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Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Recurring Reset Period

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The cash inflow from additional borrowings, net of cash paid to third parties in connection with debt origination.

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The cash outflow from the repayment of a long-term debt instrument which can be exchanged for a specified amount of another security, typically the entity's common stock, at the option of the issuer or the holder.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Borrowings and Credit Agreements - Long-term Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)											1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Dec. 10, 2034	Mar. 10, 2030	Dec. 10, 2024	May 09, 2024	Oct. 20, 2023	Jul. 21, 2023	Jun. 02, 2023	May 02, 2023	May 01, 2023	Feb. 21, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024	Feb. 28, 2023	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from debt			$ 3,000,000,000	$ 5,000,000,000			$ 4,900,000,000		$ 5,000,000,000	$ 6,000,000,000		$ 6,000,000,000
Cash payment of debt													$ 4,773,000,000	$ 3,166,000,000	$ 4,211,000,000
Gain on early extinguishment of debt													$ 491,000,000	$ 0	$ 0
Junior Subordinated Debt \| 7% series A junior subordinated notes due March 2055
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount			$ 2,250,000,000
Debt interest rate			7.00%								7.00%		7.00%
Initial redemption period prior to first interest rate date			90 days
Junior Subordinated Debt \| 7% series A junior subordinated notes due March 2055 \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate recurring reset period		5 years
Junior Subordinated Debt \| 6.75% series B junior subordinated notes due December 2054
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount			$ 750,000,000
Debt interest rate			6.75%								6.75%		6.75%
Initial redemption period prior to first interest rate date			90 days
Junior Subordinated Debt \| 6.75% series B junior subordinated notes due December 2054 \| Forecast
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate recurring reset period	5 years
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount				5,000,000,000
Principal amount of debt repaid											$ 2,600,000,000
Cash payment of debt											2,000,000,000.0
Gain on early extinguishment of debt											$ 491,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.4% senior notes due June 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Debt interest rate				5.40%							5.40%		5.40%
Senior Notes \| 5.55% senior notes due June 2031
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Debt face amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Debt interest rate				5.55%							5.55%		5.55%
Senior Notes \| 5.7% senior notes due June 2034
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Debt face amount				$ 1,250,000,000
Debt interest rate				5.70%							5.70%		5.70%
Senior Notes \| 6% senior notes due June 2044
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount				$ 750,000,000
Debt interest rate				6.00%							6.00%		6.00%
Senior Notes \| 6.05% senior notes due June 2054
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Debt face amount				$ 1,000,000,000
Debt interest rate				6.05%							6.05%		6.05%
Senior Notes \| 5% senior notes due January 2029
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Debt face amount							$ 1,000,000,000
Debt interest rate							5.00%				5.00%		5.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.25% senior notes due January 2031
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Debt face amount							$ 750,000,000
Debt interest rate							5.25%				5.25%		5.25%
Senior Notes \| 5.3% senior notes due June 2033
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Debt face amount							$ 1,250,000,000
Debt interest rate							5.30%				5.30%		5.30%
Senior Notes \| 5.875% senior notes due June 2053
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Debt face amount							$ 1,250,000,000
Debt interest rate							5.875%				5.875%		5.875%
Senior Notes \| 6% senior notes due June 2063
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount							$ 750,000,000
Debt interest rate							6.00%				6.00%		6.00%
Senior Notes \| 5% senior notes due February 2026
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Debt face amount										$ 1,500,000,000
Debt interest rate										5.00%	5.00%		5.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.125% senior notes due February 2030
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Debt face amount										$ 1,500,000,000
Debt interest rate										5.125%	5.125%		5.125%
Senior Notes \| 5.25% senior notes due February 2033
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Debt face amount										$ 1,750,000,000
Debt interest rate										5.25%	5.25%		5.25%
Senior Notes \| 5.625% senior notes due February 2053
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Debt interest rate										5.625%	5.625%		5.625%
Senior Notes \| 4.1% senior notes due March 2025
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Debt interest rate											4.10%		4.10%
Principal amount of debt repaid											$ 226,000,000
Senior Notes \| 4.125% senior notes due April 2040
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Debt interest rate											4.125%		4.125%
Principal amount of debt repaid											$ 398,000,000
Senior Notes \| 2.7% senior notes due August 2040
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate											2.70%		2.70%
Principal amount of debt repaid											$ 883,000,000
Senior Notes \| 4.125% senior notes due November 2042
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Debt interest rate											4.125%		4.125%
Principal amount of debt repaid											$ 274,000,000
Senior Notes \| 3.875% senior notes due August 2047
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate											3.875%		3.875%
Principal amount of debt repaid											$ 463,000,000
Senior Notes \| 4.25% senior notes due April 2050
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt interest rate											4.25%		4.25%
Principal amount of debt repaid											$ 351,000,000
Convertible Debt \| 0% convertible senior notes due March 2026
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Repurchase price of convertible senior notes, as a percent of principal								100.00%
Conversion of convertible senior notes with cash					$ 3,000,000	$ 917,000,000
Convertible Debt \| 0% convertible senior notes due March 2026 \| Oak Street Health Inc.
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face amount									$ 920,000,000
Debt interest rate									0.00%