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Asbestos-Related Liabilities (Narrative) (Details) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) inactive_claim	Dec. 31, 2016
Liability for Asbestos and Environmental Claims [Abstract]
Holding period for insulation operations (in days)	90 days
Liability for asbestos and environmental claims net claims paid	$ 3
Inactive claims (in claims) | inactive_claim	19,000
Accrued asbestos claims and related legal costs	$ 337
Unasserted claims	$ 287
Percentage of claims that do not specify damages		82.00%

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- Definition

The accrual for pending and future asbestos-related claims and related legal costs as of the balance sheet date.

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The accrual for Unasserted asbestos-related claims as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of inactive asbestos-related claims outstanding as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of days following the stock acquisition of the insulation operations of a U.S. company before the company sold its insulation assets.

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Percentage Of Claims Damages Not Specified

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Amount, after effects of reinsurance, of payments to settle insured claims and pay costs incurred in the claims settlement process attributable to asbestos and environmental claims.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 944
-SubTopic 40
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (c)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=65670824&loc=d3e14764-158437

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