Number Of Geographically Reportable Operating Segments

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Number of Product Segments

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Percentage of Consolidated Net Sales coming from Emerging Markets

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Percentage of Consolidated Net Sales represented by Sales outside US

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Amount, after cash payment, of expenses associated with exit or disposal activities pursuant to an authorized plan. Excludes expenses related to a discontinued operation or an asset retirement obligation.

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-Topic 230
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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Segment Information - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Segment Information - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) segment	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of product segments (in segments) \| segment			2
Number of geographically reportable operating segments (in segments) \| segment			5
Corporate \| Included in Operating profit (loss) \| Global Productivity Initiative
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring costs \| $	$ 27	$ 18	$ 63	$ 23
Corporate \| Included in Operating profit (loss) \| Product Recall Cost
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Restructuring costs \| $				$ 25
Net Sales
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Percentage of consolidated Net sales represented by sales outside US	66.67%		66.67%
Percentage of consolidated Net sales coming from emerging markets	45.00%		45.00%