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Stockholders' Equity (Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of products sold	$ 3,795	$ 3,993
Accumulated Net Gain (Loss) from Designated or Qualifying Cash Flow Hedges
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of products sold	3
Accumulated Pension and Postretirement Benefits Adjustment
Reclassifications out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Cost of products sold / Selling, general and administrative	$ 9

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Total costs related to goods produced and sold during the reporting period.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 225
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 2
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-03.2(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26872669&loc=d3e20235-122688

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