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Financial Instruments - Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value (Details) $ in Millions, € in Billions | Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2023 EUR (€)
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Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | $ 6,206 | $ 6,865 |
Fair Value, Assets | 57 | 81 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 41 | 47 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | € |  |  | € 1
Prepaid and other current assets |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets | 53 | 73 |
Other long-term assets |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets | 4 | 8 |
Other current liabilities |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 32 | 41 |
Other long-term liabilities |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 9 | 6 |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 5,321 | 4,902 |
Fair Value, Assets | 38 | 57 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 20 | 32 |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Balance sheet items |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 5,104 | 4,567 |
Fair Value, Assets | 35 | 46 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 17 | 26 |
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Forecasted transactions |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 217 | 335 |
Fair Value, Assets | 3 | 11 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 3 | 6 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 885 | 1,963 |
Fair Value, Assets | 19 | 24 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 21 | 15 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Forecasted transactions |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 777 | 749 |
Fair Value, Assets | 8 | 20 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 1 | 4 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Commodity contracts |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets | 11 | 3 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | 18 | 7 |
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments: | Interest rate swaps |  |  |
Derivative [Line Items] |  |  |
Notional Amounts | 108 | 1,214 |
Fair Value, Assets | 0 | 1 |
Fair Value, Liabilities | $ 2 | $ 4 |

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