Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Amount, before accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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Debt - Issuances and Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)		6 Months Ended
Debt - Issuances and Borrowings (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 09, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 24, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Issuances		$ 46,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		567,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		45,433,000,000
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Issuances	$ 19,000,000,000.0		$ 4,000,000,000.0
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt	$ 18,800,000,000
3.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	3.50%
Principal Issuances		3,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		12,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		$ 2,988,000,000
3.750% Senior Secured Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		3.75%
Principal Issuances		$ 4,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		17,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		$ 3,983,000,000
3.875% Senior Secured Notes due 2030 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		3.875%
Principal Issuances		$ 7,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		78,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		$ 6,922,000,000
4.375% Senior Secured Notes due 2040 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		4.375%
Principal Issuances		$ 2,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		47,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		1,953,000,000
4.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2050 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage	4.50%
Principal Issuances		3,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		24,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		$ 2,976,000,000
1.500% Senior Secured Notes due 2026 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		1.50%
Principal Issuances		$ 1,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		5,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		$ 995,000,000
2.050% Senior Secured Notes due 2028 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		2.05%
Principal Issuances		$ 1,250,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		8,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		$ 1,242,000,000
2.550% Senior Secured Notes due 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated percentage		2.55%
Principal Issuances		$ 1,750,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		12,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		1,738,000,000
Total of Senior Secured Notes issued \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Issuances		23,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		203,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		22,797,000,000
Secured bridge loan facility due 2021 \| Bridge Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Issuances		19,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		257,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		18,743,000,000
Secured term loan facility due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Issuances		4,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		107,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		3,893,000,000
Total of Secured loan facilities issued
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal Issuances		23,000,000,000
Discounts and Issuance Costs		364,000,000
Net Proceeds from Issuance of Long-Term Debt		$ 22,636,000,000