Debt - Long-Term Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026	Dec. 31, 2025
Debt
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 80,305	$ 49,085
Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	(806)	(542)
Less: current portion of long-term notes	(1,998)	(1,996)
Total long-term debt	$ 77,501	46,547
2016 US dollar notes
Debt
Coupon Rate	2.00%
Effective Interest Rate	2.23%
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 2,000	2,000
2020 US dollar notes
Debt
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 9,000	9,000
2020 US dollar notes \| Minimum
Debt
Coupon Rate	0.80%
Effective Interest Rate	0.93%
2020 US dollar notes \| Maximum
Debt
Coupon Rate	2.25%
Effective Interest Rate	2.33%
2025 US dollar notes
Debt
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 22,500	22,500
2025 US dollar notes \| Minimum
Debt
Coupon Rate	3.88%
Effective Interest Rate	4.00%
2025 US dollar notes \| Maximum
Debt
Coupon Rate	5.70%
Effective Interest Rate	5.79%
2025 USD Notes, Floating Rate, Due in 2028
Debt
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 500
Basis spread on variable rate	0.52%
2025 Euro notes
Debt
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 15,265	15,585
2025 Euro notes \| Minimum
Debt
Coupon Rate	2.38%
Effective Interest Rate	2.57%
2025 Euro notes \| Maximum
Debt
Coupon Rate	4.38%
Effective Interest Rate	4.51%
2026 US dollar notes
Debt
Coupon Rate	4.80%
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 20,000	0
2026 US dollar notes \| Minimum
Debt
Coupon Rate	3.70%
Effective Interest Rate	3.93%
2026 US dollar notes \| Maximum
Debt
Coupon Rate	5.75%
Effective Interest Rate	5.84%
2026 Sterling notes
Debt
Coupon Rate	5.31%
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 7,310	0
2026 Sterling notes \| Minimum
Debt
Coupon Rate	4.13%
Effective Interest Rate	4.23%
2026 Sterling notes \| Maximum
Debt
Coupon Rate	6.13%
Effective Interest Rate	6.19%
2026 Swiss franc notes
Debt
Coupon Rate	1.06%
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 3,833	0
2026 Swiss franc notes \| Minimum
Debt
Coupon Rate	0.43%
Effective Interest Rate	0.52%
2026 Swiss franc notes \| Maximum
Debt
Coupon Rate	1.87%
Effective Interest Rate	1.90%
Other long-term debt
Debt
Total face value of long-term debt	$ 397	$ 0

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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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