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Restructuring - Charges Activities by Type of Cost (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024 | Jun. 30, 2025 | Jun. 30, 2024
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 779 |  | $ 884 |
Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 649 |  | 649 |
Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 130 | $ 177 | 235 | $ 422
Accelerated Depreciation |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 55 |  | 96 |
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 55 | 66 | 96 | 131
Separation Costs |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 487 |  | 488 |
Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 481 |  | 481 |
Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 6 | 19 | 7 | 111
Other Exit Costs |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 237 |  | 300 |
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 168 |  | 168 |
Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 69 | 92 | 132 | 180
Cost of sales | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 100 |  | 100 |
Cost of sales | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 65 | 66 | 101 | 182
Cost of sales | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Cost of sales | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 55 | 66 | 96 | 131
Cost of sales | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Cost of sales | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of sales | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 100 |  | 100 |
Cost of sales | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 10 | 0 | 5 | 51
Selling, general and administrative | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 1 | 31 | 1 | 36
Selling, general and administrative | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling, general and administrative | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Selling, general and administrative | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 1 | 31 | 1 | 36
Research and development | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 53 |  | 53 |
Research and development | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0 |  | 2
Research and development | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Research and development | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0 |  | 0
Research and development | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Research and development | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0 |  | 0
Research and development | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 53 |  | 53 |
Research and development | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs |  | 0 |  | 2
Restructuring costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 496 |  | 496 |
Restructuring costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 64 | 80 | 133 | 202
Restructuring costs | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 |  | 0 |
Restructuring costs | Accelerated Depreciation | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0
Restructuring costs | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 481 |  | 481 |
Restructuring costs | Separation Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 6 | 19 | 7 | 111
Restructuring costs | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2025 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | 15 |  | 15 |
Restructuring costs | Other Exit Costs | Restructuring Program, 2024 |  |  |  |
Restructuring Cost and Reserve [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total pretax restructuring costs | $ 58 | $ 61 | $ 126 | $ 91

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