DEBT AND FINANCING ARRANGEMENTS - Additional Information (Detail)
£ in Millions, $ in Millions |
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12 Months Ended |
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Jul. 15, 2020
USD ($)
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Apr. 01, 2020
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Nov. 08, 2017 |
May 18, 2017 |
Dec. 31, 2020
USD ($)
Tranches
Credit_Agreements
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Dec. 31, 2019
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2018
USD ($)
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Dec. 31, 2020
EUR (€)
Credit_Agreements
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Dec. 31, 2020
GBP (£)
Credit_Agreements
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Dec. 31, 2020
CAD ($)
Credit_Agreements
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
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$ 24,654,000,000
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$ 25,238,000,000
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| Number of tranches in debt instrument | Tranches |
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2
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| Rent expense related to operating leases |
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$ 959,000,000
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| Outstanding letters of credit |
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$ 1,400,000,000
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| Surety bonds written |
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$ 1,300,000,000
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| Number of credit agreements | Credit_Agreements |
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2
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2
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2
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2
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| Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, to percentage of net tangible assets |
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10.00%
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10.00%
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10.00%
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10.00%
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| Covenants limit the amount of secured indebtedness that we may incur, and limit the amount of attributable debt in sale-leaseback transactions, net tangible assets amount |
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$ 4,000,000,000.0
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| Long-term debt fair value |
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28,300,000,000
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26,900,000,000
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| Long-term Debt |
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24,472,000,000
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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24,814,000,000
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| Commercial paper |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
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15,000,000
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$ 3,234,000,000
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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$ 15,000,000
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| Euro Senior Notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |
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100.00%
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| Senior notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate |
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1.29%
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2.82%
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1.29%
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1.29%
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1.29%
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| Senior notes | Maximum [Member] | LIBOR |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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0.45%
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| Senior notes | Minimum [Member] | LIBOR |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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0.15%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Revolving credit facilities |
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$ 2,500,000,000
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| Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |
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$ 0
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Federal funds effective rate |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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0.50%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | LIBOR |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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1.00%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Maximum [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR |
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1.00%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Maximum [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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0.75%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR |
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0.00%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2018 | Minimum [Member] | LIBOR [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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0.10%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Revolving credit facilities |
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$ 2,000,000,000.0
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| Line of Credit Facility, Fair Value of Amount Outstanding |
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$ 0
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | LIBOR [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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100.00%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Federal funds effective rate |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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50.00%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Maximum [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR |
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1.00%
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| Revolving credit facility expiring in 2014 | Minimum [Member] |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin for base rate below LIBOR |
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0.00%
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| U.S. Commercial Paper Program |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Commercial paper program, authorized to borrow |
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$ 10,000,000,000.0
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| U.S. Commercial Paper Program | Commercial paper |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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$ 15,000,000
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| Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate |
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0.17%
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0.17%
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0.17%
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0.17%
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| 2.125% canadian senior notes | Canadian Senior Notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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2.125%
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2.125%
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2.125%
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2.125%
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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$ 750
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| 2.125% canadian senior notes | Canadian Senior Notes | Government of Canada Yield |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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2150.00%
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| Facility Notes and Bonds Worldport Louisville |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Average interest rate |
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0.50%
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1.49%
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| Principal Balance |
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$ 149,000,000
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| Floating Rate Euro Senior Notes | Euro Senior Notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
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0
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$ 559,000,000
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| Repayments of Debt |
$ 500,000,000
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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$ 0
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| Floating Rate Senior Notes Due 2020 | Euro Senior Notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Repayments of Debt |
$ 566,000,000
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| 8.375% debentures Due 2020 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Derivative, average swaption interest rate |
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6.66%
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7.20%
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6.66%
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6.66%
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6.66%
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| Debt not subject to early redemption |
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$ 424,000,000
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| 8.375% debentures Due 2020 | Senior notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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8.375%
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8.375%
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8.375%
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8.375%
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| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
