| **Royalties And Licenses (Narrative) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions** | 12 Months Ended |
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| **Royalties And Licenses [Line Items]**                                  |            |   |   |
| Royalty Related Loss And Or Impairment Charges                           |                 | $ 122 | $ 0 |
| Unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation                             | $ 2,432         |   |   |
| Expected accretion expense through March 2022                            | 22              |   |   |
| Developer/Licensor Commitments                                           |            |   |   |
| **Royalties And Licenses [Line Items]**                                  |            |   |   |
| Unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation                             | $ 1,460         |   |   |

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Expected accretion expense through March 2022
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| - Definition
Royalties And Licenses [Line Items]
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| - Definition
Royalty Related Loss And Or Impairment Charges On Assets and Unrecognized Minimum Royalty Based Commitments
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No definition available.
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| - Definition
Amount of the unrecorded obligation to transfer funds in the future for fixed or minimum amounts or quantities of goods or services at fixed or minimum prices (for example, as in take-or-pay contracts or throughput contracts).
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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 440 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6394976&loc=d3e25336-109308
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