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Restructuring - Charges Activities by Type of Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2024 | Dec. 31, 2023 | Dec. 31, 2022
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 888 | $ 933 |
Restructuring Program, 2024 and 2019 |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 933 |
2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 888 | 190 |
2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 743 | $ 666
Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 495 | $ 62 |
Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 149 | $ 205
Selling, general and administrative | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 83 |  |
Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 122 | $ 94
Research and development | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 1 |  |
Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Research and development | Research and development
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 1 | $ 30
Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 309 | $ 128 |
Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 471 | $ 337
Accelerated Depreciation |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 254 | 140 |
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 and 2019 |  |  |
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 | $ 254 | 0 |
Accelerated Depreciation | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 140 | $ 120
Accelerated Depreciation | Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 254 | $ 0 |
Accelerated Depreciation | Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 131 | $ 72
Accelerated Depreciation | Selling, general and administrative | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 |  |
Accelerated Depreciation | Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 9 | $ 19
Accelerated Depreciation | Research and development | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 |  |
Accelerated Depreciation | Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Research and development | Research and development
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 0 | $ 29
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Separation Costs |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 122 | 454 |
Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 and 2019 |  |  |
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 | $ 122 | 115 |
Separation Costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 339 | $ 212
Separation Costs | Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Separation Costs | Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Separation Costs | Selling, general and administrative | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 |  |
Separation Costs | Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Separation Costs | Research and development | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 0 |  |
Separation Costs | Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Research and development | Research and development
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 0 | $ 0
Separation Costs | Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 122 | $ 115 |
Separation Costs | Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 339 | $ 212
Other Exit Costs |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 512 | 339 |
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 and 2019 |  |  |
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 | $ 512 | 75 |
Other Exit Costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 264 | $ 334
Other Exit Costs | Cost of sales | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Cost of sales | Cost of sales |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 241 | $ 62 |
Other Exit Costs | Cost of sales | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Cost of sales | Cost of sales
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 18 | $ 133
Other Exit Costs | Selling, general and administrative | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Selling, general and administrative |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 83 |  |
Other Exit Costs | Selling, general and administrative | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Selling, general and administrative | Selling, general and administrative
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 113 | $ 75
Other Exit Costs | Research and development | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Research and development |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 1 |  |
Other Exit Costs | Research and development | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Research and development | Research and development
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 1 | $ 1
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring costs | 2024 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 187 | $ 13 |
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring costs | 2019 Restructuring Program |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |
Restructuring Charges, Statement of Income or Comprehensive Income [Extensible Enumeration] |  | Restructuring costs | Restructuring costs
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | $ 132 | $ 125

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