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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Amount of paid and unpaid cash, stock, and paid-in-kind (PIK) dividends declared, for example, but not limited to, common and preferred stock.

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Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 29, 2026	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025	Apr. 30, 2025
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Repurchases of capital stock			$ 15,301,000,000
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared (in dollars per share)		$ 0.21	$ 0.20
Subsequent Event
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22
Dividends and dividend equivalents declared, percent increase	5.00%
Class A Capital Stock
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Dividends		$ 1,200,000,000
Class B Capital Stock
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Dividends		176,000,000
Class C Capital Stock
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Dividends		1,100,000,000
Share Repurchase Program
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Repurchases of capital stock		0
Remaining amount available for repurchase		$ 69,500,000,000
Share Repurchase Program \| Class A & C Capital Stock
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Authorized share repurchase amount				$ 70,000,000,000.0