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$ 0
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$ 426,000,000
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| Repayments of Debt |
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$ 424,000,000
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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$ 0
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| 8.375% Debentures |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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837.50%
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837.50%
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837.50%
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837.50%
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| 8.375% debentures Due 2030 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Original debt amount |
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$ 276,000,000
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| Debt instrument redemption price |
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100.00%
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100.00%
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100.00%
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100.00%
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| 8.375% debentures Due 2030 | Until April 1, 2020 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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8.375%
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8.375%
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8.375%
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8.375%
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| 8.375% debentures Due 2030 | After April 1, 2020 for the Final 10 Years |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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7.62%
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7.62%
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7.62%
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7.62%
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| Debt instrument, period that interest rate is reduced to 7.62% |
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10 years
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| 8.375% debentures Due 2030 | Senior notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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8.375%
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8.375%
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8.375%
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8.375%
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| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
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$ 281,000,000
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281,000,000
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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276,000,000
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| Floating rate senior notes maturing 2049-2067 | Senior notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
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$ 1,027,000,000
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$ 1,028,000,000
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| Average interest rate |
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0.40%
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2.05%
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| Senior notes earliest callable period |
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30 years
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| Senior notes earliest putable period |
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1 year
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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$ 1,039,000,000
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| Floating rate senior notes maturing 2049-2067 | Senior notes | Maximum [Member] | LIBOR |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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0.45%
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| Floating rate senior notes maturing 2049-2067 | Senior notes | Minimum [Member] | LIBOR |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Applicable margin rates |
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0.30%
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| Floating rate senior notes maturing 2021 | Senior notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
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$ 350,000,000
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$ 349,000,000
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| Debt instrument, face amount |
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350,000,000
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| Foreign Commercial Paper Program |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Commercial paper program, authorized to borrow | € |
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€ 5,000,000,000.0
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| Foreign Commercial Paper Program | Commercial paper |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Long-term Debt |
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$ 0
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| Facility Notes and Bonds Airfreight Louisville |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Average interest rate |
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0.56%
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1.49%
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| Principal Balance |
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$ 42,000,000
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| Facility Notes and Bonds International Airport Dallas Fort Worth |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Principal Balance |
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$ 29,000,000
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| Fixed interest rate |
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5.11%
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5.11%
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5.11%
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5.11%
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| Facility Notes and Bonds, Delaware County, Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority, Due September 2045 |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Average interest rate |
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0.62%
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1.48%
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| Principal Balance |
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$ 100,000,000
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| 5.50% Pound Sterling Notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Number of tranches in debt instrument | Tranches |
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2
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| Pound Sterling notes not exchanged | £ |
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£ 66
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| 5.13% Pound Sterling Notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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5.125%
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5.125%
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5.125%
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5.125%
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| Pound Sterling notes not exchanged | £ |
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£ 455
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| 5.50% senior notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
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5.50%
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5.50%
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5.50%
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5.50%
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| 1.000% euro senior notes | Euro Senior Notes |
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| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
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|
| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
|
|
|
|
1.00%
|
|
|
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
1.00%
|
| Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |
|
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
|
|
|
|
$ 611,000,000
|
$ 556,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt instrument, face amount |
|
|
|
|
$ 614,000,000
|
|
|
€ 500,000,000
|
|
|
| 1.000% euro senior notes | Euro Senior Notes | German Government |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Applicable margin rates |
|
|
0.15%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Euro Senior Notes Due November 2025 | Senior notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
|
|
|
|
1.625%
|
|
|
1.625%
|
1.625%
|
1.625%
|
| Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |
|
|
|
|
100.00%
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Applicable margin rates |
|
|
0.20%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt instrument, face amount |
|
|
|
|
$ 700,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 0.375% Euro Senior Notes | Euro Senior Notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
|
|
|
|
0.375%
|
|
|
0.375%
|
0.375%
|
0.375%
|
| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
|
|
|
|
$ 857,000,000
|
779,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt instrument, face amount |
|
|
|
|
$ 860,000,000
|
|
|
€ 700,000,000
|
|
|
| 0.375% Euro Senior Notes | Euro Senior Notes | Euro Government Yield |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Applicable margin rates |
|
|
0.10%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1.500% euro senior notes | Euro Senior Notes |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt instrument, stated interest rate percentage |
|
|
|
|
1.50%
|
|
|
1.50%
|
1.50%
|
1.50%
|
| Long-term Debt and Lease Obligation |
|
|
|
|
$ 611,000,000
|
$ 556,000,000
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt instrument, face amount |
|
|
|
|
$ 614,000,000
|
|
|
€ 500,000,000
|
|
|
| 1.500% euro senior notes | Euro Senior Notes | Euro Government Yield |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Debt Instrument [Line Items] |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Applicable margin rates |
|
|
0.20%
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|