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Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets - Goodwill Additional Information (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2020 USD ($)
Building Solutions EMEA/LA - Latin America [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Accumulated goodwill impairment	$ 47
Building Solutions North America Retail [Member]
Goodwill [Line Items]
Accumulated goodwill impairment	$ 424

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- Definition

Amount of accumulated impairment loss for an asset representing future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 350
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121556970&loc=d3e13816-109267

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-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
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