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Restructuring - Charges Activities by Type of Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2024 | Mar. 31, 2023
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 246 |
Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 246 |
Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 97
Accelerated Depreciation |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 65 |
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 65 |
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 21
Separation Costs |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 92 |
Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 92 |
Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 41
Other Exit Costs |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 89 |
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 89 |
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 35
Cost of sales | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 116 |
Cost of sales | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 29
Cost of sales | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 65 |
Cost of sales | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 21
Cost of sales | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |
Cost of sales | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0
Cost of sales | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 51 |
Cost of sales | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 8
Selling, general and administrative | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 5 |
Selling, general and administrative | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 1
Selling, general and administrative | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |
Selling, general and administrative | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0
Selling, general and administrative | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |
Selling, general and administrative | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0
Selling, general and administrative | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 5 |
Selling, general and administrative | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 1
Research and development | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 2 |
Research and development | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |
Research and development | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |
Research and development | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 2 |
Restructuring costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 123 |
Restructuring costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 67
Restructuring costs | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |
Restructuring costs | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0
Restructuring costs | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 92 |
Restructuring costs | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 41
Restructuring costs | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 31 |
Restructuring costs | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2019 |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 26

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