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Revenue - Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2019 | Jun. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | $ 8,171 | $ 8,390 | $ 16,034 | $ 16,668
Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 48 | 12 | 70 | 12
Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (424) | (441) | (858) | (903)
Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2,961 | 3,253 | 5,947 | 6,521
Safety and Industrial | Abrasives |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 365 | 400 | 734 | 809
Safety and Industrial | Adhesives and Tapes |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 685 | 726 | 1,379 | 1,457
Safety and Industrial | Automotive Aftermarket |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 309 | 355 | 619 | 704
Safety and Industrial | Closure and Masking Systems |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 275 | 313 | 553 | 620
Safety and Industrial | Communication Markets |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | 67 |  | 161
Safety and Industrial | Electrical Markets |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 302 | 325 | 613 | 634
Safety and Industrial | Personal Safety |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 917 | 936 | 1,843 | 1,881
Safety and Industrial | Roofing Granules |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 100 | 99 | 192 | 200
Safety and Industrial | Other Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 8 | 32 | 14 | 55
Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2,452 | 2,527 | 4,809 | 5,046
Transportation and Electronics | Advanced Materials |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 331 | 316 | 642 | 619
Transportation and Electronics | Automotive and Aerospace |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 487 | 530 | 1,001 | 1,101
Transportation and Electronics | Commercial Solutions |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 469 | 498 | 924 | 979
Transportation and Electronics | Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 897 | 923 | 1,758 | 1,850
Transportation and Electronics | Transportation Safety |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 266 | 260 | 484 | 498
Transportation and Electronics | Other Transportation And Electrionics [Member] |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2 |  |  | (1)
Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,831 | 1,730 | 3,569 | 3,475
Health Care | Drug Delivery |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 110 | 119 | 202 | 238
Health Care | Food Safety |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 85 | 83 | 168 | 164
Health Care | Health Information Systems |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 297 | 205 | 557 | 410
Health Care | Medical Solutions |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 793 | 768 | 1,557 | 1,541
Health Care | Oral Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 338 | 342 | 679 | 696
Health Care | Separation and Purification Sciences |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 208 | 214 | 411 | 428
Health Care | Other Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | (1) | (5) | (2)
Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,303 | 1,309 | 2,497 | 2,517
Consumer | Consumer Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 102 | 101 | 200 | 203
Consumer | Home Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 248 | 255 | 505 | 524
Consumer | Home Improvement |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 592 | 593 | 1,127 | 1,115
Consumer | Stationery and Office |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 351 | 352 | 645 | 655
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 10 | 8 | 20 | 20
United States |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 3,404 | 3,348 | 6,450 | 6,392
United States | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 47 | 7 | 66 | 7
United States | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (160) | (160) | (312) | (307)
United States | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,195 | 1,302 | 2,345 | 2,518
United States | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 641 | 642 | 1,202 | 1,211
United States | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 869 | 760 | 1,650 | 1,508
United States | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 812 | 797 | 1,499 | 1,455
Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2,415 | 2,504 | 4,893 | 5,180
Asia Pacific | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (2) | (1) |  |
Asia Pacific | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (186) | (191) | (384) | (414)
Asia Pacific | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 709 | 770 | 1,477 | 1,609
Asia Pacific | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,269 | 1,303 | 2,527 | 2,687
Asia Pacific | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 383 | 372 | 761 | 757
Asia Pacific | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 242 | 251 | 512 | 541
Europe, Middle East and Africa |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,593 | 1,758 | 3,217 | 3,550
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (1) |  |  |
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (51) | (61) | (109) | (126)
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 689 | 798 | 1,409 | 1,631
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 389 | 424 | 775 | 840
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 427 | 445 | 865 | 904
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 140 | 152 | 277 | 301
Latin America and Canada |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 759 | 781 | 1,476 | 1,548
Latin America and Canada | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3
Latin America and Canada | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (28) | (28) | (54) | (56)
Latin America and Canada | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 369 | 384 | 717 | 765
Latin America and Canada | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 154 | 158 | 306 | 309
Latin America and Canada | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 152 | 154 | 293 | 307
Latin America and Canada | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 109 | 110 | 209 | 220
Other Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | (1) | (2) | (2)
Other Unallocated | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1 | 3 | (1) | 2
Other Unallocated | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1 | (1) | 1 |
Other Unallocated | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (1) | (1) | (1) | (2)
Other Unallocated | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | $ (1) |  | $ (1) | (1)
Other Unallocated | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | (1) |  | $ (1)
Other Unallocated | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | $ (1) |  |

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