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Debt (Schedule Of Changes In Debt) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2020 | Sep. 30, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Balance as of beginning-of-year | $ 6,367 |
Notes issued | 1,289 | $ 495
Repayment of notes | (1,096) | $ (108)
Unamortized premiums (discounts) | (1) |
Unamortized debt issuance costs | (6) |
Unamortized adjustments from discontinued hedges | 256 |
Fair value hedge on interest rate swap agreements | (106) |
Balance as of end-of-period | 6,714 |
3.40% notes Due 2031 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes issued | $ 500 |
Interest rate | 3.40% |
4.375% Notes Due 2050 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes issued | $ 300 |
Interest rate | 4.375% |
6.25% Senior Notes, Due 2020 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayment of notes | $ (300) |
Interest rate | 6.25% |
4.85% Notes, Due 2021 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayment of notes | $ (296) |
Interest rate | 4.85% |
LIBOR + 150 bps Term Loan Issued, Due 2022 [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Notes issued | $ 500 |
Repayment of notes | $ (500) |
LIBOR + 150 bps Term Loan Issued, Due 2022 [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Variable rate | 1.50% |

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