v2.4.0.8

Debt (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)	9 Months Ended				9 Months Ended						1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2014 Commercial Paper [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Commercial Paper [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Minimum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Revolving Credit Facility [Member] Maximum [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] 5.15% Notes Due 2043 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes [Member] 5.15% Notes Due 2043 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] 5.15% Notes Due 2043 [Member] Debt Offering Part Two [Member]	Sep. 30, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] 6.45% Notes Due 2014 [Member]	Mar. 31, 2014 Senior Notes [Member] 6.45% Notes Due 2014 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Senior Notes [Member] 6.45% Notes Due 2014 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	$ 3,000,000,000.0		$ 2,700,000,000.0						$ 550,000,000.0	$ 300,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0	$ 0	$ 250,000,000.0	$ 250,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									5.15%	5.15%	5.15%	0.00%	6.45%	6.45%
Notes At Price											103.10%
After Underwriting Discounts											255,000,000
Debt placement costs	2,912,000	0									2,700,000
Borrowing capacity				1,000,000,000.0		1,000,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate							1.00%	1.75%
Unused commitment fee						0.125%	0.10%	0.28%
Obligation for letters of credit						$ 5,600,000
Debt Instrument, Term					397 days

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