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Contingencies (Details)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) item	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 1993 USD ($)
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958		$ 40,000,000
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date | item		396,000
Average indemnity payment per claim		$ 9,000
Deferred amounts payable	$ 13,000,000	$ 15,000,000	$ 13,000,000
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2014 before insurance recoveries	4,400,000,000		4,400,000,000	$ 975,000,000
Additional estimated period that result in an annual charge, if future comprehensive review of asbestos-related liabilities is not determined		1 year
Asbestos related charges	$ 135,000,000		$ 435,000,000
Approximate number of plaintiffs and claimants asbestos claims pending against the entity
Number of pending plaintiffs and claimants | item		2,100
Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		81.00%
Damages of $15 million or less
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		13.00%
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage		5.00%
Damages equal to or greater than $100 million
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, fewer than percentage		1.00%

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Aggregate amount, before insurance recoveries, accrued to date since the entity's initial asbestos-related liability was established in 1993.

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Represents the additional estimated period that result in an annual charge, if future comprehensive review of asbestos-related liabilities is not determined.

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The approximate aggregate number of plaintiffs and claimants settled, dismissed and otherwise disposed of, as of the balance sheet date.

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The approximate amount of plaintiffs and claimants in asbestos lawsuits and claims in which the entity is a named defendant.

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The average indemnity payment per disposed claim.

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The approximate percentage of all the asbestos-related plaintiffs and claimants for which the entity is a named defendant.

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Fewer than this percentage of all the asbestos-related plaintiffs and claimants for which the entity is a named defendant.

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The approximate amount of previous sales of goods containing asbestos.

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