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Financial Instruments - Summary of Notional Amount and Gross Fair Value (Details) $ in Millions, € in Billions | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€) | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | $ 6,865 |  | $ 4,726
Derivative Assets | 81 |  | 28
Derivative Liabilities | 47 |  | 96
Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | € |  | € 1 |
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Assets | 73 |  | 24
Other Noncurrent Assets |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Assets | 8 |  | 4
Other Current Liabilities |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Liabilities | 41 |  | 23
Other Noncurrent Liabilities |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Liabilities | 6 |  | 73
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 4,902 |  | 3,547
Derivative Assets | 57 |  | 22
Derivative Liabilities | 32 |  | 17
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Balance sheet items |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 4,567 |  | 3,056
Derivative Assets | 46 |  | 13
Derivative Liabilities | 26 |  | 7
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Forecasted transactions |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 335 |  | 449
Derivative Assets | 11 |  | 9
Derivative Liabilities | 6 |  | 9
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Cross-currency swaps |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 0 |  | 42
Derivative Assets | 0 |  | 0
Derivative Liabilities | 0 |  | 1
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Commodity contracts |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Assets | 0 |  | 0
Derivative Liabilities | 0 |  | 0
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 1,963 |  | 1,179
Derivative Assets | 24 |  | 6
Derivative Liabilities | 15 |  | 79
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Forecasted transactions |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 749 |  | 323
Derivative Assets | 20 |  | 6
Derivative Liabilities | 4 |  | 5
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Commodity contracts |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Derivative Assets | 3 |  | 0
Derivative Liabilities | 7 |  | 4
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 1,214 |  | 856
Derivative Assets | 1 |  | 0
Derivative Liabilities | $ 4 |  | $ 70

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