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Revenue - Disaggregated Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2019 | Sep. 30, 2018
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | $ 7,991 | $ 8,152 | $ 24,025 | $ 24,820
Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 28 | 35 | 98 | 47
Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (434) | (468) | (1,292) | (1,371)
Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2,849 | 3,021 | 8,796 | 9,542
Safety and Industrial | Abrasives |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 345 | 362 | 1,079 | 1,171
Safety and Industrial | Adhesives and Tapes |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 696 | 734 | 2,075 | 2,191
Safety and Industrial | Automotive Aftermarket |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 310 | 334 | 929 | 1,038
Safety and Industrial | Closure and Masking Systems |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 282 | 300 | 835 | 920
Safety and Industrial | Communication Markets |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | 8 |  | 169
Safety and Industrial | Electrical Markets |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 298 | 315 | 911 | 949
Safety and Industrial | Personal Safety |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 813 | 864 | 2,656 | 2,745
Safety and Industrial | Roofing Granules |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 101 | 83 | 293 | 283
Safety and Industrial | Other Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 4 | 21 | 18 | 76
Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2,503 | 2,619 | 7,312 | 7,665
Transportation and Electronics | Advanced Materials |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 319 | 313 | 961 | 932
Transportation and Electronics | Automotive and Aerospace |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 485 | 509 | 1,486 | 1,610
Transportation and Electronics | Commercial Solutions |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 437 | 436 | 1,361 | 1,415
Transportation and Electronics | Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,001 | 1,101 | 2,759 | 2,951
Transportation and Electronics | Transportation Safety |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 261 | 260 | 745 | 758
Transportation and Electronics | Other Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  |  |  | (1)
Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,721 | 1,643 | 5,290 | 5,118
Health Care | Drug Delivery |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 99 | 102 | 301 | 340
Health Care | Food Safety |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 86 | 82 | 254 | 246
Health Care | Health Information Systems |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 296 | 208 | 853 | 618
Health Care | Medical Solutions |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 737 | 732 | 2,294 | 2,273
Health Care | Oral Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 312 | 317 | 991 | 1,013
Health Care | Separation and Purification Sciences |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 191 | 203 | 602 | 631
Health Care | Other Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | (1) | (5) | (3)
Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,324 | 1,302 | 3,821 | 3,819
Consumer | Consumer Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 97 | 97 | 297 | 300
Consumer | Home Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 242 | 249 | 747 | 773
Consumer | Home Improvement |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 612 | 579 | 1,739 | 1,694
Consumer | Stationery and Office |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 361 | 367 | 1,006 | 1,022
Consumer | Other Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 12 | 10 | 32 | 30
United States |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 3,292 | 3,265 | 9,742 | 9,657
United States | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 25 | 36 | 91 | 43
United States | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (150) | (164) | (462) | (471)
United States | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,153 | 1,208 | 3,498 | 3,726
United States | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 594 | 627 | 1,796 | 1,838
United States | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 827 | 740 | 2,477 | 2,248
United States | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 843 | 818 | 2,342 | 2,273
Asia Pacific |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 2,490 | 2,621 | 7,383 | 7,801
Asia Pacific | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1 |  | 1 |
Asia Pacific | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (207) | (225) | (591) | (639)
Asia Pacific | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 713 | 788 | 2,190 | 2,397
Asia Pacific | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,390 | 1,464 | 3,917 | 4,151
Asia Pacific | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 360 | 357 | 1,121 | 1,114
Asia Pacific | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 233 | 237 | 745 | 778
Europe, Middle East and Africa |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1,465 | 1,527 | 4,682 | 5,077
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1 |  | 1 |
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (49) | (52) | (158) | (178)
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 626 | 665 | 2,035 | 2,296
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 363 | 378 | 1,138 | 1,218
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 388 | 399 | 1,253 | 1,303
Europe, Middle East and Africa | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 136 | 137 | 413 | 438
Latin America and Canada |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 744 | 741 | 2,220 | 2,289
Latin America and Canada | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1 |  | 6 | 3
Latin America and Canada | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (27) | (25) | (81) | (81)
Latin America and Canada | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 356 | 361 | 1,073 | 1,126
Latin America and Canada | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 157 | 149 | 463 | 458
Latin America and Canada | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 145 | 146 | 438 | 453
Latin America and Canada | Consumer |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 112 | 110 | 321 | 330
Other Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | (2) | (2) | (4)
Other Unallocated | Corporate and Unallocated |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales |  | (1) | (1) | 1
Other Unallocated | Elimination of Dual Credit |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (1) | (2) |  | (2)
Other Unallocated | Safety and Industrial |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | 1 | (1) |  | $ (3)
Other Unallocated | Transportation and Electronics |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | (1) | 1 | (2) |
Other Unallocated | Health Care |  |  |  |
Disaggregation of Revenue |  |  |  |
Net Sales | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1 |

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