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Restructuring - Charges Activities by Type of Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022 | Dec. 31, 2021
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 933 |  |
2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 190 |  |
2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 743 | $ 666 | $ 868
Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 62 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales |  |
Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 149 | $ 205 | $ 160
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 122 | $ 94 | $ 19
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 1 | $ 30 | $ 28
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development | Research and development | Research and development
Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 128 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs |  |
Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 471 | $ 337 | $ 661
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs
Separation Costs |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 454 |  |
Separation Costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 115 |  |
Separation Costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 339 | $ 212 | $ 451
Separation Costs | Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales |  |
Separation Costs | Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Separation Costs | Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Separation Costs | Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development | Research and development | Research and development
Separation Costs | Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 115 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs |  |
Separation Costs | Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 339 | $ 212 | $ 451
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs
Accelerated Depreciation |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 140 |  |
Accelerated Depreciation | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |  |
Accelerated Depreciation | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 140 | $ 120 | $ 91
Accelerated Depreciation | Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales |  |
Accelerated Depreciation | Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 131 | $ 72 | $ 52
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Accelerated Depreciation | Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 9 | $ 19 | $ 12
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Accelerated Depreciation | Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 | $ 29 | $ 27
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development | Research and development | Research and development
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs |  |
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs
Other Exit Costs |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 339 |  |
Other Exit Costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 75 |  |
Other Exit Costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 264 | $ 334 | $ 326
Other Exit Costs | Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 62 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales |  |
Other Exit Costs | Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 18 | $ 133 | $ 108
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Other Exit Costs | Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 113 | $ 75 | $ 7
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Other Exit Costs | Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 1 | $ 1 | $ 1
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development | Research and development | Research and development
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 13 |  |
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs |  |
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 132 | $ 125 | $ 210
Restructuring, Incurred Cost, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs

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