentyThirtyThree
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt				$ 600
Euro Notes 2031
Additional Information [Line Items]
Long-term Debt	$ 777	€ 750	$ 0
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage	100.00%
Interest rate	4.13%	4.125%	0.00%
Debt Instrument, Fee Amount	$ 7

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