Statement of Consolidated Cash Flows (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
CASH FROM OPERATIONS
Net income (loss)	$ 255us-gaap_ProfitLoss	$ (197)us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to cash from operations:
Depreciation, depletion, and amortization	321	340
Deferred income taxes	23us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	(18)us-gaap_DeferredIncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Equity income, net of dividends	24	35
Restructuring and other charges (D)	177us-gaap_RestructuringCharges	461us-gaap_RestructuringCharges
Net gain from investing activities - asset sales (H)		(27)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1
Net periodic pension benefit cost (M)	122	109
Stock-based compensation	26us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation	25us-gaap_ShareBasedCompensation
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	(9)	(1)
Other	(73)us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense	44us-gaap_OtherNoncashIncomeExpense
Changes in assets and liabilities, excluding effects of acquisitions, divestitures, and foreign currency translation adjustments:
(Increase) in receivables	(146)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables	(255)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInReceivables
(Increase) in inventories	(266)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	(302)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInventories
(Increase) decrease in prepaid expenses and other current assets	(20)	13
(Decrease) in accounts payable, trade	(183)	(130)
(Decrease) in accrued expenses	(354)	(381)
Increase (decrease) in taxes, including income taxes	93	(120)
Pension contributions	(85)us-gaap_PensionContributions	(91)us-gaap_PensionContributions
(Increase) in noncurrent assets	(26)	(6)
(Decrease) in noncurrent liabilities	(54)	(50)
CASH USED FOR OPERATIONS	(175)	(551)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net change in short-term borrowings (original maturities of three months or less)	26	(4)
Additions to debt (original maturities greater than three months)	517	621
Payments on debt (original maturities greater than three months)	(519)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt	(631)us-gaap_RepaymentsOfLongTermDebt
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options	24	71
Excess tax benefits from stock-based payment arrangements	9	1
Dividends paid to shareholders	(54)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock	(33)us-gaap_PaymentsOfDividendsCommonStock
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	(29)	(35)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests		20
CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES	(26)	10
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital expenditures	(247)	(209)
Acquisitions, net of cash acquired (E)	(204)
Proceeds from the sale of assets and businesses (E)	(8)
Additions to investments	(12)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments	(62)us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInvestments
Sales of investments		30
Net change in restricted cash	(4)	(7)
Other	10	8
CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES	(465)	(240)
EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS	(20)	9
Net change in cash and cash equivalents	(686)	(772)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	1,877	1,437
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD	$ 1,191	$ 665

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.