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Contingencies - Asbestos (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) item | Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 1993 USD ($)
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958 | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of pending plaintiffs and claimants | item | 1,270 |  |  |  |  |
Period in which significant majority of claims to be received | 10 years |  |  |  |  |
Approximate number of claims disposed of to date | item | 399,000 |  |  |  |  |
Average indemnity payment per claim | $ 9,600 |  |  |  |  |
Payments for Asbestos-Related Liabilities | 7,000,000 | $ 12,000,000 | $ 110,000,000 | $ 125,000,000 | $ 138,000,000 |
Cash payments per claim disposed including legal costs |  |  | 83,000 | 71,000 | 95,000 |
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through 2016 before insurance recoveries | $ 4,900,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 975,000,000
Accrual of asbestos related liability |  |  | 582,000,000 | 692,000,000 |  |
Asbestos related charges |  |  | 0 | $ 0 | $ 16,000,000 |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages |  |  | $ 725,000,000 |  |  |
Damages unspecified or sufficient to invoke jurisdictional minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage |  |  | 89.00% |  |  |
Damages of $15 million or less |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage |  |  | 8.00% |  |  |
Damages of $15 million or less | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of asbestos plaintiffs, approximate percentage |  |  | 3.00% |  |  |
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million | Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages |  |  | $ 15,000,000 |  |  |
Damages greater than $15 million but less than $100 million | Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages |  |  | $ 100,000,000 |  |  |

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