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Accounting and Reporting Developments - Pension and other postretirement benefit costs (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization	$ 2,530	$ 1,972	$ 6,804	$ 5,235
Selling and administrative expense	153	89	402	270
Restructuring and other	(1)	16	28	30
Other pension and postretirement	$ (13)	(19)	$ (47)	(43)
Accounting Standards Update 2017-07
Cost of products sold, excluding depreciation and amortization		(16)		(41)
Selling and administrative expense		1		2
Restructuring and other		(4)		(4)
Other pension and postretirement		$ (19)		$ (43)

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