| **Commitments And Contingencies (Minimum Contractual Obligations) (Details) $ in Millions**   | Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) |
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| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | $ 3,703               |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                 | 508                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 815                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 715                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 560                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 188                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 797                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 120                   |
| Recorded Total                                                                                | 2,305                 |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                   | 92                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months                 | 79                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                           | 65                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                         | 453                   |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                          | 31                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                          | 19                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                    | 1,566                 |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmount                                        | 6,008                 |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountRemainingForCurrentFiscalYear           | 600                   |
| Total Unconditional PurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountOneYearAfterFiscalYearEnd             | 894                   |
| Total Unconditional Purchase Obligation Balance Sheet Amount Two Years After Fiscal Year End  | 780                   |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountThreeYearsAfterFiscalYearEnd            | 1,013                 |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountFourYearsAfterFiscalYearEnd             | 219                   |
| Total Unconditional Purchase Obligation Balance Sheet Amount Five Years After Fiscal Year End | 139                   |
| TotalUnconditionalPurchaseObligationBalanceSheetAmountThereafter                              | $ 2,363               |
| Minimum                                                                                       |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced, Term of Contract                            | 2 years               |
| Maximum                                                                                       |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Lessee, Operating Lease, Lease Not yet Commenced, Term of Contract                            | 12 years              |
| Developer Commitments                                                                         |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | $ 1,731               |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                 | 240                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 422                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 428                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 355                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 78                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 143                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 65                    |
| Marketing [Member]                                                                            |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 810                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                 | 172                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 234                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 199                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 123                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 53                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 21                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 8                     |
| Senior Notes Interest [Member]                                                                |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 822                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                 | 35                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 55                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 55                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 54                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 36                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 551                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 36                    |
| Operating Lease Imputed Interest [Member] [Member]                                            |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 30                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                 | 6                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 6                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 5                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 3                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 2                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 6                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                        | 2                     |
| Other Unrecorded Purchase Obligations [Member]                                                |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 189                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                 | 55                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 94                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 20                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 12                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 8                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 0                     |
| Purchase Obligation, to be Paid, Year Five                                                    | 0                     |
| Senior Notes Principal And Interest [Member]                                                  |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Recorded Total                                                                                | 1,920                 |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                   | 20                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months                 | 0                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                           | 0                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                         | 400                   |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                          | 0                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                          | 0                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                    | 1,500                 |
| Operating Lease [Member]                                                                      |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation                                                  | 121                   |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                 | 0                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months               | 4                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                         | 8                     |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                       | 13                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                        | 11                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                  | 76                    |
| Unrecorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, to be Paid, Year Five                           | 9                     |
| Recorded Total                                                                                | 366                   |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                   | 70                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months                 | 75                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                           | 59                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                         | 46                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                          | 31                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                          | 19                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                    | 66                    |
| Transition And Other Taxes [Member]                                                           |                  |
| **Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items]**                                                |                  |
| Recorded Total                                                                                | 19                    |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Remainder of Fiscal Year                   | 2                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Next Rolling Twelve Months                 | 4                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Two                           | 6                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Three                         | 7                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Four                          | 0                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling Year Five                          | 0                     |
| Recorded Unconditional Purchase Obligation, Due in Rolling after Year Five                    | $ 0                   |

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| - Definition
Term of lessee's operating lease not yet commenced, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.
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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.
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Amount of purchase arrangement to be paid in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Includes, but is not limited to, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, long-term purchase commitment, and short-term purchase commitment. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).
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Amount of the recorded 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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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of recorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the recorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in fifth fiscal year following current fiscal year. Excludes interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported from current statement of financial position date (rolling approach).
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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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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the next rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of fixed and determinable portion of unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation to be paid in remainder of current fiscal year.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing after the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fifth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the fourth rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the third rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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Amount of the fixed and determinable portion of the unrecorded unconditional purchase obligation maturing in the second rolling twelve months following the latest balance sheet. For interim and annual periods when interim periods are reported on a rolling approach, from latest balance sheet date.
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