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Maximum number of shares authorized for repurchase under stock repurchase plan as percentage of outstanding common stock.

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Number of shares authorized to be purchased under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The cash outflow to reacquire common stock during the period.

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Amount of excise tax payable on share purchased under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Number of shares remaining authorized to be purchased under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and have not been retired and are not held in treasury. Some state laws may govern the circumstances under which an entity may acquire its own stock and prescribe the accounting treatment therefore. This element is used when state law does not recognize treasury stock.

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Number of shares that have been repurchased during the period and are being held in treasury.

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Equity - Stock Repurchases (Details) $ in Millions	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
Equity - Stock Repurchases (Details) $ in Millions	Feb. 28, 2026 shares	Feb. 28, 2025 shares	Mar. 31, 2026 USD ($) transaction shares	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Nov. 13, 2025 shares	Jun. 22, 2022 shares
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
ARS agreement transactions \| transaction			2
Excise tax, payable \| $			$ 58		$ 46
Shares delivered and purchased (shares)			3,100,000	1,300,000
Stock repurchased during period (in shares)			2,300,000	1,000,000.0
Total cash utilized \| $			$ 1,000	$ 650
Uncapped ASR, December 4 2025
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares delivered and purchased (shares)	800,000
Uncapped ASR, October 28, 2024
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares delivered and purchased (shares)		300,000
2025 Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)						30,000,000
Shares authorized for repurchase, compared to total common stock outstanding (as a percent)						10.00%
Remaining shares available under repurchase program (shares)			29,600,000
2022 Repurchase Program
Equity, Class of Treasury Stock [Line Items]
Shares authorized to be repurchased (in shares)							30,000,000
Shares authorized for repurchase, compared to total common stock outstanding (as a percent)							9.00%