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Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2009	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2009
Operating results of discontinued operations
Revenue		$ 8,023	$ 9,245	$ 9,129
Transformation costs		240
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		686	1,138	1,015
Gain on sale of disposal before tax			125
Income tax expense		238	327	275
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		448	936	740
Xylem [Member]
Operating results of discontinued operations
Revenue		3,107	3,192	2,839
Transformation costs		75
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		321	395	285
Gain on sale of disposal before tax			0
Income tax expense		70	51	14
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		251	344	271
Exelis [Member]
Operating results of discontinued operations
Revenue		4,916	5,893	6,059
Transformation costs		31
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		473	718	727
Gain on sale of disposal before tax			0
Income tax expense		194	251	253
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		279	467	474
CAS [Member]
Operating results of discontinued operations
Revenue			160	231
Earnings (loss) before income taxes			13	15
Gain on sale of disposal before tax			125
Income tax expense			0	6
Income (loss) from discontinued operations			138	9
Other [Member]
Operating results of discontinued operations
Revenue	0	0	0
Transformation costs		134
Earnings (loss) before income taxes		(108)	12	(12)
Gain on sale of disposal before tax			0
Income tax expense		(26)	25	2
Income (loss) from discontinued operations		$ (82)	$ (13)	$ (14)

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