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Retirement Benefits Plans Retirement Benefits Plans - Employer Contributions to Retirement Benefits Plans (Details 9) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |  |  |
Funding postretirement Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits into VEBA trust |  |  |  | $ 154
VEBA target trust allocation in diversified global equities |  | 50.00% |  |
VEBA target trust allocation in fixed income securities |  | 50.00% |  |
United States pension plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |  |  |
Employer contributions to pension plans | 254 | 196 | 311 | 264
Non-United States pension plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |  |  |
Employer contributions to pension plans | 108 | 145 | 102 | 108
Total pension plans [Member] |  |  |  |
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans |  |  |  |
Employer contributions to pension plans | $ 362 | $ 341 | $ 413 | $ 372

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- Definition Funding postretirement Medicare Part D prescription drug benefits for for union employees and non-union retirees. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition VEBA target trust allocation in diversified global equities + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition VEBA target trust allocation in fixed income securities + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The increase in the fair value of plan assets from contributions made by the employer. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 715 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b)(3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=28361610&loc=d3e1928-114920 + Details
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