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Contingencies - Asbestos (Details) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) lawsuit | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) lawsuit | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 1993 USD ($)
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of goods containing asbestos from 1948 to 1958 |  | $ 40,000,000 |  |  |  |
Number of pending plaintiffs and claimants | lawsuit | 890 | 890 |  |  |  |
Approximate number of claims disposed | lawsuit | 300 | 401,100 |  |  |  |
Average indemnity payment per claim | $ 10,000 | $ 10,000 |  |  |  |
Asbestos-related cash payments |  |  | $ 105,000,000 | $ 110,000,000 | $ 125,000,000 |
Cash payments per claim disposed including legal costs |  |  | 86,000 | 83,000 | 71,000 |
Asbestos-related liability, total amount accrued beginning in 1993 through current reporting period before insurance recoveries | 5,000,000,000.0 | 5,000,000,000.0 |  |  |  | $ 975,000,000
Accrual of asbestos related liability |  |  | 602,000,000 | 582,000,000 |  |
Asbestos related charges |  |  | $ 125,000,000 | $ 0 | $ 0 |
Loss contingency, plaintiffs damages | $ 722,000,000 | $ 722,000,000 |  |  |  |
Minimum |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Period in which significant majority of claims to be received |  | 5 years |  |  |  |
Maximum |  |  |  |  |  |
Asbestos |  |  |  |  |  |
Period in which significant majority of claims to be received |  | 7 years |  |  |  |

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