| **Description Of Business And Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Property Plant and Equipment and Internal Use Software Policy) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 12 Months Ended |        |
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| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Capitalized internal-use software                                                                                                                                            | $ 55            | $ 62   |
| Buildings | Minimum [Member]                                                                                                                                                 |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 20 years        |   |
| Buildings | Maximum [Member]                                                                                                                                                 |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 25 years        |   |
| Computer equipment and software | Minimum [Member]                                                                                                                           |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 3 years         |   |
| Computer equipment and software | Maximum [Member]                                                                                                                           |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 6 years         |   |
| Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures, and Other [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                                                     |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 3 years         |   |
| Equipment, Furniture and Fixtures, and Other [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                                                                                     |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 5 years         |   |
| Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Minimum [Member]                                                                                                                           |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 1 year          |   |
| Leasehold Improvements [Member] | Maximum [Member]                                                                                                                           |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Property, Plant and Equipment, Useful Life                                                                                                                                   | 10 years        |   |
| Computer Software, Intangible Asset [Member]                                                                                                                                 |            |   |
| **Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]**                                                                                                                               |            |   |
| Capitalized Internal-use Software, Estimated Useful Life                                                                                                                     | 3 years         |   |

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| - Definition
Capitalized internal-use software
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
Capitalized Internal-use Software, Estimated Useful Life
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
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.
+ References
No definition available.
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| - Definition
Useful life of long lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. Examples include, but not limited to, land, buildings, machinery and equipment, office equipment, furniture and fixtures, and computer equipment.
+ References
No definition available.
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