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Indebtedness: (Credit Facilities) (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Indebtedness: (Credit Facilities) (Details) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023	Jan. 24, 2024	Sep. 20, 2022	Jan. 28, 2022
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Committed Revolving Credit Facilities	$ 6,300,000,000
Three Hundred Sixty-Four Day Revolving Credit Expiring January 31, 2023
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt term	364 days
Multi-year Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring February 10, 2026
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Committed Revolving Credit Facilities	$ 2,000,000,000
Multi-year Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring February 10, 2027
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Committed Revolving Credit Facilities				$ 1,900,000,000
Multi-year revolving credit, expiring September 29, 2026
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Committed Revolving Credit Facilities	2,500,000,000
Multi-year Revolving Credit Facility, Expiring September 29, 2027
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Committed Revolving Credit Facilities			$ 2,300,000,000
Three Hundred Sixty-Four Day Revolving Credit Expiring January 30, 2024
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Committed Revolving Credit Facilities	$ 1,800,000,000
Three Hundred Sixty-Four Day Revolving Credit Expiring January 28, 2025 \| Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Committed Revolving Credit Facilities		$ 1,700,000,000